Model comparison
Grok 4.1 vs Sonar
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Grok 4.1 leads 62.4 to 52.6.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 41.5 | 38.5 |
| Released | 2025-11-17 | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Sonar leads
Grok 4.1: 33.7 (#253), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1214 | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1445 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 34.1 (#49), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Cybench | 39% | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 29.5 (#91), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1435 | — |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 38.9 (#120), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Math | 1422 | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 39.5 (#133), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1417 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 53.4 (#68), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1425 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1465 | — |
| LMArena French | 1448 | — |
| LMArena German | 1446 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1397 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1407 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1434 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1438 | — |
Instruction Following Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 73.8 (#111), Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1400 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Grok 4.1: 43.2 (#100), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1416 | — |
Writing & Preference Grok 4.1 leads
Grok 4.1: 62.4 (#75), Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1437 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1411 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1437 | — |
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 better than Sonar?
Grok 4.1 is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.5 to 38.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Grok 4.1 or Sonar better for coding?
Sonar scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.7 versus 33.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.