Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Llama 3.1 405B vs Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search benchmark

Name: Llama 3.1 405B vs Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search AI benchmark comparison
Creator: CompareLLM
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In this head-to-head showdown, Llama 3.1 405B is more budget-friendly at $3.5/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

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Executive Verdict Summary

Llama 3.1 405B holds empirical advantage (2 of 3 metrics)

Coding / SWESWE-bench

Llama 3.1 405BTop code solve rate

ReasoningGPQA / Live

Llama 3.1 405BTop logical accuracy

Best Value$/1M Tok

Llama 3.1 405BLowest API billing cost

Speed / TokTok/Sec

Llama 3.1 405BFastest stream rate

Verified Advantage Breakdown

3 benchmarks evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Llama 3.1 405B (2)Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search (1)

Llama 3.1 405B

2 of 3 Wins

✓Input price✓Output price

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search

1 of 3 Wins

✓Context window

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar LeaderLlama 3.1 405B Wins

Llama 3.1 405B

$3.5 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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0–100 %ile

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Llama 3.1 405B (9)vsPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search (1)

Llama 3.1 405B: 9W (90%)Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search: 1W (10%)

← Llama 3.1 405BPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search →

🏆Llama 3.1 405B Leads(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark

Llama 3.1 405BvsPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Preference Elo

1,370vs—

Coding Elo

1,385vs—

SWE-bench

58.4%vs—

LiveBench

61.2%vs—

GPQA Diamond

75.2%vs—

Llama 3.1 405B: 5WPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search: 0W

🏆Llama 3.1 405B Leads(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark

Llama 3.1 405BvsPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Output speed

42 tok/svs—

Time to first token

360 msvs—

Llama 3.1 405B: 2WPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search: 0W

🏆Llama 3.1 405B Leads(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark

Llama 3.1 405BvsPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Output price

$3.5/1Mvs$15/1M+$11.5/1M

Input price

$1.25/1Mvs$3/1M+$1.75/1M

Context window

128kvs200k+72k

Llama 3.1 405B: 2WPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Llama 3.1 405BPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Preference Elo

Llama 3.1 405B1,370

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

Coding Elo

Llama 3.1 405B1,385

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

LiveBench

Llama 3.1 405B61.2%

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

SWE-bench

Llama 3.1 405B58.4%

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

GPQA Diamond

Llama 3.1 405B75.2%

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

Time to first token

Llama 3.1 405B360 ms

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

Output speed

Llama 3.1 405B42 tok/s

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

Input priceLlama 3.1 405B +$1.75/1M

Llama 3.1 405B$1.25/1M

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search$3/1M

Output priceLlama 3.1 405B +$11.5/1M

Llama 3.1 405B$3.5/1M

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search$15/1M

Context windowPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search +72k

Llama 3.1 405B128k

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search200k

Benchmark	Llama 3.1 405B	Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search	Advantage Delta
Preference Elo	1,370 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	—	—
Coding Elo	1,385 lmarena · Aug 17, 2026	—	—
LiveBench	61.2% livebench · Aug 17, 2026	—	—
SWE-bench	58.4% swebench · Aug 17, 2026	—	—
GPQA Diamond	75.2% seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Time to first token	360 ms seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Output speed	42 tok/s seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	—	—
Input price	$1.25/1M seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$3/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$1.75/1M
Output price	$3.5/1M seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	$15/1M openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+$11.5/1M
Context window	128k seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026	200k openrouter · Aug 17, 2026	+72k

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save 71% with Llama 3.1 405B

Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo

Quick Presets:

Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out

RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)

Llama 3.1 405B$96.25 / mo

In: $43.75Out: $52.5

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search$330.00 / mo

In: $105Out: $225

Estimated Cost Delta

Llama 3.1 405B is estimated to save $233.75/month ($2,805/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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Llama 3.1 405B:Pick Llama 3.1 405B when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatLlama 3.1 405B

Lower output list price ($3.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Llama 3.1 405B	Lower output list price ($3.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search	Larger window (200k).
Screenshots / vision	Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search	Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

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LIVE BENCHMARK

Llama 3.1 405B

Elo 1,370

SWE-bench58.4%

Speed (tok/s)42 tok/s

Input / 1M Tokens$1.25/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$3.5/1M

perplexity

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Elo n/a

SWE-bench—

Speed (tok/s)200k

Input / 1M Tokens$3/1M

Output / 1M Tokens$15/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 3.1 405B or Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search?: We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Llama 3.1 405B or Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search?: SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?: Llama 3.1 405B output tokens are $3.5/1M versus $15/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Llama 3.1 405B or Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search?: We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?: Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search accepts 200k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?: Llama 3.1 405B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?: No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?: Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Llama 3.1 405B and Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top standard models across 6 key capability dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

Tap any node to inspect

0–100 %ile

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Llama 3.1 405BPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Preference Elo

Llama 3.1 405B1,370

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

Coding Elo

Llama 3.1 405B1,385

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

LiveBench

Llama 3.1 405B61.2%

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

SWE-bench

Llama 3.1 405B58.4%

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

GPQA Diamond

Llama 3.1 405B75.2%

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

Time to first token

Llama 3.1 405B360 ms

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

Output speed

Llama 3.1 405B42 tok/s

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search—

Input priceLlama 3.1 405B +$1.75/1M

Llama 3.1 405B$1.25/1M

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search$3/1M

Output priceLlama 3.1 405B +$11.5/1M

Llama 3.1 405B$3.5/1M

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search$15/1M

Context windowPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search +72k

Llama 3.1 405B128k

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search200k

Benchmark

Llama 3.1 405B

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Advantage Delta

Preference Elo

1,370

lmarena · Aug 17, 2026

—

Coding Elo

1,385

lmarena · Aug 17, 2026

—

LiveBench

61.2%

livebench · Aug 17, 2026

—

SWE-bench

58.4%

swebench · Aug 17, 2026

—

GPQA Diamond

75.2%

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Time to first token

360 ms

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Output speed

42 tok/s

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

—

Input price

$1.25/1M

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$3/1M

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

+$1.75/1M

Output price

$3.5/1M

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

$15/1M

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

+$11.5/1M

Context window

128k

seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026

200k

openrouter · Aug 17, 2026

+72k

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatLlama 3.1 405B

Lower output list price ($3.5/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Larger window (200k).

Screenshots / visionPerplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target Workload	Recommended Pick	Evaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agents	insufficient data	Need SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chat	Llama 3.1 405B	Lower output list price ($3.5/1M).
Voice / low-latency UI	insufficient data	Need TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAG	Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search	Larger window (200k).
Screenshots / vision	Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search	Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Llama 3.1 405B or Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search?

We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.

Which is better at coding, Llama 3.1 405B or Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search?

SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.

Which is cheaper to run in production?

Llama 3.1 405B output tokens are $3.5/1M versus $15/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.

Which is faster, Llama 3.1 405B or Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search?

We do not have TTFT for both models.

Which has the larger context window?

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search accepts 200k tokens versus 128k.

Can I self-host either model?

Llama 3.1 405B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.

Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?

No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.

What does preference Elo mean on this page?

Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Llama 3.1 405B and Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.