SIDE BY SIDE
Sonar Pro Search vs Sonar Reasoning Pro
Both are Perplexity models. Sonar Pro Search was added to OpenRouter on 2025-10-30, Sonar Reasoning Pro on 2025-03-07.
| Field | Sonar Pro Search | Sonar Reasoning Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Perplexity | Perplexity |
| Family | Perplexity | Perplexity |
| Province | The High Peaks | The High Peaks |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Maximum output | 8K tokens | 115K tokens |
| Input / 1M tokens | $3.00 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $15.0 | $8.00 |
| Accepts | text, images | text, images |
| Produces | text | text |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool use | No | No |
| Added to OpenRouter | 2025-10-30 | 2025-03-07 |
| Model ID | perplexity/sonar-pro-search | perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro |
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Sonar Pro Search or Sonar Reasoning Pro?
Sonar Reasoning Pro costs less for both input ($2.00 vs $3.00) and output ($8.00 vs $15.0) per million tokens. On input, Sonar Reasoning Pro is 33% cheaper.
Which has the larger context window?
Sonar Pro Search: 200K tokens against 128K for Sonar Reasoning Pro (1.6× as long).
What can one do that the other cannot?
Nothing among reasoning, tool use and image input: both support reasoning and image input.
Answers are computed from the 2026-10-24 catalog snapshot.