Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources. It is designed for companies seeking to integrate lightweight question-and-answer features optimized for speed.
Model details →Perplexity: Sonar vs Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct
Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct wins on 2 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Qwen2.5-VL is proficient in recognizing common objects such as flowers, birds, fish, and insects. It is also highly capable of analyzing texts, charts, icons, graphics, and layouts within images.
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | Perplexity: Sonar | Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B 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 | $0.80 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $1.00 | $0.80 | 🏆 Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | — | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | — | — | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is Perplexity: Sonar better than Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?
Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct 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 Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct?
Input: $1.00 vs $0.80 per 1M tokens. Output: $1.00 vs $0.80 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do Perplexity: Sonar and Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct support?
Perplexity: Sonar supports up to 127K tokens. Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct supports up to 33K tokens.
Do both Perplexity: Sonar and Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct support tool calling?
Perplexity: Sonar: not advertised. Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct: not advertised.