Perplexity: Sonar
Perplexity
Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources. It is designed for companies seeking to integrate lightweight question-and-answer features...
Pricing
Source-reported prices are shown in their native units. No missing fee is estimated.
Input
$1.00
USD / 1M input tokens
Output
$1.00
USD / 1M output tokens
Capabilities
A check means the source explicitly lists support; a dash means the source did not publish a value.
Text input Supported
Text output Supported
Vision Supported
Tools Not listed
Reasoning Not listed
Structured outputs Not listed
Audio Not listed
Image generation Not listed
Embeddings Not listed
Alternatives
Suggestions use deterministic rules: overlapping modalities, a context window within 2×, and shared source-reported signals. No AI-generated recommendations.
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Input
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Higher-performance alternatives
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Input
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Input
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