sonar-pro vs grok-4
Input price
$3.00
$3.00
Output price
$15.00
$15.00
Context window
200K
256K
Throughput
137 tok/s
155 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
98.4%
Cost / task
$0.014
$0.014
Efficiency score
83
83
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
SONAR-PRO
GROK-4
Chat assistant
$2,700
$2,700
RAG / long context
$4,950
$4,950
Agent / tool use
$7,560
$7,560
Efficiency score: sonar-pro
Across price, speed and reliability, sonar-pro 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 sonar-pro or grok-4 cheaper?+
sonar-pro has the lower input price — $3.00 vs $3.00 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, sonar-pro or grok-4?+
Across price, speed and reliability, sonar-pro offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.