GPT-5.1 vs Sonar Reasoning
OpenAI vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •GPT-5.1 has the higher intelligence index (89 vs 77.2)
- •Sonar Reasoning is cheaper ($0.00 vs $1.25 per 1M input)
| GPT-5.1 | Sonar Reasoning | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 89 | 77.2 |
| Developer | OpenAI | Perplexity |
| Type | LLM | LLM |
| Access | API only | — |
| Context window | 400,000 tokens | — |
| Input price | $1.25 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $10.00 / 1M | $0.00 / 1M |
| Speed | 115 tok/s | — |
| Released | November 12, 2025 | January 28, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | — |
| Output modalities | Text | — |
Shared benchmarks
GPT-5.1
Sonar Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
88.1
62.3