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Sonnet 4.5 vs GPT-5 (Low)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 88 battles · Updated October 23, 2026

Sonnet 4.5
GPT-5 (Low)
Matchup54.5%(48W-40L)45.5%(40W-48L)
Overall41.0%(768W-870L)38.3%(894W-1200L)
ELO16331374
Rank#9#19

In head-to-head OCR battles, Sonnet 4.5 outperforms GPT-5 (Low) with a 54.5% win rate across 88 matchups. Sonnet 4.5 currently ranks #9 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1633, while GPT-5 (Low) holds position #19 with an ELO of 1374. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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