Phi-4-multimodal-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 46.2)
- •Phi-4-multimodal-instruct is cheaper ($0.05 vs $2.00 per 1M input)
| Phi-4-multimodal-instruct | Sonar Reasoning Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 46.2 | 95.7 |
| Developer | Microsoft | Perplexity |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | Open weights | API only |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.05 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $0.10 / 1M | $8.00 / 1M |
| Speed | 25 tok/s | — |
| Released | February 1, 2025 | March 7, 2025 |
| Parameters | 5600000000 | — |
| Input modalities | — | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | — | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Phi-4-multimodal-instruct
Sonar Reasoning Pro
MATH-500
69.3
95.7