Model comparison
Laguna M.1 vs Sonar
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Poolside
PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Sonar leads 33.7 to 21.1.
- Laguna M.1 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
- Laguna M.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Laguna M.1 | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 38.5 |
| Released | 2026-04-28 | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 128K |
| Max output | 33K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Laguna M.1: 36.6 (#204), Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1349 | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
Reasoning Laguna M.1 leads
Laguna M.1: 23.1 (#184), Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Sonar leads
Laguna M.1: 21.1 (#283), Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 0% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Laguna M.1: —, Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Laguna M.1 better than Sonar?
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.
Is Laguna M.1 or Sonar better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (36.6 vs 35.7); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Laguna M.1 does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.