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Sonnet 4.5 vs GPT-5 (Low)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 86 battles · Updated March 28, 2026

Sonnet 4.5
GPT-5 (Low)
Matchup55.8%(48W-38L)44.2%(38W-48L)
Overall40.9%(680W-767L)39.0%(875W-1150L)
ELO15211452
Rank#12#19

In head-to-head OCR battles, Sonnet 4.5 outperforms GPT-5 (Low) with a 55.8% win rate across 86 matchups. Sonnet 4.5 currently ranks #12 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1521, while GPT-5 (Low) holds position #19 with an ELO of 1452. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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