Model comparison
GPT-6 Sol vs Sonar
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index. Sonar costs 4.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-6 Sol's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in math, where GPT-6 Sol leads 87.2 to 33.7.
- Sonar is cheaper at $1 / $1 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $10 for GPT-6 Sol.
- GPT-6 Sol accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| GPT-6 Sol | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 61.8 | 38.5 |
| Released | 2026-09-22 | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 128K |
| Max output | 128K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $2 | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $10 | $1 |
| Results tracked | 45 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 60.1 (#11), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSWE | 68.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 49.3% | — |
| LMArena WebDev | 1688 | — |
| SciCode | 57.6% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1447 | — |
| ALE-Bench | 2,462 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 37.2 (#36), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 54.3% | — |
| GDP.pdf | 26.4% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 14,428 | — |
Reasoning GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 74.0 (#9), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 89.6% | — |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 90.1% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 95.5% | — |
| CritPt | 30.9% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 53.3% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1418 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 56% | — |
| DTBench | 97.3% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LMCA | 59.1% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 162.72 | — |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 87.2 (#7), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 89.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 90% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 100% | — |
| ProofBench | 83% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1402 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 64.8 (#15), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 94.3% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 60.7% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 6.5% | — |
| LMArena Expert | 1439 | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 47.6 (#10), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1245 | — |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | 36.9% | — |
| Furniture Assembly | 58.3% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 50.5 (#118), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1385 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1405 | — |
| LMArena French | 1410 | — |
| LMArena German | 1390 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1385 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1341 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1401 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1384 | — |
Instruction Following GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 74.5 (#94), Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1412 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
GPT-6 Sol: 43.1 (#108), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1411 | — |
Writing & Preference GPT-6 Sol leads
GPT-6 Sol: 71.9 (#18), Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | GPT-6 Sol | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1395 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1378 | — |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 2125 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1412 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-6 Sol better than Sonar?
GPT-6 Sol is the stronger model overall, scoring 61.8 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index. Sonar costs 4.0× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-6 Sol's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Sol or Sonar?
Sonar is cheaper. It lists at $1 per million input tokens and $1 per million output tokens; GPT-6 Sol lists at $2 and $10.
Is GPT-6 Sol or Sonar better for coding?
GPT-6 Sol scores higher on coding benchmarks: 60.1 versus 35.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6 Sol does, with 1.05M tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do GPT-6 Sol and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-6 Sol has 45 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.