Gemma 3 12B vs Sonar Reasoning Pro
Google vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Sonar Reasoning Pro has the higher intelligence index (95.7 vs 55.5)
- •Gemma 3 12B is cheaper ($0.04 vs $2.00 per 1M input)
- •Gemma 3 12B has a larger context window (131K)
| Gemma 3 12B | Sonar Reasoning Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 55.5 | 95.7 |
| Developer | Perplexity | |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.04 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.13 / 1M | $8.00 / 1M |
| Speed | 33 tok/s | — |
| Released | March 13, 2025 | March 7, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |