Sonar Pro vs Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs 1.3x less per output token than Sonar Pro ($12.00 vs $15.00 per million). Updated October 22, 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
- $12.00
Sonar Pro or Qwen3.8 Max Prime: which to pick
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 has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), AA Intelligence Index and GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run); Qwen3.8 Max Prime 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 Sonar Pro has a AA Intelligence Index result, 7.6.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Qwen3.8 Max Prime takes 1M tokens against 200K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.8 Max Prime
Sonar Pro $0.011, Qwen3.8 Max Prime $0.010 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Sonar Pro not benchmarked, Qwen3.8 Max Prime 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 $15.00 against Qwen3.8 Max Prime $12.00 per million output tokens, 1.3x apart.
- Context window
- Sonar Pro takes 200K tokens, Qwen3.8 Max Prime 1M.
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 | Sonar Pro | Qwen3.8 Max Prime | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 27.5% | Not measured | Only Sonar Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Sonar Pro | Qwen3.8 Max Prime | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 7.6 | Not measured | Only Sonar Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Sonar Pro | Qwen3.8 Max Prime | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 57.8% | Not measured | Only Sonar Pro measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.6% | Not measured | Only Sonar Pro 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 | Sonar Pro | Qwen3.8 Max Prime | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 75.5% | Not measured | Only Sonar Pro measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 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
Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Sonar Pro costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Sonar Pro 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 | Qwen3.8 Max Prime |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Perplexity | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | March 7, 2025 | September 23, 2026 |
| Context window | 200K | 1M |
| Input $/Mtok | $3.00 | $4.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $15.00 | $12.00 |
| 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 Sonar Pro better than Qwen3.8 Max Prime 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 or Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
Sonar Pro costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max Prime costs $4.00 and $12.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Sonar Pro or Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
Qwen3.8 Max Prime, with 1M tokens against 200K.
Has any benchmark tested both Sonar Pro and Qwen3.8 Max Prime?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Sonar Pro has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), AA Intelligence Index and GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run); Qwen3.8 Max Prime has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.