Key Takeaways
o3 wins:
- Cheaper input tokens
- Cheaper output tokens
- Faster response time
- Higher intelligence benchmark
- Better at coding
- Better at math
- Has reasoning mode
- Supports tool calls
Sonar Pro Search wins:
- No clear advantages in compared metrics
Price Advantage
o3
Benchmark Advantage
o3
Context Window
Sonar Pro Search
Speed
o3
Pricing Comparison
Price Comparison
| Metric | o3 | Sonar Pro Search | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input (per 1M tokens) | $2.00 | $3.00 | o3 |
| Output (per 1M tokens) | $8.00 | $15.00 | o3 |
| Cache Read (per 1M) | $500000.00 | N/A | o3 |
Using a 3:1 input/output ratio, o3 is 42% cheaper overall.
o3 Providers
OpenAI $2.00 (Cheapest)
Vercel $2.00 (Cheapest)
Sonar Pro Search Providers
Perplexity $3.00 (Cheapest)
Benchmark Comparison
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Benchmarks Compared
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o3 Wins
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Sonar Pro Search Wins
Benchmark Scores
| Benchmark | o3 | Sonar Pro Search | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
Intelligence Index Overall intelligence score | 40.9 | - | - |
Coding Index Code generation & understanding | 38.4 | - | - |
Math Index Mathematical reasoning | 88.3 | - | - |
MMLU Pro Academic knowledge | 85.3 | - | - |
GPQA Graduate-level science | 82.7 | - | - |
LiveCodeBench Competitive programming | 80.8 | - | - |
Aider Real-world code editing | 81.3 | - | - |
AIME Competition math | 90.3 | - | - |
o3 significantly outperforms in coding benchmarks.
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o3
Other models
Context & Performance
Context Window
o3
200,000
tokens
Max output: 100,000 tokens
Sonar Pro Search
200,000
tokens
Max output: 8,000 tokens
Speed Performance
| Metric | o3 | Sonar Pro Search | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tokens/second | 200.8 tok/s | N/A | |
| Time to First Token | 12.51s | N/A |
Capabilities
Feature Comparison
| Feature | o3 | Sonar Pro Search |
|---|---|---|
| Vision (Image Input) | ||
| Tool/Function Calls | ||
| Reasoning Mode | ||
| Audio Input | ||
| Audio Output | ||
| PDF Input | ||
| Prompt Caching | ||
| Web Search |
License & Release
| Property | o3 | Sonar Pro Search |
|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Author | OpenAI | Perplexity |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Oct 2025 |
o3 Modalities
Input
imagetextfile
Output
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Sonar Pro Search Modalities
Input
textimage
Output
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