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Why use Sonar on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers Sonar with competitive pricing. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare Sonar across 3 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],perplexity/sonarRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="perplexity/sonar",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "perplexity/sonar", not the LLMReference slug "sonar".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
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 | — | — |
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 is the context window for Sonar on Vercel AI Gateway?
Sonar supports a 127,000 token context window on Vercel AI Gateway.
How does Vercel AI Gateway 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 Vercel AI Gateway?
Use the model ID perplexity/sonar when calling Vercel AI Gateway's API.
Who created Sonar?
Sonar was created by Perplexity Labs as part of the Sonar model family.
Is Sonar open source?
Sonar's open source status is unknown in the seed data.