Sonoma Sky Alpha

Sonoma Sky Alpha, a general-purpose frontier model from openrouter, demonstrates a strong overall performance profile during its testing period. While its speed ranking places it competitively at the 44th percentile, indicating solid response times, specific cost data is unavailable, suggesting it may be operating on a free tier. A standout feature is its exceptional reliability, achieving a 100% success rate across all benchmarks, meaning it consistently provides usable responses without technical failures. The model exhibits remarkable accuracy in several key areas. It achieved perfect 100% accuracy in Ethics, Reasoning, and General Knowledge benchmarks, often performing among the fastest models in these categories and demonstrating exceptional value in Reasoning. Its performance in Email Classification was also near-perfect at 99.0%, showcasing strong classification capabilities and leading in cost efficiency. Coding accuracy was high at 93.0%, placing it in the top tier for this skill. The primary area for improvement appears to be Instruction Following, where it achieved 72.4% accuracy, though still ranking well within the top 85th percentile. Overall, Sonoma Sky Alpha presents as a highly reliable and accurate model, particularly strong in knowledge, reasoning, and ethical understanding, with instruction following as a potential area for further refinement.