Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)
This page compares Command A (Cohere) and Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro (perplexity) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro wins on output price at $8/1M. Command A has the larger context window (256k tokens). Every cell below is a dated snapshot from a named public source — we do not invent missing scores, and we do not run SWE-bench ourselves.
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Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning ProAuto-discovered from OpenRouter (perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro). Preview until a second source matches.
Instant pairwise benchmark recalculation across 400+ LLMs
Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.
Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy
Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness
Cost per million tokens and max context window length
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No shared data
No shared data
$2.00/1M cheaper
Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.
Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro is estimated to save $47.50/month ($570/year).
Need SWE-bench on both sides.
Lower output list price ($8/1M).
Need TTFT on both sides.
Larger window (256k).
Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
| Target Workload | Recommended Pick | Evaluation Rationale |
|---|---|---|
| Repo / coding agents | insufficient data | Need SWE-bench on both sides. |
| High-volume chat | Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro | Lower output list price ($8/1M). |
| Voice / low-latency UI | insufficient data | Need TTFT on both sides. |
| Long-document RAG | Command A | Larger window (256k). |
| Screenshots / vision | Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro | Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro is the side marked multimodal in the catalog. |
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