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title: "sonar-pro - Model Details & Comparison"
description: "sonar-pro from Kyma: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models."
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# sonar-pro - Model Details & Comparison

> sonar-pro from Kyma: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models.

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## About sonar-pro

sonar-pro is a chat model from Kyma, one of 83 chat models they offer. It is priced at $4.05 per 1M input tokens and $20.25 per 1M output tokens, ranking 3646 out of 4042 chat models by cost and cheaper than 10% of models in this category. sonar-pro supports vision, prompt caching. It accepts up to 200K input tokens.

## Specifications

- **Kyma Provider.**
- **Chat Mode.**
- **200,000 Max Input Tokens.**
- **8,000 Max Output Tokens.**
- **$4.05 / 1M tokens Input Price.**
- **$20.25 / 1M tokens Output Price.**

## Capabilities

sonar-pro supports: Vision, Prompt Caching.

## sonar-pro Pricing Overview

At $4.05 per 1M input tokens and $20.25 per 1M output tokens, sonar-pro ranks 3646 out of 4042 chat models by input cost. It is more expensive compared to the median of $0.60 for chat models, and is cheaper than 10% of models in this category.

sonar-pro is one of 83 Kyma chat models, with support for vision, prompt caching.

## Models to Compare

Alternatives to sonar-pro with comparable capabilities.

| Model | Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| anthropic.claude-opus-4-5-20251101-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $5.00 | $25.00 |
| anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1 | AWS Bedrock | $5.00 | $25.00 |
| global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1 | AWS Bedrock | $5.00 | $25.00 |
| anthropic.claude-opus-4-7 | AWS Bedrock | $5.00 | $25.00 |
| global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-7 | AWS Bedrock | $5.00 | $25.00 |

## Related Resources

- [Calculate sonar-pro costs](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/kyma/model/sonar-pro.md)
- [All Kyma pricing](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/kyma.md)

## FAQ

### Is sonar-pro cheaper than anthropic.claude-opus-4-5-20251101-v1:0?

Yes. sonar-pro costs $4.05 per 1M input tokens compared to anthropic.claude-opus-4-5-20251101-v1:0's $5.00 per 1M input tokens, making it 23% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for vision, function calling, reasoning, prompt caching, structured output.

### How does sonar-pro pricing compare to the average chat model?

sonar-pro input pricing is $4.05 per 1M tokens, which is 575% above the median of $0.60 for chat models. It ranks 3646 out of 4042 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 10% of models in this category. For output, it costs $20.25 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.80.

### What makes sonar-pro different from other Kyma models?

Among Kyma's 83 chat models, sonar-pro ranks 73 by input cost.

### What are the best alternatives to sonar-pro?

The most comparable chat models to sonar-pro are: anthropic.claude-opus-4-5-20251101-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($5.00/1M input tokens); anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1 from AWS Bedrock ($5.00/1M input tokens); global.anthropic.claude-opus-4-6-v1 from AWS Bedrock ($5.00/1M input tokens); anthropic.claude-opus-4-7 from AWS Bedrock ($5.00/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.

### How do I calculate sonar-pro costs?

sonar-pro is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $4.05 and generating 1M output tokens costs $20.25.

## Related Resources

- [Model library](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/model-library.md)
- [LLM cost calculator](https://www.getmaxim.ai/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator.md)
- [Docs: Bifrost docs](https://docs.getbifrost.ai)
- [GitHub: maximhq/bifrost](https://github.com/maximhq/bifrost)
- [Pricing: Bifrost pricing](https://www.getmaxim.ai/pricing.md)
- [Enterprise: Bifrost enterprise](https://www.getmaxim.ai/enterprise)
- [Book a Demo: Bifrost demo](https://www.getmaxim.ai/book-a-demo)
- [Resources: Bifrost resources](https://www.getmaxim.ai/resources.md)

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