Sonar: Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Analysis of Perplexity's Sonar and comparison to other AI models across key metrics including quality, price, performance (tokens per second & time to first token), context window & more. Click on any model to compare API providers for that model. For more details including relating to our methodology, see our FAQs.
Comparison Summary
Intelligence:
Sonar is of higher quality compared to average, with a MMLU score of 0.689 and a Intelligence Index across evaluations of 43.
Price:Sonar is cheaper compared to average with a price of $1.00 per 1M Tokens (blended 3:1).
Sonar Input token price: $1.00, Output token price: $1.00 per 1M Tokens.
Speed:Sonar Input token price: $1.00, Output token price: $1.00 per 1M Tokens.
Sonar is slower compared to average, with a output speed of 112.0 tokens per second.
Latency:Sonar has a lower latency compared to average, taking 1.63s to receive the first token (TTFT).
Context Window:Sonar has a smaller context windows than average, with a context window of 130k tokens.
Highlights
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index; Higher is better
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Speed
Output Tokens per Second; Higher is better
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Price
USD per 1M Tokens; Lower is better
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