Sonar Pro Intelligence, Performance & Price Analysis
Model summary
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Speed
Output tokens per second
Input Price
USD per 1M tokens
Output Price
USD per 1M tokens
Verbosity
Output tokens from Intelligence Index
Metrics are compared against models of the same class:
- Non-reasoning models → compared only with other non-reasoning models
- Reasoning models → compared across both reasoning and non-reasoning
- Open weights models → compared only with other open weights models of the same size class:
- Tiny: ≤4B parameters
- Small: 4B–40B parameters
- Medium: 40B–150B parameters
- Large: >150B parameters
- Proprietary models → compared across proprietary and open weights models of the same price range, using a blended 3:1 input/output price ratio:
- <$0.15 per 1M tokens
- $0.15–$1 per 1M tokens
- >$1 per 1M tokens
| Reasoning | No This page shows the non-reasoning version of this model. A reasoning variant may also exist. |
|---|---|
| Input modality | Supports: text |
| Output modality | Supports: text |
| Context window | 200k ~300 A4 pages of size 12 Arial font |
Sonar Pro is below average in intelligence and somewhat expensive when comparing to other non-reasoning models of similar price. It's also notably fast and highly concise. The model supports text input, outputs text, and has a 200k tokens context window.
Sonar Pro scores 15 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among comparable models (averaging 21). When evaluating the Intelligence Index, it generated 1.2M tokens, which is very concise in comparison to the average of 3.9M.
Pricing for Sonar Pro is $3.00 per 1M input tokens (somewhat expensive, average: $2.00) and $15.00 per 1M output tokens (somewhat expensive, average: $8.00). In total, it cost $22.96 to evaluate Sonar Pro on the Intelligence Index.
At 150 tokens per second, Sonar Pro is notably fast (58).
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index by Open Weights / Proprietary
Intelligence Evaluations
Openness
Artificial Analysis Openness Index: Results
Intelligence Index Comparisons
Intelligence vs. Price
Intelligence Index Token Use & Cost
Output Tokens Used to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Cost to Run Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Context Window
Context Window
Pricing
Pricing: Input and Output Prices
Intelligence vs. Price (Log Scale)
Pricing Comparison of Sonar Pro API Providers
Speed
Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)
Output Speed
Output Speed vs. Price
Latency
Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token
Latency: Time To First Answer Token
End-to-End Response Time
Seconds to output 500 Tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed
End-to-End Response Time
Model Size (Open Weights Models Only)
Model Size: Total and Active Parameters
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Sonar Pro
Sonar Pro was released on January 21, 2025.
Sonar Pro was created by Perplexity.
Sonar Pro scores 15 (estimated) on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it below average among other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 21).
Sonar Pro generates output at 149.7 tokens per second (based on Perplexity's API), which is well above average compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 58.0 t/s).
Sonar Pro has a time to first token (TTFT) of 1.59s (based on Perplexity's API), which is somewhat higher than average compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 1.56s).
Sonar Pro costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $2.00) and $15.00 per 1M output tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $8.00), based on Perplexity's API.
Sonar Pro costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens (based on Perplexity's API). For a blended rate (3:1 input to output ratio), this is $6.00 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider. Compare provider pricing
When evaluated on the Intelligence Index, Sonar Pro generated 1.2M output tokens, which is very competitive compared to other non-reasoning models in a similar price tier (median: 3.9M).
No, Sonar Pro is not a reasoning model. It provides direct responses without extended chain-of-thought reasoning.
Sonar Pro supports text input.
Sonar Pro supports text output.
No, Sonar Pro does not support image input. It can only process text.
No, Sonar Pro is not multimodal. It only supports text input.
Sonar Pro has a context window of 200k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
No, Sonar Pro is proprietary. The model weights are not publicly available.
Sonar Pro is a proprietary model and Perplexity has not disclosed the model size or parameter count.
Sonar Pro achieves a score of 15 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. This composite benchmark evaluates models across reasoning, knowledge, mathematics, and coding.
Yes, Sonar Pro is available via API through 1 provider. Compare API providers
Sonar Pro is available through 1 API provider. Compare providers