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Granite 4.0 Micro vs Sonar Pro Search

Compare Granite 4.0 Micro from ibm-granite and Sonar Pro Search from Perplexity on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the OpenRouter API.

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Granite 4.0 Micro
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Sonar Pro Search
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Granite 4.0 Micro
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Sonar Pro Search

Overview

Granite 4.0 Micro
Author
ibm-granite
Sonar Pro Search
Author
Perplexity
Granite 4.0 Micro
Context length
131Ktokens
Sonar Pro Search
Context length
200Ktokens
Granite 4.0 Micro
Reasoning
Sonar Pro Search
Reasoning
Granite 4.0 Micro
Input modalities
Sonar Pro Search
Input modalities
Granite 4.0 Micro
Output modalities
Sonar Pro Search
Output modalities

Granite 4.0 Micro vs Sonar Pro Search: side-by-side summary

Granite 4.0 Micro and Sonar Pro Search are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

Granite 4.0 Micro, from ibm-granite, has a 131,000-token context window and is priced at $0.017/M tokens input, $0.112/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Sonar Pro Search, from Perplexity, has a 200,000-token context window and is priced at $3/M tokens input, $15/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Context window
  • Granite 4.0 Micro: 131,000 tokens
  • Sonar Pro Search: 200,000 tokens
Price
  • Granite 4.0 Micro: $0.017/M tokens input, $0.112/M tokens output
  • Sonar Pro Search: $3/M tokens input, $15/M tokens output
Provided by
  • Granite 4.0 Micro: ibm-granite
  • Sonar Pro Search: Perplexity
  • Granite 4.0 Micro model details, providers and pricing
  • Sonar Pro Search model details, providers and pricing

Granite 4.0 Micro vs Sonar Pro Search at a glance

Granite 4.0 Micro vs Sonar Pro Search comparison
AttributeGranite 4.0 MicroSonar Pro Search
Input price$0.017/M tokens$3/M tokens
Output price$0.112/M tokens$15/M tokens
Context window131,000 tokens200,000 tokens
Intelligence Index5.1Not available
Coding IndexNot availableNot available
Agentic IndexNot availableNot available
Latency (p50)0.55 s7.28 s
Throughput (p50)35.0 tok/s52.0 tok/s

Benchmark data updated Oct 5, 2026

Frequently asked questions

Is Granite 4.0 Micro cheaper than Sonar Pro Search?

Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper than Sonar Pro Search on OpenRouter: Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.017/M tokens input and $0.112/M tokens output, while Sonar Pro Search costs $3/M tokens input and $15/M tokens output.

Which has the longer context window, Granite 4.0 Micro or Sonar Pro Search?

Sonar Pro Search has the longer context window at 200,000 tokens, compared with 131,000 tokens for Granite 4.0 Micro.

Which is faster, Granite 4.0 Micro or Sonar Pro Search?

Sonar Pro Search is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 52.0 tokens per second compared with 35.0 tokens per second for Granite 4.0 Micro.