GPT-6 Astra Pro vs Sonar Pro Search
Sonar Pro Search costs 3.3x less per output token than GPT-6 Astra Pro ($15.00 vs $50.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $50.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $15.00
GPT-6 Astra Pro or Sonar Pro Search: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick GPT-6 Astra Pro for a larger context window (1.05M against 200K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. GPT-6 Astra Pro has results on WeirdML and Chess puzzles; Sonar Pro Search 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
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-6 Astra Pro
GPT-6 Astra Pro takes 1.05M tokens against 200K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Sonar Pro Search
GPT-6 Astra Pro $0.035, Sonar Pro Search $0.011 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-6 Astra Pro 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
- GPT-6 Astra Pro $50.00 against Sonar Pro Search $15.00 per million output tokens, 3.3x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-6 Astra Pro takes 1.05M 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.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index1 board measured
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra Pro | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 93.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Astra Pro | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chess puzzles | 76.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-6 Astra Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 21 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 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-6 Astra Pro | Perplexity Sonar Pro Search |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Perplexity |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | September 4, 2026 | October 30, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 200K |
| Input $/Mtok | $10.00 | $3.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $50.00 | $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-6 Astra Pro better than Sonar Pro Search for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick GPT-6 Astra Pro for a larger context window (1.05M against 200K tokens).
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Astra Pro or Sonar Pro Search?
GPT-6 Astra Pro costs $10.00 per million input tokens and $50.00 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-6 Astra Pro or Sonar Pro Search?
GPT-6 Astra Pro, with 1.05M tokens against 200K.
Has any benchmark tested both GPT-6 Astra Pro and Sonar Pro Search?
No benchmark has tested both yet. GPT-6 Astra Pro has results on WeirdML and Chess puzzles; Sonar Pro Search has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.