Sonar
Perplexity's fast, affordable search-grounded model — real-time web citations at lower cost.
Pricing
Input$1 / 1M checked Jul 19, 2026
Output$1 / 1M checked Jul 19, 2026
$5 per 1,000 search requests.
Cost bandBudget
Free tierNo free API tier.
Limits
Context window128k checked Jul 19, 2026
Max output8,192
Knowledge cutoffReal-time web
DeploymentPerplexity API
OpenAI-compatible APIYes
ModalitiesText
Where it fits
Best forLightweight search-native workflows, quick lookups, and high-volume research pipelines.
Business fitEntry-level web-grounded API; use Sonar Large when quality and context matter more.
Capabilities
Real-time web searchCitations
Benchmark scores
Composite62 / 100
Coding56 / 100 (HumanEval (vendor))
Reasoning62 / 100 (MMLU-Pro (vendor))
Long context62 / 100
Instruction following68 / 100 (IFEval (vendor))
Editorial aggregate of published benchmark results as of Mar 1, 2025. These are not independent measurements run by this site.
Change history
No recorded changes for this model yet. Pricing and context are checked daily; changes appear here with dates and sources.
Data
Last checkedJul 19, 2026
Cross-checked againstopenrouter.ai/perplexity/sonar
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