Model comparison
Claude 2.1 vs Sonar
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Sonar leads 33.7 to 10.2.
Side by side
| Claude 2.1 | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Anthropic | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 25.2 | 38.5 |
| Released | 2023-11-21 | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Results tracked | 7 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Sonar leads
Claude 2.1: 26.2 (#327), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| WeirdML | 7.1% | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
Reasoning Too close to call
Claude 2.1: 21.4 (#221), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| DTBench | 51% | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 119.27 | — |
| ForecastBench | 54.2 | — |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Sonar leads
Claude 2.1: 10.2 (#315), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.9% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Claude 2.1: 15.4 (#292), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 33% | — |
| MMLU | 73.5% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Claude 2.1: —, Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Claude 2.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude 2.1 better than Sonar?
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 25.2 on the Noometry Index.
Is Claude 2.1 or Sonar better for coding?
Sonar scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.7 versus 26.2 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Claude 2.1 and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Claude 2.1 has 7 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.