Sonar Pro Search vs Hy3
Updated October 21, 2026. No benchmark has tested both models yet. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $15.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.528
Decision reading
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. Sonar Pro Search has none yet; Hy3 on LMArena WebDev, SciCode and ALE-Bench. 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
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Hy3 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1230.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Hy3
Hy3 takes 262K tokens against 200K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Hy3
Sonar Pro Search $0.011, Hy3 $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Sonar Pro Search not benchmarked, Hy3 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
- Sonar Pro Search $15.00 against Hy3 $0.528 per million output tokens, 28.4x apart.
- Context window
- Sonar Pro Search takes 200K tokens, Hy3 262K.
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 Index7 boards measured
| Benchmark | Sonar Pro Search | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1507 | Only Hy3 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 48.6% | Only Hy3 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 838.6 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1466 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1463 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1511 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1487 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 31 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Sonar Pro Search | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 89.7% | Only Hy3 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 33.5% | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1447 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1461 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1455 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Sonar Pro Search | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1473 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1482 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
| Benchmark | Sonar Pro Search | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1457 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1452 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1422 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1424 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards measured
| Benchmark | Sonar Pro Search | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1230 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1207 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1208 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1163 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1233 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1227 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1200 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1157 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index18 boards measured
| Benchmark | Sonar Pro Search | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 79.0% | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1438 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1426 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1403 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1448 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1426 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1485 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1449 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1397 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1396 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1456 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1457 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1432 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1447 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1436 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1442 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1414 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1400 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 28 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
Hy3 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Hy3 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Hy3 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 | Perplexity Sonar Pro Search | Tencent Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Perplexity | Tencent |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | October 30, 2025 | July 6, 2026 |
| Context window | 200K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $3.00 | $0.132 |
| Output $/Mtok | $15.00 | $0.528 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Sonar Pro Search better than Hy3 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, Sonar Pro Search or Hy3?
Sonar Pro Search costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Hy3 costs $0.132 and $0.528. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Sonar Pro Search or Hy3?
Hy3, with 262K tokens against 200K.
Has any benchmark tested both Sonar Pro Search and Hy3?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Sonar Pro Search has none yet; Hy3 on LMArena WebDev, SciCode and ALE-Bench. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.