Models, measured side by side
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) vs Sonar Reasoning Pro
Compare Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image), Sonar Reasoning Pro by token pricing, context length, benchmark results, speed and tool support.
Monthly workload
Monthly cost breakdown
InputOutput
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
$100 / mo
Sonar Reasoning Pro
$80 / mo
Performance comparison
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
Not listed
Sonar Reasoning Pro
11.8
Overview
| Overview | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Sonar Reasoning Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Perplexity | |
| Released | Not listed | 2025-03-07 |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Input formats | imagetext | textimage |
| Output formats | imagetext | text |
Provider
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Perplexity
Released
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- 2025-03-07
Status
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Active
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Active
Input formats
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- imagetext
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- textimage
Output formats
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- imagetext
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- text
Pricing & capacity
| Pricing & capacity | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Sonar Reasoning Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $12 | $8.00 |
| Cached input / 1M | $0.20 | Not listed |
| Monthly cost | $100 | $80 |
| Context window | 131K | 128K |
| Maximum output | 33K | 115K |
Input / 1M tokens
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $2.00
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- $2.00
Output / 1M tokens
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $12
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- $8.00
Cached input / 1M
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $0.20
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Not listed
Monthly cost
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- $100
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- $80
Context window
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 131K
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- 128K
Maximum output
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 33K
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- 115K
Benchmarks & performance
| Benchmarks & performance | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Sonar Reasoning Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Arena Elo | 1,211 | Not listed |
| MMLU-Pro | 75.4% | Not listed |
| Intelligence Index | Not listed | 11.8 |
Arena Elo
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 1,211
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Not listed
MMLU-Pro
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- 75.4%
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Not listed
Intelligence Index
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- 11.8
Tools & features
| Tools & features | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Sonar Reasoning Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Function calling | Supported | Not listed |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Not listed |
| JSON mode | Supported | Not listed |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Built-in web search | Not listed | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Not listed |
| Prompt caching | Supported | Not listed |
Function calling
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Not listed
Structured outputs
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Not listed
JSON mode
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Not listed
Reasoning
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Supported
Built-in web search
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Not listed
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Supported
Deterministic seed
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Not listed
Prompt caching
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Supported
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Not listed
API & availability
| API & availability | Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) | Sonar Reasoning Pro |
|---|---|---|
| API identifier | gemini-3-pro-image | sonar-reasoning-pro |
| API providers | Google AI Studio, Google | Not listed |
| Prices checked | Oct 8, 2026 | Oct 8, 2026 |
API identifier
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
gemini-3-pro-image- Sonar Reasoning Pro
sonar-reasoning-pro
API providers
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Google AI Studio, Google
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Not listed
Prices checked
- Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
- Oct 8, 2026
- Sonar Reasoning Pro
- Oct 8, 2026
About the models
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
Google's state-of-the-art image generation and editing model. Output price is per 1M image tokens.
Full pricing & detailsSonar Reasoning Pro
Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing. See [details here](https://docs.perplexity.ai/guides/pricing#detailed-pricing-breakdown-for-sonar-reasoning-pro-and-sonar-pro) Sonar Reasoning Pro is a premier reasoning model powered by DeepSeek R1 with Chain of Thought (CoT). Designed for
Full pricing & detailsComparison FAQ
Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image): $2.00 input and $12 output per million tokens. Sonar Reasoning Pro: $2.00 input and $8.00 output per million tokens. The cheaper choice depends on your input-to-output ratio; a model can have a lower input rate but a higher output rate.