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olmOCR 2 vs Sonnet 4.5

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 96 battles · Updated July 7, 2026

Sonnet 4.5
olmOCR 2
Matchup69.8%(67W-29L)30.2%(29W-67L)
Overall40.9%(736W-834L)26.5%(625W-1535L)
ELO15871381
Rank#9#21

In head-to-head OCR battles, Sonnet 4.5 outperforms olmOCR 2 with a 69.8% win rate across 96 matchups. Sonnet 4.5 currently ranks #9 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1587, while olmOCR 2 holds position #21 with an ELO of 1381. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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