Phi 4 Mini Instruct vs Sonar Reasoning Pro
Microsoft vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Sonar Reasoning Pro has the higher intelligence index (95.7 vs 32.6)
- •Phi 4 Mini Instruct is cheaper ($0.08 vs $2.00 per 1M input)
- •Phi 4 Mini Instruct has a larger context window (131K)
| Phi 4 Mini Instruct | Sonar Reasoning Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 32.6 | 95.7 |
| Developer | Microsoft | Perplexity |
| Type | LLM | Multimodal |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.08 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.35 / 1M | $8.00 / 1M |
| Speed | — | — |
| Released | October 17, 2025 | March 7, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Phi 4 Mini Instruct
Sonar Reasoning Pro
MATH-500
69.6
95.7