Llama 4 Scout vs Sonar Deep Research
Updated October 21, 2026. 0 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- 6.5
- Output $/M
- $0.50
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $8.00
Decision reading
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Llama 4 Scout has the edge where output tokens cost 16.0x less, and where the context window is larger, 1.31M against 128K tokens.
- Shared results
- 0
- Llama 4 Scout only
- 80
- Sonar Deep Research only
- 0
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
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 Llama 4 Scout has a AA Intelligence Index result, 6.5.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Llama 4 Scout has a AA Agentic Index result, 0.5.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Llama 4 Scout has a GPQA Diamond result, 47.0%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only Llama 4 Scout has a AIME result, 19.0%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Llama 4 Scout has a MMLU Pro result, 69.6%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Llama 4 Scout has a Design Arena: websites result, 750.
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Long documents
Listed context window
Llama 4 Scout
Llama 4 Scout takes 1.31M tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Llama 4 Scout
Llama 4 Scout $0.0004, Sonar Deep Research $0.0060 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Llama 4 Scout has the number, $1.276.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Llama 4 Scout not benchmarked, Sonar Deep Research not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- No category has a result for both models.
- Widest single gap
- No benchmark has a result for both models.
- Output price
- Llama 4 Scout $0.50 against Sonar Deep Research $8.00 per million output tokens, 16.0x apart.
- Context window
- Llama 4 Scout takes 1.31M tokens, Sonar Deep Research 128K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 9.1% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| AA Coding Index | 8.2 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 38.5% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 29.9% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| SciCode | 21.3% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 1.5% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1286 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1286 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 6.5 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 129.6 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 0.5 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 15.5% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index12 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 47.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 58.8% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 58.7% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 3.8% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 51.8% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| ARC-AGI | 0.5% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1266 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1235 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1293 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | 1125 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | 1148 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 19.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | 79.2% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 88.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| AA Math Index | 14.0 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 14.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 7.8% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| MATH level 5 | 62.3% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1287 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1286 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index12 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 69.6% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 72.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 46.8% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 55.2% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 57.8% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 50.9% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 23.3% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 75.2% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1278 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1275 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1285 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1257 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 5 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 750 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 768 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 773 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 896 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 790 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGE (Vals AI) | 34.8% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 50.6% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| IFBench | 39.5% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 27.7% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| DTBench | 57.9% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMCA | 12.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 36.0% | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text | 1279 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1248 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1249 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Vision | 1118 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1304 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1252 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1255 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1273 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1206 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1207 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1283 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1278 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1263 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1265 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1280 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1265 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1269 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1242 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Vision: English | 1143 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | 1106 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | 1117 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | 1102 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | 1126 | Not measured | Only Llama 4 Scout measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Llama 4 Scout | Sonar Deep Research | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 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
Llama 4 Scout costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Llama 4 Scout costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Llama 4 Scout 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 | Meta Llama 4 Scout | Perplexity Sonar Deep Research |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta Llama | Perplexity |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | April 5, 2025 | March 7, 2025 |
| Context window | 1.31M | 128K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.175 | $2.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.50 | $8.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | $1.276 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Llama 4 Scout better than Sonar Deep Research for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Llama 4 Scout has the edge where output tokens cost 16.0x less, and where the context window is larger, 1.31M against 128K tokens.
Which is cheaper, Llama 4 Scout or Sonar Deep Research?
Llama 4 Scout costs $0.175 per million input tokens and $0.50 per million output tokens; Sonar Deep Research costs $2.00 and $8.00. Cost per solved task is known for Llama 4 Scout only.
Which has the bigger context window, Llama 4 Scout or Sonar Deep Research?
Llama 4 Scout, with 1.31M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks is the Llama 4 Scout vs Sonar Deep Research comparison based on?
0 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Llama 4 Scout's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Sonar Deep Research's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.