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Why use Sonar on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers Sonar with pay-as-you-go pricing at $1.00/1M 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 across 3 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Docs fallbackUse the provider REST API or SDKCreate a provider API keymodel: perplexity/sonarperplexity/sonarRequest example
perplexity/sonar.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "perplexity/sonar", not the LLMReference slug "sonar".
Compare Sonar Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Perplexity Labs | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | — | — |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $1.00 |
| Output tokens | $1.00 |
Capabilities
About Sonar
Lightweight, cost-effective Perplexity search model with grounding and citations. Request fees: $5-$12/1K requests depending on search context depth (Low/Medium/High).
FAQ
What does Sonar cost on OpenRouter?
On OpenRouter, Sonar costs $1 per 1M input tokens and $1 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Sonar on OpenRouter?
Sonar supports a 127k token context window on OpenRouter.
How does OpenRouter compare to other Sonar providers?
Sonar is available from 3 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $1/1M tokens from OpenRouter.
What API model ID do I use for Sonar on OpenRouter?
Use the model ID perplexity/sonar when calling OpenRouter's API.
Who created Sonar?
Sonar was created by Perplexity Labs as part of the Sonar model family.
Is Sonar open source?
Sonar is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.