Model Comparison

Qwen3.7 Plus
vs. Sonar

Comparing 2 AI models · 11 benchmarks · Alibaba, Perplexity

Recommended Pick

Alibaba logo Qwen3.7 Plus 6 metric wins

Strongest on: Throughput, Reasoning, Intelligence

Lowest Price

Perplexity logo

Sonar

$0.00/1M input price

Best Reasoning

Alibaba logo

Qwen3.7 Plus

58.9 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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Qwen3.7 Plus

46.5 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 is ∞x cheaper on input tokens than Qwen3.7 Plus.

Reasoning gap

Qwen3.7 Plus leads Sonar by 18.9 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Qwen3.7 Plus wins 6 measurable categories, including Throughput, Reasoning, Intelligence, GPQA.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

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

Alibaba logo

Qwen3.7 Plus

Alibaba

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting
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Sonar

Perplexity

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting

Which answer was more useful?

AI Chat

Chat with 80+ models

Inference API

EU-hosted inference

Full Comparison

Metric
Top Pick
Alibaba logo Qwen3.7 Plus
Alibaba
Perplexity logo Sonar
Perplexity
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.40/1M$0.00/1M
Output Cost $1.16/1M$0.00/1M
Blended (3:1) $0.59/1M
Specifications
Organization AlibabaPerplexity
Release Date Jun 1, 2026Jan 21, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput 52.4 tok/s
TTFT 1274ms
Latency 39459ms
Composite Indices
Value Score 100.0
Reasoning Score 58.940.0
Intelligence 53.315.5
Coding 46.5
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA 90.0%47.1%
MMLU Pro 68.9%
HLE 33.4%7.3%
LiveCodeBench 29.5%
MATH 500 81.7%
AIME (Original) 48.7%
SciCode 45.5%22.9%
LCR 65.0%
IFBench 78.0%
TAU-bench v2 93.0%
TerminalBench Hard 47.0%

Key Takeaways

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

Qwen3.7 Plus has the strongest reasoning profile with a 58.9 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

Qwen3.7 Plus reaches a 46.5 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

Alibaba logo

Qwen3.7 Plus

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
  • Code generation
  • Software development
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Sonar

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing