Fast web-grounded Sonar for current answers, citations, and lightweight retrieval
Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources. It is designed for companies seeking to integrate lightweight question-and-answer features...
Context
128K
128,000 tokens
Max output
4K
4,096 tokens
Input
$1.00
per 1M tokens
Output
$1.00
per 1M tokens
Providers
11
11 listings
Intelligence
7.7
Intelligence Index
Pricing
USD per 1M tokens · listed by Perplexity
| Token type | Standard |
|---|---|
| Input | $1.00 |
| Output | $1.00 |
Lowest input price across providers: $0.25.
Capabilities
ReasoningNo
Tool callNo
Structured outputYes
TemperatureYes
AttachmentsNo
Interleaved reasoningNo
Open weightsNo
ModeratedNo
Input
Text
Output
Text
Benchmarks
Published scores and Design Arena Elo
- Intelligence7.7#173 of 208
- CodingNot scored—
- AgenticNot scored—
- ArenaNot scored—
Rankings
Position on each OneAtlas leaderboard
Providers · 11
11 listings
Perplexity
LLM Gateway
Vercel AI Gateway
Kilo Gateway
Eden AI
DevPass (LLM Gateway)
AI/ML API
Helicone
OpperSAP AI Core
Perplexity Agent| Provider | Model ID | Context | Input limit | Output | Input $ | Output $ | Reasoning $ | Cache read | Cache write | Audio in | Audio out | Reasoning | Tools | Structured | Temp. | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI/ML API | perplexity/sonar | 128K | — | 100K | $1.00 | $1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | Unknown | Yes | Sep 1, 2025 |
| DevPass (LLM Gateway) | sonar | 130K | — | 4K | $0.25 | $2.50 | — | — | $0.25 | — | — | No | No | Yes | Yes | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Eden AI | perplexityai/sonar | 127K | — | 4K | $1.00 | $1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | No | Yes | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Helicone | sonar | 127K | — | 4K | $1.00 | $1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | Unknown | Yes | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Kilo Gateway | perplexity/sonar | 127K | — | 114K | $1.00 | $1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | No | Yes | Jan 27, 2025 |
| LLM Gateway | perplexity/sonar | 130K | — | 4K | $0.25 | $2.50 | — | — | $0.25 | — | — | No | No | Yes | Yes | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Opper | sonar | 128K | — | 4K | $1.00 | $1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | Yes | Yes | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Perplexity | sonar | 128K | — | 4K | $1.00 | $1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | Unknown | Yes | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Perplexity Agent | perplexity/sonar | 128K | — | 8K | $0.25 | $2.50 | — | $0.06 | — | — | — | No | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Sep 1, 2025 |
| SAP AI Core | sonar | 128K | — | 4K | $1.00 | $1.00 | — | — | — | — | — | No | No | Unknown | Yes | Sep 1, 2025 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | perplexity/sonar | 127K | — | 8K | $0.25 | $2.50 | — | — | $0.06 | — | — | No | Yes | Unknown | Yes | Feb 19, 2025 |