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Sonnet 4.5 vs Opus 4.5 (Low)

Head-to-head OCR comparison · 94 battles · Updated August 24, 2026

Opus 4.5 (Low)
Sonnet 4.5
Matchup80.9%(76W-18L)19.1%(18W-76L)
Overall57.8%(1050W-467L)41.0%(753W-855L)
ELO17611557
Rank#2#9

In head-to-head OCR battles, Opus 4.5 (Low) outperforms Sonnet 4.5 with a 80.9% win rate across 94 matchups. Opus 4.5 (Low) currently ranks #2 on the OCR Arena leaderboard with an ELO rating of 1761, while Sonnet 4.5 holds position #9 with an ELO of 1557. These rankings are based on blind community voting where users compare OCR outputs without knowing which model produced each result.

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