Qwen2.5 72B Instruct wins on more metrics (4 of 5), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | Perplexity: Sonar | Qwen2.5 72B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 9.5 | 9.6✓ |
| Coding Index | — | — |
| GPQA Diamond | 47% | 49%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | — | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | — | — |
| Latency | — | — |
| Input price /M | $1.00 | $0.360✓ |
| Output price /M | $1.00 | $0.400✓ |
| Context window | 127K✓ | 33K |
| Capabilities | Vision | ToolsJSON |
Qwen2.5 72B Instruct wins on more metrics (4 of 5), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
The table on this page compares Perplexity: Sonar and Qwen2.5 72B Instruct metric by metric — intelligence benchmarks, coding score, speed, latency, context window and per-token price — with the winner marked on each row. Data refreshes hourly.