Solar Pro 3 vs Sonar
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
Solar Pro 3 is 73.8% cheaper on blended cost ($0.262 vs $1.00/Mtok)
| Specification |
by Upstage
|
by Perplexity
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current mid tier | Current mid tier |
| Released | Jan 26, 2026 | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.150/Mtok | $1.00/Mtok |
| Output | $0.600/Mtok | $1.00/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.262/Mtok | $1.00/Mtok |
| Cached input | $0.015/Mtok | — |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 131K tokens | 200K tokens |
| Parameters | 102B (12B active) | Proprietary |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
text
|
| Benchmarks sources: Artificial Analysis / n/a | ||
| Independent composite scores each on its own scale — not part of the average above | ||
| AA Intelligence Index | 14.5 | — |
| AA Agentic Index | 2.9 | — |
| AA-Omniscience Index (−100–100) | -53.4 | — |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Upstage — $0.150/$0.600/Mtok
|
Perplexity — $1.00/$1.00/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | Solar Pro 3 | Sonar | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.26 | $1 | $0.74 (74%) |
| 10M tokens | $2.62 | $10 | $7.38 (73.8%) |
| 100M tokens | $26.25 | $100 | $73.75 (73.8%) |
| 1000M tokens | $262.5 | $1000 | $737.5 (73.8%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above
Pick Solar Pro 3 if…
- cost dominates: $0.262/Mtok blended vs $1.00 — 73.8% less on the same 50/50 token mix
- your workload re-reads context (agents, RAG, long chats): cached input costs $0.015/Mtok — 90% off its list input price, a discount Sonar doesn't offer
Pick Sonar if…
- you need the longer context: 200K tokens vs 131K (1.5×)
Summary
Solar Pro 3 by Upstage costs $0.150/Mtok input and $0.600/Mtok output, with a 131K-token context window. It supports text input.
Sonar by Perplexity costs $1.00/Mtok input and $1.00/Mtok output, with a 200K-token context window. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, Solar Pro 3 is 73.8% cheaper than Sonar.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.
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