Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Sonar Reasoning

Claude Opus 4.8 (Max) vs Sonar Reasoning. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
41.80
Total cost
$6874
PerplexitySonar ReasoningNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
8.70
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude Opus 4.8 (Max)Sonar ReasoningDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)41.88.7−79.2% Sonar Reasoning is 79.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$6,873.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)36.92sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0—
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