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Model details →Perplexity: Sonar vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Perplexity: Sonar wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen2.5-Coder is the latest series of Code-Specific Qwen large language models (formerly known as CodeQwen). Qwen2.5-Coder brings the following improvements upon CodeQwen1.5: - Significantly improvements in **code generation**, **code reas…
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Perplexity: Sonar | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 127K | 33K | 🏆 Perplexity: Sonar |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $1.00 | $0.66 | 🏆 Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.00 | $1.00 | Tie |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | — | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | — | 🏆 Perplexity: Sonar |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Perplexity: Sonar better than Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
Perplexity: Sonar wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between Perplexity: Sonar and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
Input: $1.00 vs $0.66 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.00 vs $1.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Perplexity: Sonar and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct support?
Perplexity: Sonar supports up to 127K tokens. Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct supports up to 33K tokens.
Do both Perplexity: Sonar and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct support tool calling?
Perplexity: Sonar: not advertised. Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct: not advertised.