GPT-4 vs Sonar Pro (Comparative Analysis)
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Overview
GPT-4 was released 1 year before Sonar Pro.
 GPT-4 |  Sonar Pro | |
|---|---|---|
Model Provider The organization behind this AI's development | OpenAI | Perplexity |
Input Context Window Maximum input tokens this model can process at once | 8.2K tokens | 200K tokens |
Output Token Limit Maximum output tokens this model can generate at once | 4.1K tokens | 8K tokens |
Release Date When this model first became publicly available | May 28, 2023 3 years ago May 28th, 2023 | March 7, 2025 1 year ago March 7th, 2025 |
Knowledge Cutoff Latest training-data date reported by the provider | September 30, 2021 | Not reported |
Capabilities & Features
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GPT-4 | Sonar Pro | |
|---|---|---|
Input Types Supported input formats | 📝Text | 📝Text🖼️Image |
Output Types Supported output formats | 📝Text | 📝Text |
Tokenizer Text encoding system | GPT | Other |
Key Features Advanced capabilities | ✓Function Calling✓Structured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation | Function CallingStructured OutputReasoning ModeContent Moderation |
Pricing
GPT-4 is roughly 10.0x more expensive compared to Sonar Pro for input tokens and roughly 4.0x more expensive for output tokens.
| GPT-4 | Sonar Pro | |
|---|---|---|
Input Token Cost Cost per million input tokens | $30.00 per million tokens | $3.00 per million tokens |
Output Token Cost Cost per million output tokens | $60.00 per million tokens | $15.00 per million tokens |
Web Search Cost Additional cost for each web search operation | Not specified | $0.005 per search |
Benchmarks
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| GPT-4 | Sonar Pro | |
|---|---|---|
Coding Index Programming performance across independent evaluations | 13.1 (Artificial Analysis index; higher is better) | Benchmark not available. |
At a Glance
Quick overview of what makes GPT-4 and Sonar Pro unique.
GPT-4 by OpenAI can use external tools and APIs, generates structured data. It can handle standard conversations with its 8.2K token context window. Premium pricing at $30.00/M input and $60.00/M output tokens. Released May 28th, 2023.Sonar Pro by Perplexity understands both text and images. It can handle standard conversations with its 200K token context window. Premium pricing at $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output tokens. Released March 7th, 2025.Explore More Comparisons
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