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Using Sonar on Perplexity Labs

Implementation guide · Sonar · Perplexity Labs

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Perplexity Labs exposes Sonar through model ID sonar. Use the setup steps, sourced pricing, capabilities, and official provider links below to validate this route before deployment.

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Quick Start

  1. 1
    Create an account at Perplexity Labs and generate an API key.
  2. 2
    Use the Perplexity Labs SDK or REST API to call sonar — see the documentation for request format.
  3. 3
    You'll be billed $1.00/1M input, $1.00/1M output tokens. See full pricing.
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Code Examples

See Perplexity Labs documentation for integration details.

Pricing on Perplexity Labs

TypePrice (per 1M)
Input tokens$1.00
Output tokens$1.00

Capabilities

Structured Outputs

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).

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Model Specs

Released2025-01-27
Context127k
ArchitectureDecoder Only

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