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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 caseInput / 1M
$2.00
Output / 1M
$8.00
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Setup recipe
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Use the provider REST API or SDKAuth
Create a provider API keyCall
model: perplexity/sonar-deep-researchModel ID
perplexity/sonar-deep-researchRequest example
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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
Structured Outputs
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).
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Model Specs
Released2025-03-07
Context128k