Compare Phi 4 from Microsoft 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.


Phi 4 and Sonar Pro Search are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.
Phi 4, from Microsoft, has a 16,384-token context window and is priced at $0.07/M tokens input, $0.14/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.
| Attribute | Phi 4 | Sonar Pro Search |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.07/M tokens | $3/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.14/M tokens | $15/M tokens |
| Context window | 16,384 tokens | 200,000 tokens |
| Intelligence Index | 5.9 | Not available |
| Coding Index | Not available | Not available |
| Agentic Index | Not available | Not available |
| Latency (p50) | 0.20 s | 6.02 s |
| Throughput (p50) | 70.0 tok/s | 36.0 tok/s |
Benchmark data updated
Phi 4 is cheaper than Sonar Pro Search on OpenRouter: Phi 4 costs $0.07/M tokens input and $0.14/M tokens output, while Sonar Pro Search costs $3/M tokens input and $15/M tokens output.
Sonar Pro Search has the longer context window at 200,000 tokens, compared with 16,384 tokens for Phi 4.
Phi 4 is faster on OpenRouter, generating a median 70.0 tokens per second compared with 36.0 tokens per second for Sonar Pro Search.