Model Comparison

Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning)
vs. Sonar Pro

Comparing 2 AI models · 11 benchmarks · Alibaba, Perplexity

Recommended Pick

Perplexity logoSonar Pro7 metric wins

Strongest on: Input price, Output price, TTFT

Lowest Price

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Sonar Pro

$0.00/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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Sonar Pro

35.7 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning)

22.6 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Price gap

Sonar Pro is ∞x cheaper on input tokens than Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning).

Reasoning gap

Sonar Pro leads Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) by 0.7 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Sonar Pro wins 7 measurable categories, including Input price, Output price, TTFT, Latency.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning)

Alibaba

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting
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Sonar Pro

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Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting

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Full Comparison

Metric
Alibaba logoQwen3.5 4B (Reasoning)
Alibaba
Top Pick
Perplexity logoSonar Pro
Perplexity
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost$0.03/1M$0.00/1M
Output Cost$0.15/1M$0.00/1M
Blended (3:1)$0.06/1M
Specifications
OrganizationAlibabaPerplexity
Release DateMar 2, 2026Jan 21, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput25.3 tok/s
TTFT398ms
Latency79571ms
Composite Indices
Value Score100.0
Reasoning Score35.035.7
Intelligence20.19.3
Coding22.6
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA77.1%57.8%
MMLU Pro75.5%
HLE7.8%7.9%
LiveCodeBench27.5%
MATH 50074.5%
AIME (Original)29.0%
SciCode16.1%22.6%
LCR55.7%
IFBench52.0%
TAU-bench v292.1%
TerminalBench Hard18.2%

Key Takeaways

Sonar Pro offers the best value at $0.00/1M,making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Sonar Pro has the strongest reasoning profile with a 35.7 reasoning score,combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) reaches a 22.6 coding index,making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens,suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

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Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning)

  • Code generation
  • Software development
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Sonar Pro

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis