Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

OpenAI: o1 vs Perplexity: Sonar Pro benchmark

Name: OpenAI: o1 vs Perplexity: Sonar Pro AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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This page compares OpenAI: o1 (OpenAI) and Perplexity: Sonar Pro (perplexity) using the latest snapshots we have as of Aug 17, 2026. Perplexity: Sonar Pro wins on output price at $15/1M. OpenAI: o1 has the larger context window (200k 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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OpenAI

OpenAI: o1

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Elo 1,512$60/1M out

perplexity

Perplexity: Sonar Pro

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$15/1M out

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Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

OpenAI: o1 (7)vsPerplexity: Sonar Pro (2)

OpenAI: o1: 7W (78%)Overall: OpenAI: o1Perplexity: Sonar Pro: 2W (22%)

← OpenAI: o11 tiesPerplexity: Sonar Pro →

OpenAI: o1 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,512vs—

Coding Elo

1,485vs—

SWE-bench

48.9%vs—

LiveBench

65.4%vs—

GPQA Diamond

78%vs—

OpenAI: o1: 5WPerplexity: Sonar Pro: 0W

OpenAI: o1 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

45 tok/svs—

Time to first token

420 msvs—

OpenAI: o1: 2WPerplexity: Sonar Pro: 0W

Perplexity: Sonar Pro (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$60/1Mvs$15/1M

Input price

$15/1Mvs$3/1M

Context window

200kvs200k

OpenAI: o1: 0WPerplexity: Sonar Pro: 2W

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Percentile 0–100

Dimensional AdvantageOpenAI: o1 4/6

Preference Elo

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Throughput Speed

No shared data

Price Efficiency

Perplexity: Sonar Pro

$45.00/1M cheaper

Full Benchmark Score Matrix

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Elo

High is better

1,512

EloHigh is better

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Code Elo

High is better

1,485

Code EloHigh is better

—

LiveBench

High is better

65.4%

LiveBenchHigh is better

—

SWE-bench

High is better

48.9%

SWE-benchHigh is better

—

GPQA

High is better

78%

GPQAHigh is better

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TTFT

Low is better

420 ms

TTFTLow is better

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Speed

High is better

45 tok/s

SpeedHigh is better

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In $

Low is better

$15/1M

In $Low is better

$3/1M+400%

Out $

Low is better

$60/1M

Out $Low is better

$15/1M+300%

Context

High is better

200k

ContextHigh is better

200k

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Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs based on published $/1M tokens.

Save up to 77% with Perplexity: Sonar Pro

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

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Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

OpenAI: o1$1,425.00 / mo

In: $525.00Out: $900.00

Perplexity: Sonar Pro$330.00 / mo

In: $105.00Out: $225.00

Estimated Cost Delta

Perplexity: Sonar Pro is estimated to save $1,095.00/month ($13,140/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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Perplexity: Sonar Pro:Pick Perplexity: Sonar Pro when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatPerplexity: Sonar Pro

Lower output list price ($15/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGOpenAI: o1

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionOpenAI: o1

OpenAI: o1 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 Pro	Lower output list price ($15/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	OpenAI: o1	Larger window (200k).
Screenshots / vision	OpenAI: o1	OpenAI: o1 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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OpenAI

OpenAI: o1

Elo 1,512

LiveBench65.4%

SWE-bench48.9%

Speed45 tok/s

Output cost$60/1M

perplexity

Perplexity: Sonar Pro

Elo n/a

LiveBench—

SWE-bench—

Speed—

Output cost$15/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, OpenAI: o1 or Perplexity: Sonar Pro?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, OpenAI: o1 or Perplexity: Sonar Pro?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Perplexity: Sonar Pro output tokens are $15/1M versus $60/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, OpenAI: o1 or Perplexity: Sonar Pro?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: OpenAI: o1 accepts 200k tokens versus 200k.
Can I self-host either model?: Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. OpenAI: o1 and Perplexity: Sonar Pro Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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OpenAI: o1 vs Perplexity: Sonar Pro benchmark

Interactive Comparison Diagram

Matchup Breakdown

Tug-of-War Matchup Matrix

Category wins across intelligence, speed, and pricing efficiency.

OpenAI: o1 (7)vsPerplexity: Sonar Pro (2)

OpenAI: o1: 7W (78%)Overall: OpenAI: o1Perplexity: Sonar Pro: 2W (22%)

← OpenAI: o11 tiesPerplexity: Sonar Pro →

OpenAI: o1 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo

1,512vs—

Coding Elo

1,485vs—

SWE-bench

48.9%vs—

LiveBench

65.4%vs—

GPQA Diamond

78%vs—

OpenAI: o1: 5WPerplexity: Sonar Pro: 0W

OpenAI: o1 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed

45 tok/svs—

Time to first token

420 msvs—

OpenAI: o1: 2WPerplexity: Sonar Pro: 0W

Perplexity: Sonar Pro (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price

$60/1Mvs$15/1M

Input price

$15/1Mvs$3/1M

Context window

200kvs200k

OpenAI: o1: 0WPerplexity: Sonar Pro: 2W

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatPerplexity: Sonar Pro

Lower output list price ($15/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGOpenAI: o1

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionOpenAI: o1

OpenAI: o1 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 Pro	Lower output list price ($15/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	OpenAI: o1	Larger window (200k).
Screenshots / vision	OpenAI: o1	OpenAI: o1 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, OpenAI: o1 or Perplexity: Sonar Pro?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, OpenAI: o1 or Perplexity: Sonar Pro?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Perplexity: Sonar Pro output tokens are $15/1M versus $60/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, OpenAI: o1 or Perplexity: Sonar Pro?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

OpenAI: o1 accepts 200k tokens versus 200k.

Can I self-host either model?

Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. OpenAI: o1 and Perplexity: Sonar Pro Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.