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Sonar Deep Research vs Sonar Reasoning

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Sonar Deep Research wins:

  • Larger context window

Sonar Reasoning wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
Price Advantage
Sonar Reasoning
Benchmark Advantage
Sonar Reasoning
Context Window
Sonar Deep Research
Speed
Sonar Reasoning

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureSonar Deep ResearchSonar Reasoning
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertySonar Deep ResearchSonar Reasoning
LicenseProprietaryProprietary
AuthorPerplexityPerplexity
ReleasedMar 2025Unknown

Sonar Deep Research Modalities

Input
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Output
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Sonar Reasoning Modalities

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Frequently Asked Questions

Sonar Reasoning has cheaper input pricing at $1.00/M tokens. Sonar Reasoning has cheaper output pricing at $5.00/M tokens.
Sonar Deep Research has a 128,000 token context window, while Sonar Reasoning has a 127,000 token context window.
Sonar Deep Research supports vision. Sonar Reasoning supports vision.