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GPT-5.5 Pro vs Sonar Pro Search

Compare GPT-5.5 Pro from OpenAI 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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GPT-5.5 Pro vs Sonar Pro Search: side-by-side summary

GPT-5.5 Pro and Sonar Pro Search are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

GPT-5.5 Pro, from OpenAI, has a 1,050,000-token context window and is priced at $30/M tokens input, $180/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
  • GPT-5.5 Pro: 1,050,000 tokens
  • Sonar Pro Search: 200,000 tokens
Price
  • GPT-5.5 Pro: $30/M tokens input, $180/M tokens output
  • Sonar Pro Search: $3/M tokens input, $15/M tokens output
Provided by
  • GPT-5.5 Pro: OpenAI
  • Sonar Pro Search: Perplexity
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Overview

GPT-5.5 Pro
Author
OpenAI
Sonar Pro Search
Author
Perplexity
GPT-5.5 Pro
Context length
1.05Mtokens
Sonar Pro Search
Context length
200Ktokens
GPT-5.5 Pro
Reasoning
Sonar Pro Search
Reasoning
GPT-5.5 Pro
Input modalities
Sonar Pro Search
Input modalities
GPT-5.5 Pro
Output modalities
Sonar Pro Search
Output modalities
model details, providers and pricing
model details, providers and pricing
GPT-5.5 Pro
Sonar Pro Search