Qianfan-OCR-Fast vs Sonar Reasoning Pro
Baidu vs Perplexity — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qianfan-OCR-Fast is cheaper ($0.68 vs $2.00 per 1M input)
- •Sonar Reasoning Pro has a larger context window (128K)
| Qianfan-OCR-Fast | Sonar Reasoning Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | — | 95.7 |
| Developer | Baidu | Perplexity |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | API only | API only |
| Context window | 65,536 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Input price | $0.68 / 1M | $2.00 / 1M |
| Output price | $2.81 / 1M | $8.00 / 1M |
| Speed | — | — |
| Released | April 20, 2026 | March 7, 2025 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Image, Text | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |