Grok-2 mini vs Sonar Reasoning Pro
xAI vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Sonar Reasoning Pro has the higher intelligence index (95.7 vs 65.9)
| Grok-2 mini | Sonar Reasoning Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 65.9 | 95.7 |
| Developer | xAI | Perplexity |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | — | 128,000 tokens |
| Input price | — | $2.00 / 1M |
| Output price | — | $8.00 / 1M |
| Speed | — | — |
| Released | August 13, 2024 | March 7, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | — | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | — | Text |