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Sonar vs Sonar Deep Research (Comparative Analysis)

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Comparative Analysis: Sonar vs. Sonar Deep Research
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Overview

Sonar was released 1 month before Sonar Deep Research.
SonarSonar
Sonar Deep ResearchSonar Deep Research
Model Provider
The organization behind this AI's development
Perplexity logoPerplexity
Perplexity logoPerplexity
Input Context Window
Maximum input tokens this model can process at once
127.1K
tokens
128K
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
January 27th, 2025
March 7th, 2025

Capabilities & Features

Compare supported features, modalities, and advanced capabilities
Sonar
Sonar Deep Research
Input Types
Supported input formats
📝Text🖼️Image
📝Text
Output Types
Supported output formats
📝Text
📝Text
Tokenizer
Text encoding system
OtherOther
Key Features
Advanced capabilities
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation
Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation

Pricing

Sonar is roughly 0.5x less expensive compared to Sonar Deep Research for input tokens and roughly 0.1x less expensive for output tokens.
SonarSonar
Sonar Deep ResearchSonar Deep Research
Input Token Cost
Cost per million input tokens
$1.00
per million tokens
$2.00
per million tokens
Output Token Cost
Cost per million outut tokens
$1.00
per million tokens
$8.00
per million tokens

Benchmarks

Compare relevant benchmarks between Sonar and Sonar Deep Research.
SonarSonar
Sonar Deep ResearchSonar Deep Research
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 Sonar and Sonar Deep Research unique.
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.
Perplexity logoSonar Deep Research by Perplexity offers advanced reasoning. It can handle standard conversations with its 128K token context window. Reasonably priced at $2.00/M input and $8.00/M output tokens. Released March 7th, 2025.

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