Sonar Pro vs Relace Search
Relace Search costs 5.0x less per output token than Sonar Pro ($3.00 vs $15.00 per million). Updated October 21, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $15.00
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $3.00
Sonar Pro or Relace Search: 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); Relace 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 Sonar Pro has a AA Intelligence Index result, 7.6.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Relace Search
Relace Search takes 256K tokens against 200K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Relace Search
Sonar Pro $0.011, Relace Search $0.0025 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Sonar Pro not benchmarked, Relace 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
- Sonar Pro $15.00 against Relace Search $3.00 per million output tokens, 5.0x apart.
- Context window
- Sonar Pro takes 200K tokens, Relace Search 256K.
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 | Relace Search | 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 | Relace Search | 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 | Relace Search | 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 | Relace Search | 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
Relace Search costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Relace Search costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Relace 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 | Perplexity Sonar Pro | Relace Search |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Perplexity | Relace |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | March 7, 2025 | December 8, 2025 |
| Context window | 200K | 256K |
| Input $/Mtok | $3.00 | $1.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $15.00 | $3.00 |
| 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 Relace Search 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 Relace Search?
Sonar Pro costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Relace Search costs $1.00 and $3.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Sonar Pro or Relace Search?
Relace Search, with 256K tokens against 200K.
Has any benchmark tested both Sonar Pro and Relace Search?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Sonar Pro has results on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), AA Intelligence Index and GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run); Relace Search has none yet. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 21, 2026.