Perplexity: Sonar Pro

Perplexity: Sonar Pro, created on March 6, 2025, demonstrates competitive response times, ranking in the 46th percentile across six benchmarks. However, its pricing tends to be at a premium, placing it in the 16th percentile for cost-effectiveness. A standout feature is its exceptional reliability, achieving a perfect 100th percentile, indicating minimal technical failures and consistent usable responses. The model exhibits strong performance in specific categories. It achieved perfect accuracy in both Ethics and General Knowledge benchmarks, notably being the most accurate and efficient at its price point in these areas. In Reasoning, it scored an impressive 86% accuracy, placing it in the 85th percentile. Email Classification also showed high accuracy at 99%. While its Coding (80%) and Instruction Following (47%) accuracies are moderate, they are within competitive ranges. The model's larger 200,000 context window and double citation capability are key advantages for complex, multi-step queries. Overall, Sonar Pro is a highly reliable model with strong accuracy in knowledge-based and ethical reasoning tasks, though its premium pricing and moderate performance in coding and instruction following should be considered.