Author's Description
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) For enterprises seeking more advanced capabilities, the Sonar Pro API can handle in-depth, multi-step queries with added extensibility, like double the number of citations per search as Sonar on average. Plus, with a larger context window, it can handle longer and more nuanced searches and follow-up questions.
Key Specifications
Supported Parameters
This model supports the following parameters:
Performance Summary
Perplexity: Sonar Pro demonstrates competitive response times, ranking in the 46th percentile across seven benchmarks, indicating it performs among models with average speed. However, its pricing tends to be at premium levels, placing it in the 15th percentile for cost-effectiveness. A standout feature is its exceptional reliability, achieving a 100% success rate across all benchmarks, meaning it consistently provides usable responses without technical failures. The model exhibits perfect accuracy in General Knowledge and Ethics, with these benchmarks also highlighting it as the most accurate model at its price point and speed. It performs strongly in Email Classification (99.0% accuracy) and Reasoning (78.0% accuracy). While its Mathematics accuracy is respectable at 86.0%, its performance in Instruction Following (47.0% accuracy) and Coding (80.0% accuracy) suggests areas for potential improvement. Its ability to handle in-depth, multi-step queries with a larger context window and double the citations per search makes it suitable for advanced enterprise applications, despite its premium cost.
Model Pricing
Current Pricing
Feature | Price (per 1M tokens) |
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Prompt | $3 |
Completion | $15 |
Web Search | $5000 |
Price History
Available Endpoints
Provider | Endpoint Name | Context Length | Pricing (Input) | Pricing (Output) |
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Perplexity
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Perplexity | perplexity/sonar-pro | 200K | $3 / 1M tokens | $15 / 1M tokens |
Benchmark Results
Benchmark | Category | Reasoning | Strategy | Free | Executions | Accuracy | Cost | Duration |
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Other Models by perplexity
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Released | Params | Context |
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Speed | Ability | Cost |
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Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro | Mar 06, 2025 | — | 128K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
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★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research | Mar 06, 2025 | — | 128K |
Text input
Text output
|
— | — | $$$$$ |
Perplexity: R1 1776 Unavailable | Feb 19, 2025 | — | 128K |
Text input
Text output
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★★ | ★★★★★ | $$$$$ |
Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning | Jan 28, 2025 | — | 127K |
Text input
Text output
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★ | ★★★★ | $$$$$ |
Perplexity: Sonar | Jan 27, 2025 | — | 127K |
Image input
Text input
Text output
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★★★ | ★★★ | $$$$ |
Perplexity: Llama 3.1 Sonar 70B Online Unavailable | Jul 31, 2024 | 70B | 127K |
Text input
Text output
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★★★ | ★ | $$$$ |
Perplexity: Llama 3.1 Sonar 8B Online Unavailable | Jul 31, 2024 | 8B | 127K |
Text input
Text output
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★★★ | ★ | $$ |