GPT-5.4 Image 2 vs Sonar Pro Search
GPT-5.4 Image 2 and Sonar Pro Search cost about the same per output token ($15.00 vs $15.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $15.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $15.00
GPT-5.4 Image 2 or Sonar Pro Search: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick GPT-5.4 Image 2 for a larger context window (272K against 200K tokens).
No benchmark has tested either model yet, so price and context are the only way to compare them.
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
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-5.4 Image 2
GPT-5.4 Image 2 takes 272K tokens against 200K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Sonar Pro Search
GPT-5.4 Image 2 $0.015, Sonar Pro Search $0.011 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-5.4 Image 2 not benchmarked, Sonar Pro Search 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
- Both cost $15.00 per million output tokens.
- Context window
- GPT-5.4 Image 2 takes 272K tokens, Sonar Pro Search 200K.
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.
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 Pro Search costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Sonar Pro Search costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Sonar Pro Search 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-5.4 Image 2 | Perplexity Sonar Pro Search |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Perplexity |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | April 21, 2026 | October 30, 2025 |
| Context window | 272K | 200K |
| Input $/Mtok | $8.00 | $3.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| 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-5.4 Image 2 better than Sonar Pro Search for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick GPT-5.4 Image 2 for a larger context window (272K against 200K tokens).
Which is cheaper, GPT-5.4 Image 2 or Sonar Pro Search?
GPT-5.4 Image 2 costs $8.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Sonar Pro Search costs $3.00 and $15.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-5.4 Image 2 or Sonar Pro Search?
GPT-5.4 Image 2, with 272K tokens against 200K.
Has any benchmark tested both GPT-5.4 Image 2 and Sonar Pro Search?
No benchmark has tested either model yet, so price and context are the only way to compare them. Data as of October 21, 2026.