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GPT-4o-mini vs Sonar Reasoning (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: GPT-4o-mini vs. Sonar Reasoning
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Overview

GPT-4o-mini was released 6 months before Sonar Reasoning.
GPT-4o-miniGPT-4o-mini
Sonar ReasoningSonar Reasoning
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
OpenAI logoOpenAI
Perplexity logoPerplexity
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
128K
tokens
127K
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
16.4K
tokens
Not specified
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
July 18th, 2024
January 29th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
GPT-4o-mini
Sonar Reasoning
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text🖼️Image📁File
📝Text
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
GPTOther
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation

Pricing

GPT-4o-mini is roughly 0.1x less expensive compared to Sonar Reasoning for input tokens and roughly 0.1x less expensive for output tokens.
GPT-4o-miniGPT-4o-mini
Sonar ReasoningSonar Reasoning
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$0.15
per million tokens
$1.00
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$0.60
per million tokens
$5.00
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between GPT-4o-mini and Sonar Reasoning.
GPT-4o-miniGPT-4o-mini
Sonar ReasoningSonar Reasoning
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 GPT-4o-mini and Sonar Reasoning unique.
OpenAI logoGPT-4o-mini by OpenAI understands both text and images, can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 128K token context window. Very affordable at $0.15/M input and $0.60/M output tokens. Includes built-in content moderation for safer outputs. Released July 18th, 2024.
Perplexity logoSonar Reasoning by Perplexity offers advanced reasoning. It can handle standard conversations with its 127K token context window. Reasonably priced at $1.00/M input and $5.00/M output tokens. Released January 29th, 2025.

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