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GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct vs Sonar Reasoning Pro
Live dataset updated 8/18/2026, 4:14:24 AM UTC
Open 1200×630 evidence receipt| Field | GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct OpenAI | Sonar Reasoning Pro Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #111 | #109 |
| Index score | 22.1 | 22.3 |
| Evidence | Estimatedpublisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated | Measured1 public benchmark observation across 1 board |
| Input / 1M | $1.50 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M | $2.00 | $8.00 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 4K | 128K |
| Providers | 1 | 1 |
| Weight access | API only | API only |
Decision facts
- GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct is #111; Sonar Reasoning Pro is #109 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 22.1 for GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct and 22.3 for Sonar Reasoning Pro.
- Evidence differs: GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct is Estimated; Sonar Reasoning Pro is Measured.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $2.00 for GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct and $8.00 for Sonar Reasoning Pro.
- Published context is 4,095 tokens for GPT-3.5 Turbo Instruct and 128,000 for Sonar Reasoning Pro.
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