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Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) vs Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Side-by-side comparison of Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) and Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search. Compare pricing, context window, capabilities, and find out which is better for your workflow.

Verdict

moderate confidence

Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) leads overall

Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking) leads in capabilities and max output, making it the stronger choice for most workflows. Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search remains a solid alternative depending on your specific needs.

Best for with Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)

Multi-modal tasksLong-form content generation

Best for with Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search

No clear advantages identified

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Technical specifications

	Anthropic: Claude 3.7 Sonnet (thinking)	Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search
Provider	Anthropic	Perplexity
Input price	$3/M	$3/M
Output price	$15/M	$15/M
Context window	200K	200K
Max output	64K	8K
Capabilities	Tool useVisionReasoning	VisionReasoning
Released	Feb 24, 2025	Oct 30, 2025

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