diff --git a/compare.go b/compare.go
index 802b860..ea5e7aa 100644
--- a/compare.go
+++ b/compare.go
@@ -152,6 +152,88 @@ func Only(platform specs.Platform) MatchComparer {
 	return Ordered(platformVector(Normalize(platform))...)
 }
 
+// OnlyOS returns a match comparer that matches only platforms with the same
+// OS, OS version, and OS features, regardless of architecture. When comparing,
+// it always ranks the best architecture match highest using the default
+// platform resolution logic.
+func OnlyOS(platform specs.Platform) MatchComparer {
+	normalized := Normalize(platform)
+	return onlyOSComparer{
+		platform: normalized,
+		osvM:     newOSVersionMatcher(normalized),
+		archOrder: orderedPlatformComparer{
+			matchers: []Matcher{NewMatcher(normalized)},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func newOSVersionMatcher(platform specs.Platform) osVerMatcher {
+	if platform.OS == "windows" {
+		return &windowsVersionMatcher{
+			windowsOSVersion: getWindowsOSVersion(platform.OSVersion),
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type onlyOSComparer struct {
+	platform  specs.Platform
+	osvM      osVerMatcher
+	archOrder orderedPlatformComparer
+}
+
+func (c onlyOSComparer) matchOS(platform specs.Platform) bool {
+	normalized := Normalize(platform)
+	if c.platform.OS != normalized.OS {
+		return false
+	}
+	if c.osvM != nil {
+		if !c.osvM.Match(platform.OSVersion) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	if len(normalized.OSFeatures) > 0 {
+		if len(c.platform.OSFeatures) < len(normalized.OSFeatures) {
+			return false
+		}
+		j := 0
+		for _, feature := range normalized.OSFeatures {
+			found := false
+			for ; j < len(c.platform.OSFeatures); j++ {
+				if feature == c.platform.OSFeatures[j] {
+					found = true
+					j++
+					break
+				}
+				if feature < c.platform.OSFeatures[j] {
+					return false
+				}
+			}
+			if !found {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func (c onlyOSComparer) Match(platform specs.Platform) bool {
+	return c.matchOS(platform)
+}
+
+func (c onlyOSComparer) Less(p1, p2 specs.Platform) bool {
+	p1m := c.matchOS(p1)
+	p2m := c.matchOS(p2)
+	if p1m && !p2m {
+		return true
+	}
+	if !p1m {
+		return false
+	}
+	// Both match — rank by architecture preference
+	return c.archOrder.Less(p1, p2)
+}
+
 // OnlyStrict returns a match comparer for a single platform.
 //
 // Unlike Only, OnlyStrict does not match sub platforms.
diff --git a/compare_test.go b/compare_test.go
index a5fddc1..1968e51 100644
--- a/compare_test.go
+++ b/compare_test.go
@@ -595,6 +595,126 @@ func TestOnlyStrict(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestOnlyOS(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		platform string
+		matches  map[bool][]string
+	}{
+		{
+			platform: "linux/amd64",
+			matches: map[bool][]string{
+				true: {
+					"linux/amd64",
+					"linux/arm64",
+					"linux/arm/v7",
+					"linux/386",
+				},
+				false: {
+					"windows/amd64",
+					"darwin/arm64",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			platform: "windows(10.0.17763)/amd64",
+			matches: map[bool][]string{
+				true: {
+					"windows/amd64",
+					"windows/arm64",
+					"windows(10.0.17763)/amd64",
+					"windows(10.0.17763)/arm64",
+				},
+				false: {
+					"linux/amd64",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			platform: "linux(+gpu)/amd64",
+			matches: map[bool][]string{
+				true: {
+					"linux/arm64",
+					"linux(+gpu)/amd64",
+				},
+				false: {
+					"windows/amd64",
+					"linux(+gpu+simd)/amd64",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	} {
+		testcase := tc
+		t.Run(testcase.platform, func(t *testing.T) {
+			p, err := Parse(testcase.platform)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			m := OnlyOS(p)
+			for shouldMatch, platforms := range testcase.matches {
+				for _, matchPlatform := range platforms {
+					mp, err := Parse(matchPlatform)
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatal(err)
+					}
+					if match := m.Match(mp); shouldMatch != match {
+						t.Errorf("OnlyOS(%q).Match(%q) should return %v, but returns %v", testcase.platform, matchPlatform, shouldMatch, match)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestOnlyOSLess(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		platform  string
+		platforms []string
+		expected  []string
+	}{
+		{
+			// Exact architecture match ranks first, others are unordered but before non-OS matches
+			platform:  "linux/amd64",
+			platforms: []string{"linux/arm64", "linux/386", "linux/amd64", "windows/amd64"},
+			expected:  []string{"linux/amd64", "linux/arm64", "linux/386", "windows/amd64"},
+		},
+		{
+			// Strict: only exact arch/variant match is preferred
+			platform:  "linux/arm64",
+			platforms: []string{"linux/amd64", "linux/arm/v7", "linux/arm64", "windows/arm64"},
+			expected:  []string{"linux/arm64", "linux/amd64", "linux/arm/v7", "windows/arm64"},
+		},
+		{
+			// Non-matching OS should always sort last
+			platform:  "linux/amd64",
+			platforms: []string{"windows/amd64", "darwin/amd64", "linux/arm64", "linux/amd64"},
+			expected:  []string{"linux/amd64", "linux/arm64", "windows/amd64", "darwin/amd64"},
+		},
+	} {
+		testcase := tc
+		t.Run(testcase.platform, func(t *testing.T) {
+			p, err := Parse(testcase.platform)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			mc := OnlyOS(p)
+			platforms, err := ParseAll(testcase.platforms)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			sort.Slice(platforms, func(i, j int) bool {
+				return mc.Less(platforms[i], platforms[j])
+			})
+			actual := make([]string, len(platforms))
+			for i, ps := range platforms {
+				actual[i] = FormatAll(ps)
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(testcase.expected, actual) {
+				t.Errorf("Wrong platform order:\nExpected: %#v\nActual:   %#v", testcase.expected, actual)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCompareOSFeatures(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tc := range []struct {
 		platform  string