Magistral Medium vs Sonar Reasoning Pro
Too close to call on our weighted score (Magistral Medium 30, Sonar Reasoning Pro 27). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Mistral AIMagistral Medium
30/100- ECI—
- Price$2.00 / $5.00
- Context128K
PerplexitySonar Reasoning Pro
27/100- ECI—
- Price$2.00 / $8.00
- Context128K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Magistral Medium 30/100, Sonar Reasoning Pro 27/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Magistral Medium on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceMagistral MediumMagistral Medium $2.75 · Sonar Reasoning Pro $3.50 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextAbout the sameMagistral Medium 128,000 · Sonar Reasoning Pro 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSonar Reasoning ProMagistral Medium: Text · Sonar Reasoning Pro: Text, Images
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | Magistral Medium | Sonar Reasoning Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 29 | 24 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 30/100 | 27/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Magistral MediumMistral AI | Sonar Reasoning ProPerplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Output | $5.00 (best) | $8.00 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $2.75 (best) | $3.50 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Mistral API | Official Perplexity API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output | 16,384 tokens (best) | 4,096 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yesminimal · low · medium · high |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | magistral-medium-latest | sonar-reasoning-pro |
| API providers | 4 | 4 |
| Released | Mar 17, 2025 | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Jun 2025 | Sep 1, 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- Magistral Medium$30.00
- Sonar Reasoning Pro$36.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Magistral Medium or Sonar Reasoning Pro?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Magistral Medium 30/100, Sonar Reasoning Pro 27/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Magistral Medium on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Magistral Medium or Sonar Reasoning Pro?
Magistral Medium is cheaper at $2.00 input / $5.00 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). Sonar Reasoning Pro costs $2.00 input / $8.00 output per million tokens (official Perplexity API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $2.75 per million tokens for Magistral Medium versus $3.50 for Sonar Reasoning Pro (1.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Magistral Medium has not been scored yet and Sonar Reasoning Pro has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Magistral Medium and Sonar Reasoning Pro yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Sonar Reasoning Pro does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Magistral Medium and Sonar Reasoning Pro share the same 128,000-token context window. Maximum output per response: Magistral Medium up to 16,384, Sonar Reasoning Pro up to 4,096 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Magistral Medium accepts text; Sonar Reasoning Pro accepts text and images. Sonar Reasoning Pro handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
No. Magistral Medium and Sonar Reasoning Pro are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
Magistral Medium is the newest, released Mar 17, 2025. Sonar Reasoning Pro came out Jan 1, 2024. Knowledge cutoff: Magistral Medium Jun 2025, Sonar Reasoning Pro Sep 1, 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
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