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Sonnet 4.5 vs Mistral OCR v3

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 33 battles · Updated October 23, 2026

Sonnet 4.5
Mistral OCR v3
Matchup51.5%(17W-16L)48.5%(16W-17L)
Overall41.0%(768W-870L)35.3%(217W-337L)
ELO16331527
Rank#9#11

In head-to-head OCR battles, Sonnet 4.5 outperforms Mistral OCR v3 with a 51.5% win rate across 33 matchups. Sonnet 4.5 currently ranks #9 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1633, while Mistral OCR v3 holds position #11 with an ELO of 1527. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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