# Sonar vs Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B

> Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/sonar-vs-tulu-3-70b
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in math, where Sonar leads 33.7 to 14.2.
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Sonar | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Perplexity | Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) |
| Noometry Index | 38.5 | 33.0 |
| Rank | 187 | 251 |
| Context | 128K | — |
| Input $/M | $1 | — |
| Output $/M | $1 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Sonar: 35.7 (#221)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 36.0 (#214)

| Benchmark | Sonar | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Coding | 35.1% | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1235 |

## Reasoning

- Sonar: 21.1 (#227)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 23.9 (#169)

| Benchmark | Sonar | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Reasoning | 46.3% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1220 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | 37.9% | — |
| LiveBench | 46.9% | — |

## Math

- Sonar: 33.7 (#200)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 14.2 (#303)

| Benchmark | Sonar | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 4.4% |
| LiveBench Math | 41.6% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1242 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 42.7% |

## Knowledge

- Sonar: —
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 25.0 (#264)

| Benchmark | Sonar | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 46.3% |

## Multilingual

- Sonar: —
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 39.9 (#222)

| Benchmark | Sonar | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1236 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1249 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1246 |

## Instruction Following

- Sonar: 71.4 (#150)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 64.8 (#227)

| Benchmark | Sonar | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | 76.2% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1233 |

## Long Context

- Sonar: —
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 37.1 (#222)

| Benchmark | Sonar | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1224 |

## Writing & Preference

- Sonar: 52.6 (#167)
- Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B: 45.6 (#223)

| Benchmark | Sonar | Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1256 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1231 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1252 |
| LiveBench Language | 44.1% | — |

## FAQ

### Is Sonar better than Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B?

Sonar is the stronger model overall, scoring 38.5 to 33.0 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Sonar or Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B better for coding?

They score almost the same on coding (35.7 vs 36.0); test both on your own repository before choosing.

### How many benchmarks do Sonar and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Sonar has 7 scored results on Noometry and Tulu 3 (Tülu 3) 70B has 14.