GPT-4.1 Mini vs Sonar Reasoning Pro
OpenAI vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Sonar Reasoning Pro has the higher intelligence index (95.7 vs 58.2)
- •GPT-4.1 Mini is cheaper ($0.40 vs $2.00 per 1M input)
- •GPT-4.1 Mini has a larger context window (1M)
| GPT-4.1 Mini | Sonar Reasoning Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 58.2 | 95.7 |
| Developer | OpenAI | Perplexity |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | 1,047,576 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.40 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $1.60 / 1M | $8.00 / 1M |
| Speed | 150 tok/s | — |
| Released | April 14, 2025 | March 7, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Image, Text | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
GPT-4.1 Mini
Sonar Reasoning Pro
MATH-500
92.5
95.7