Gemma 3 27B Instruct 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 44.5)
- •Gemma 3 27B Instruct is cheaper ($0.10 vs $2.00 per 1M input)
| Gemma 3 27B Instruct | Sonar Reasoning Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 44.5 | 95.7 |
| Developer | Perplexity | |
| Type | LLM | Multimodal |
| Access | — | API only |
| Context window | — | 128,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.10 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.30 / 1M | $8.00 / 1M |
| Speed | — | — |
| Released | March 12, 2025 | March 7, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | — | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | — | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Gemma 3 27B Instruct
Sonar Reasoning Pro
MATH-500
88.3
95.7