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Grok 3 Mini Beta vs Sonar Reasoning (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Grok 3 Mini Beta vs. Sonar Reasoning
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Overview

Sonar Reasoning was released 2 months before Grok 3 Mini Beta.
Grok 3 Mini BetaGrok 3 Mini Beta
Sonar ReasoningSonar Reasoning
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
XAI logoXAI
Perplexity logoPerplexity
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
131.1K
tokens
127K
tokens
Output Token Limit
Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once
Not specified
tokens
Not specified
tokens
Release Date
When this model first became publicly available
April 9th, 2025
January 29th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Sonar Reasoning
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text
📝Text
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
GrokOther
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation

Pricing

Grok 3 Mini Beta is roughly 0.3x less expensive compared to Sonar Reasoning for input tokens and roughly 0.1x less expensive for output tokens.
Grok 3 Mini BetaGrok 3 Mini Beta
Sonar ReasoningSonar Reasoning
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
$0.50
per million tokens
$5.00
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Grok 3 Mini Beta and Sonar Reasoning.
Grok 3 Mini BetaGrok 3 Mini Beta
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 Grok 3 Mini Beta and Sonar Reasoning unique.
XAI logoGrok 3 Mini Beta by XAI can use external tools and APIs, offers advanced reasoning, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 131.1K token context window. Very affordable at $0.30/M input and $0.50/M output tokens. Released April 9th, 2025.
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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