Model comparison
Qwen3-1.7B vs Sonar
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.8 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)
PerplexitySummary
- The widest gap is in math, where Sonar leads 31.3 to 15.4.
- Qwen3-1.7B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen3-1.7B | Sonar | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Perplexity |
| Noometry Index | 26.2 | 37.8 |
| Released | 2025-04-29 | 2024-01-01 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | — | 128K |
| Max output | — | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $1 |
| Results tracked | 4 | 7 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Qwen3-1.7B: —, Sonar: 35.1 (#217)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | — | 35.1% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3-1.7B: 24.5 (#108), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 28.4% | — |
Reasoning Sonar leads
Qwen3-1.7B: 18.5 (#263), Sonar: 20.3 (#221)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 46.3% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 37.9% |
| LiveBench | — | 46.9% |
Math Sonar leads
Qwen3-1.7B: 15.4 (#288), Sonar: 31.3 (#197)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 8.1% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 41.6% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3-1.7B: 19.6 (#273), Sonar: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 38% | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Qwen3-1.7B: —, Sonar: 71.5 (#146)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 76.2% |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Qwen3-1.7B: —, Sonar: 52.6 (#166)
| Benchmark | Qwen3-1.7B | Sonar |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Language | — | 44.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3-1.7B better than Sonar?
Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 37.8 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3-1.7B and Sonar share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3-1.7B has 4 scored results on Noometry and Sonar has 7.