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Sonnet 4.5 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 108 battles · Updated October 23, 2026

Gemini 2.5 Flash
Sonnet 4.5
Matchup58.3%(63W-45L)41.7%(45W-63L)
Overall52.7%(1373W-963L)41.0%(768W-870L)
ELO16831633
Rank#8#9

In head-to-head OCR battles, Gemini 2.5 Flash outperforms Sonnet 4.5 with a 58.3% win rate across 108 matchups. Gemini 2.5 Flash currently ranks #8 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1683, while Sonnet 4.5 holds position #9 with an ELO of 1633. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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