LIVE
DEEPSEEK-V4-FL$0.20▼ 26.3%
DEEPSEEK-V4-PR$0.87▲ 4.6%
QWEN3.6-FLASH$1.13▼ 24.9%
NEMOTRON-3-SUP$0.45▼ 23.9%
LLAMA-4-MAVERI$0.60▼ 11.9%
LLAMA-4-SCOUT$0.30▲ 5.8%
GEMINI-3.1-FLA$1.50▼ 10.0%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40▼ 0.8%
MINIMAX-01$1.10▲ 8.0%
MIMO-V2.5$0.28▼ 5.8%
MIMO-V2.5-PRO$0.87▲ 2.6%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20▼ 6.1%
QWEN3.5-PLUS-2$1.80▼ 6.0%
NOVA-2-LITE-V1$2.50▼ 31.4%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$2.50▼ 9.5%
GROK-4.3$2.50▼ 8.7%
QWEN3.6-PLUS$1.95▼ 31.6%
NEMOTRON-3-ULT$2.50▼ 25.9%
QWEN3.7-PLUS$1.60▼ 21.4%
MINIMAX-M1$2.20▲ 11.9%
PALMYRA-X5$6.00▼ 26.9%
QWEN3.7-MAX$3.75▼ 3.1%
GEMINI-3.5-FLA$9.00▼ 8.3%
GEMINI-2.5-PRO$10.00▲ 7.2%
GPT-5.4-NANO$1.25▲ 10.0%
NOVA-LITE-V1$0.24▼ 28.9%
KIMI-K2.5$1.90▲ 9.8%
MINISTRAL-14B-$0.20▼ 17.7%
DEEPSEEK-V4-FL$0.20▼ 26.3%
DEEPSEEK-V4-PR$0.87▲ 4.6%
QWEN3.6-FLASH$1.13▼ 24.9%
NEMOTRON-3-SUP$0.45▼ 23.9%
LLAMA-4-MAVERI$0.60▼ 11.9%
LLAMA-4-SCOUT$0.30▲ 5.8%
GEMINI-3.1-FLA$1.50▼ 10.0%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40▼ 0.8%
MINIMAX-01$1.10▲ 8.0%
MIMO-V2.5$0.28▼ 5.8%
MIMO-V2.5-PRO$0.87▲ 2.6%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20▼ 6.1%
QWEN3.5-PLUS-2$1.80▼ 6.0%
NOVA-2-LITE-V1$2.50▼ 31.4%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$2.50▼ 9.5%
GROK-4.3$2.50▼ 8.7%
QWEN3.6-PLUS$1.95▼ 31.6%
NEMOTRON-3-ULT$2.50▼ 25.9%
QWEN3.7-PLUS$1.60▼ 21.4%
MINIMAX-M1$2.20▲ 11.9%
PALMYRA-X5$6.00▼ 26.9%
QWEN3.7-MAX$3.75▼ 3.1%
GEMINI-3.5-FLA$9.00▼ 8.3%
GEMINI-2.5-PRO$10.00▲ 7.2%
GPT-5.4-NANO$1.25▲ 10.0%
NOVA-LITE-V1$0.24▼ 28.9%
KIMI-K2.5$1.90▲ 9.8%
MINISTRAL-14B-$0.20▼ 17.7%

Claude Opus 4.8 vs Sonar Pro

Lower price
Sonar Pro
Faster
Claude Opus 4.8
Higher efficiency
Claude Opus 4.8
Metric
Claude Opus 4.8Sonar Pro
Input price
$5.00
$3.00
Output price
$25.00
$15.00
Context window
1000K
200K
Throughput
158 tok/s
137 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
100.0%
Cost / task
$0.023
$0.014
Efficiency score
84
83

Estimated monthly cost by workload

Metric
CLAUDE-OPUS-4.
SONAR-PRO
Chat assistant
$4,500
$2,700
RAG / long context
$8,250
$4,950
Agent / tool use
$12,600
$7,560

Efficiency score: Claude Opus 4.8

Across price, speed and reliability, Claude Opus 4.8 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.

Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.

Frequently asked questions

Is Claude Opus 4.8 or Sonar Pro cheaper?+

Sonar Pro has the lower input price — $3.00 vs $5.00 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.

Which should I choose, Claude Opus 4.8 or Sonar Pro?+

Across price, speed and reliability, Claude Opus 4.8 offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.