GPT-4o (2024-05-13) vs Sonar Deep Research
Sonar Deep Research costs 1.9x less per output token than GPT-4o (2024-05-13) ($8.00 vs $15.00 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- 27.1
- Output $/M
- $15.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $8.00
GPT-4o (2024-05-13) or Sonar Deep Research: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
No benchmark has tested both yet. GPT-4o (2024-05-13) has results on AA Coding Index, LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) and LMArena Text: coding; Sonar Deep Research has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) has a AA Intelligence Index result, 7.3.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) has a GPQA Diamond result, 50.2%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 128K tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Sonar Deep Research
GPT-4o (2024-05-13) $0.013, Sonar Deep Research $0.0060 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-4o (2024-05-13) not benchmarked, Sonar Deep Research not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- GPT-4o (2024-05-13) $15.00 against Sonar Deep Research $8.00 per million output tokens, 1.9x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 128K tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Coding Index | 24.2 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 33.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1297 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1297 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 7.3 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| METR time horizons | 40.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| BALROG | 32.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 50.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 52.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 1.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 48.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1281 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1250 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1293 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 6.3% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| MATH level 5 | 51.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1284 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1284 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 74.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| MMLU | 84.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1295 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1278 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1314 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1262 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20 boards measured
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1300 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1278 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1291 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Vision | 1137 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1312 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1283 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1277 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1283 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1257 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1234 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1304 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1292 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1285 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1365 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1302 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1288 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1298 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1289 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1147 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1132 | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-05-13) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Sonar Deep Research costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Sonar Deep Research costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Sonar Deep Research costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | OpenAI GPT-4o (2024-05-13) | Perplexity Sonar Deep Research |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Perplexity |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | May 13, 2024 | March 7, 2025 |
| Context window | 128K | 128K |
| Input $/Mtok | $5.00 | $2.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $15.00 | $8.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-4o (2024-05-13) better than Sonar Deep Research for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Compare them on price, context and the boards below.
Which is cheaper, GPT-4o (2024-05-13) or Sonar Deep Research?
GPT-4o (2024-05-13) costs $5.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Sonar Deep Research costs $2.00 and $8.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-4o (2024-05-13) or Sonar Deep Research?
Neither: both take 128K tokens.
Has any benchmark tested both GPT-4o (2024-05-13) and Sonar Deep Research?
No benchmark has tested both yet. GPT-4o (2024-05-13) has results on AA Coding Index, LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) and LMArena Text: coding; Sonar Deep Research has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.