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Why use Sonar Deep Research on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers Sonar Deep Research with pay-as-you-go pricing at $2.00/1M input tokens. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
Compare Sonar Deep Research across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Docs fallbackUse the provider REST API or SDKCreate a provider API keymodel: perplexity/sonar-deep-researchperplexity/sonar-deep-researchRequest example
perplexity/sonar-deep-research.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "perplexity/sonar-deep-research", not the LLMReference slug "sonar-deep-research".
Compare Sonar Deep Research Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $2.00 | $8.00 |
| Perplexity Labs | $2.00 | $8.00 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $2.00 |
| Output tokens | $8.00 |
Capabilities
About Sonar Deep Research
Expert-level Perplexity research model conducting exhaustive multi-step searches and generating comprehensive reports. Additional fees: $5/1K searches, $2/MTok citations, $3/MTok reasoning tokens. Supports async API with 7-day TTL and reasoning_effort parameter (low/medium/high).
FAQ
What does Sonar Deep Research cost on OpenRouter?
On OpenRouter, Sonar Deep Research costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $8 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Sonar Deep Research on OpenRouter?
Sonar Deep Research supports a 128k token context window on OpenRouter.
How does OpenRouter compare to other Sonar Deep Research providers?
Sonar Deep Research is available from 2 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $2/1M tokens from OpenRouter.
What API model ID do I use for Sonar Deep Research on OpenRouter?
Use the model ID perplexity/sonar-deep-research when calling OpenRouter's API.
Who created Sonar Deep Research?
Sonar Deep Research was created by Perplexity Labs as part of the Sonar model family.
Is Sonar Deep Research open source?
Sonar Deep Research is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.