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Sonnet 4.5 vs Mistral OCR v3

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 21 battles · Updated May 18, 2026

Sonnet 4.5
Mistral OCR v3
Matchup42.9%(9W-12L)57.1%(12W-9L)
Overall40.8%(710W-808L)33.9%(165W-272L)
ELO15291516
Rank#10#11

In head-to-head OCR battles, Sonnet 4.5 trails Mistral OCR v3 with a 42.9% win rate across 21 matchups. Sonnet 4.5 currently ranks #10 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1529, while Mistral OCR v3 holds position #11 with an ELO of 1516. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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