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Sonnet 4.5 vs Gemini 3 Preview

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 114 battles · Updated August 24, 2026

Sonnet 4.5
Gemini 3 Preview
Matchup27.2%(31W-83L)72.8%(83W-31L)
Overall41.0%(753W-855L)66.4%(1542W-594L)
ELO15571437
Rank#9#14

In head-to-head OCR battles, Sonnet 4.5 trails Gemini 3 Preview with a 27.2% win rate across 114 matchups. Sonnet 4.5 currently ranks #9 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1557, while Gemini 3 Preview holds position #14 with an ELO of 1437. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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