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GLM-4.5-XvsSonar Deep Research

GLM-4.5-X and Sonar Deep Research do not yet share a public benchmark, so quality cannot be compared apples-to-apples. Sonar Deep Research is 1.1x cheaper per token. Both offer a 128K-token context window.

Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.

Shared benchmarks
0
no overlap yet
Cheaper per token
Sonar Deep Research
1.1x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Tie
both 128K tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
— · 100%
Z.ai · Perplexity
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Context
128K
Max out
98K
Input /1M
$2.2
Output /1M
$8.9
Cached /1M
$0.45
Scores
0 · 0 core
Sonar Deep Research
Perplexity · released 2025-02-14
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Context
128K
Max out
Input /1M
$2
Output /1M
$8
Cached /1M
Scores
6 · 0 core
Quality

Benchmark matrix

BenchmarkGLM-4.5-XSonar Deep ResearchΔEdge
Reported by both · 0
No public benchmark is reported for both models yet.
Only GLM-4.5-X reports · 0
GLM-4.5-X reports nothing Sonar Deep Research does not.
Only Sonar Deep Research reports · 6
DRACO Breadth & Depth (Opus 4.6 base)not reported73.1%
DRACO Citation Quality (Opus 4.6 base)not reported64.6%
DRACO Factual Accuracy (Opus 4.6 base)not reported67.9%
DRACO Normalized Score (Opus 4.6 base)not reported70.5%
DRACO Pass Rate (Opus 4.6 base)not reported72.8%
DRACO Presentation Quality (Opus 4.6 base)not reported90.3%
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is GLM-4.5-X minus Sonar Deep Research in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing

Side by side

SpecGLM-4.5-XSonar Deep ResearchEdge
Context window128K tokens128K tokensTie
Max output98K tokens
Input price / 1M$2.2 $2 Sonar Deep Research
Output price / 1M$8.9 $8 Sonar Deep Research
Cached input / 1M$0.45
Input + output / 1M
Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded.
$11.1$10Sonar Deep Research
ModalitiestexttextTie
Released2025-02-14
Cited benchmark scores06
Reliability

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