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
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
Benchmark Comparison
Context & Performance
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
text
Sonar Pro Search Modalities
Input
textimage
Output
text