o1-mini vs sonar-reasoning
Input price
$1.10
$1.00
Output price
$4.40
$5.00
Context window
128K
128K
Throughput
160 tok/s
122 tok/s
Availability
98.8%
97.2%
Cost / task
$0.004
$0.005
Efficiency score
87
87
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
O1-MINI
SONAR-REASONIN
Chat assistant
$858.00
$900.00
RAG / long context
$1,716
$1,650
Agent / tool use
$2,376
$2,520
Efficiency score: o1-mini
Across price, speed and reliability, o1-mini 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 o1-mini or sonar-reasoning cheaper?+
sonar-reasoning has the lower input price — $1.00 vs $1.10 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, o1-mini or sonar-reasoning?+
Across price, speed and reliability, o1-mini offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.