AI model comparison
Sonar vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Perplexity
Sonar
Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources.
- Input / 1M
- $1
- Output / 1M
- $1
- Context
- 127K
Qwen2.5-Coder is the latest series of Code-Specific Qwen large language models (formerly known as CodeQwen).
- Input / 1M
- $0.66
- Output / 1M
- $1
- Context
- 33K
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct
1.4x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Sonar
7.7 vs 6.7 on Artificial Analysis
Larger context window
Sonar
127K vs 33K tokens
Newer release
Sonar
Released January 27, 2025
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Sonar7.7Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct6.7Coding index
SonarNot availableQwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructNot availableAgentic index
SonarNot availableQwen2.5 Coder 32B InstructNot availablePricing
Sonar vs Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Sonar | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $1 | $0.66 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $1 | $1 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | Not available |
| Web searchPer request | $0.005 | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Sonar$2.50Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$1.82Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Sonar$34Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$23.80Long document summary
150K in, 2K out
Sonar$152Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct$101Specs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Sonar | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 127K tokens | 33K tokens |
| Max output | 114K tokens | 29K tokens |
| Input types | Image, Text | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Not available | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | Not available | Not available |
| Release date | January 27, 2025 | November 11, 2024 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Sonar | Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Not supported | Not supported |
| Structured outputs | Not supported | Not supported |
| JSON mode | Not supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Not supported | Not supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Not supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Not supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is 1.4x cheaper for a typical chat. Sonar scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (7.7 vs 6.7). Sonar has the larger context window (127K vs 33K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Sonar or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct cheaper?
Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct costs $0.66 per 1M input tokens and $1 per 1M output tokens, while Sonar costs $1 per 1M input tokens and $1 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Sonar or Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
Sonar supports up to 127K tokens of context, compared with 33K for Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct.
Is Sonar smarter than Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct?
On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Sonar scores 7.7 and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct scores 6.7, putting Sonar ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.
Can I use Sonar and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Sonar and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Sonar and Qwen2.5 Coder 32B Instruct at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.