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olmOCR 2 vs Iris

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 34 battles · Updated August 21, 2026

olmOCR 2
Iris
Matchup38.2%(13W-21L)61.8%(21W-13L)
Overall26.6%(635W-1556L)32.0%(240W-413L)
ELO14301342
Rank#15#24

In head-to-head OCR battles, olmOCR 2 trails Iris with a 38.2% win rate across 34 matchups. olmOCR 2 currently ranks #15 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1430, while Iris holds position #24 with an ELO of 1342. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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