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SONAR

Ranked model from MTEB.

Updated Aug 18, 2026. Default version: SONAR

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LLMBoard Embedding Score39.8SONAR
Coverage25%2 benchmark families
Context window512Tokens
Official input priceN/AOfficial price unavailable

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SONAR Capability Profile

This profile uses the model's current scored version. Arena ratings and prices are shown separately.

SONAR LLMBoard score breakdown

SONAR Benchmark Results

Benchmark scores for SONAR.

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BenchmarkMTEB(eng, v2) RerankingScore38.9%Rank221Participants237PercentileN/AEvidenceAEvaluatedAug 18, 2026
BenchmarkMTEB(eng, v2) ClassificationScore70.6%Rank229Participants253PercentileN/AEvidenceAEvaluatedAug 18, 2026

SONAR Arena Results

Preference and agent-evaluation results for the default version.

No Arena results

The default version does not have a matching Arena result yet.

SONAR Pricing

Official vendor API pricing appears first, followed by individual provider offers.

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Official provider
N/A
Lowest third-party
N/A
Tracked offerings
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No provider prices

The default version has no current input or output token prices.

Official prices use only the vendor's configured official Provider and positive standard USD PAYG rates. Third-party offers remain explicitly labeled.

SONAR Runtime Performance

Provider-specific output speed and catalog latency for SONAR. Runtime does not affect the capability score.

No runtime data

No provider-specific speed or latency record is linked to the default version yet.

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Output Speed is generated output tokens received per second. Catalog latency is reported separately from observed provider TTFT.

SONAR Specifications

Technical details for the model's default version.

Version
SONAR
Released
May 21, 2021
Knowledge cutoff
Unknown
Parameters
N/A
Context window
512
Max output
N/A
Inputs
text
Outputs
embedding
Open weights
Yes
License
mit

SONAR Versions

Available versions of this model. The score column identifies the version used in the overall ranking.

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VersionSONARReleasedMay 21, 2021LLMBoard39.8ParametersN/AContext512Max outputN/AOpen weightsYesLicensemit

SONAR vs nearby models

Open a comparison with the three ranked models immediately above and below this model.

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What is SONAR?

Key information about SONAR and its available data.

Ranked model from MTEB.

Data as of 2026-08-17.

FAQ

Common questions about SONAR.

When was SONAR released?

SONAR's default version was released on May 21, 2021.

How much does SONAR cost?

No official standard PAYG price is currently available for SONAR.

Who created SONAR?

SONAR was created by Facebook.

What is the context window for SONAR?

The default version has a 512 token context window.

Is SONAR open weight?

Yes. The default version is marked as open weight under mit.

How many API providers offer SONAR?

No provider offering is currently linked to the default version.

What models should I compare SONAR with?

Nearby ranked alternatives include Ivysaur, snowflake-arctic-embed-xs, e5-omni-3B.