Sonar Reasoning Pro vs o3 Mini

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, features, and capabilities

Pricing

Input / 1M tokens
$2.00
$1.10
Output / 1M tokens
$8.00
$4.40
Avg. Cost / 1M
$5.00
$2.75

Specifications

Context Window
N/A
N/A
Tier
high
high
Provider
Perplexity
OpenAI

Capabilities

Feature
sonar-reasoning-pro
o3-mini
text
code
reasoning
search

Verdict

Best for Cost

o3-mini is 45% cheaper on average

Best for Quality

Both models are in the same performance tier

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