Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) vs Sonar Reasoning

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning) 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.

GoogleGemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
17.90
Total cost
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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.

MetricGemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)Sonar ReasoningDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)17.98.7−51.4% Sonar Reasoning is 51.4% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)3.33sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.50 / $3.00—
Input modalitiesText, Image, Speech, VideoText
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