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DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera vs Sonar (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera vs. Sonar
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Overview

Sonar was released 5 months before DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera.
DeepSeek R1T2 ChimeraDeepSeek R1T2 Chimera
SonarSonar
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
TNG logoTNG
Perplexity logoPerplexity
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
163.8K
tokens
127.1K
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
163.8K
tokens
Not specified
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
July 8th, 2025
January 27th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera
Sonar
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text
📝Text🖼️Image
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
DeepSeekOther
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Open Source
Model availability
Available on HuggingFace →Proprietary

Pricing

DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera is roughly 0.3x less expensive compared to Sonar for input tokens and roughly 1.2x more expensive for output tokens.
DeepSeek R1T2 ChimeraDeepSeek R1T2 Chimera
SonarSonar
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$0.30
per million tokens
$1.00
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$1.20
per million tokens
$1.00
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera and Sonar.
DeepSeek R1T2 ChimeraDeepSeek R1T2 Chimera
SonarSonar
MMLU
Measures knowledge across 57 subjects like law, math, history, and science
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
MMMU
Measures understanding of combined text and images across various domains
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.
HellaSwag
Measures common sense reasoning by having models complete sentences about everyday situations
Benchmark not available.
Benchmark not available.

At a Glance

Quick overview of what makes DeepSeek R1T2 Chimera and Sonar unique.
TNG logoDeepSeek R1T2 Chimera by TNG can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 163.8K token context window. Very affordable at $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output tokens. Released July 8th, 2025.
Perplexity logoSonar by Perplexity understands both text and images. It can handle standard conversations with its 127.1K token context window. Reasonably priced at $1.00/M input and $1.00/M output tokens. Released January 27th, 2025.

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