Mixtral 8x22B Instruct vs Sonar Pro Search
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs 2.5x less per output token than Sonar Pro Search ($6.00 vs $15.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $6.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $15.00
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct or Sonar Pro Search: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Mixtral 8x22B Instruct for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($6.00 vs $15.00 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), SciCode and AA Intelligence Index; 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
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has a AA Intelligence Index result, 5.7.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Sonar Pro Search
Sonar Pro Search takes 200K tokens against 66K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct $0.0050, Sonar Pro Search $0.011 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 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
- Mixtral 8x22B Instruct $6.00 against Sonar Pro Search $15.00 per million output tokens, 2.5x apart.
- Context window
- Mixtral 8x22B Instruct takes 66K 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 Index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 14.8% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| SciCode | 0.0% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 5.7 | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 122.0 | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 33.2% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.0% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 53.7% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Sonar Pro Search | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 55.1% | Not measured | Only Mixtral 8x22B Instruct measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 45 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
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct 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 | Mistral Mixtral 8x22B Instruct | Perplexity Sonar Pro Search |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Mistral AI | Perplexity |
| Weights | Open weights | No public weights listed |
| Released | April 17, 2024 | October 30, 2025 |
| Context window | 66K | 200K |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.00 | $3.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $6.00 | $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 Mixtral 8x22B Instruct better than Sonar Pro Search for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Mixtral 8x22B Instruct for output tokens 2.5x cheaper ($6.00 vs $15.00 per million).
Which is cheaper, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct or Sonar Pro Search?
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $6.00 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, Mixtral 8x22B Instruct or Sonar Pro Search?
Sonar Pro Search, with 200K tokens against 66K.
Has any benchmark tested both Mixtral 8x22B Instruct and Sonar Pro Search?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Mixtral 8x22B Instruct has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), SciCode and AA Intelligence Index; Sonar Pro Search has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.