MODEL DIRECTORY
Perplexity Model Directory
Perplexity is an AI-powered search and answer engine that provides real-time responses with cited sources.
WebsitePublic models
4
With relay prices
0
Relay sites
0
Reasoning
2
Tool call
0
Structured output
0
Multimodal input
2
Text models
4
Image models
0
Video models
0
Audio models
0
Release range
2024-01-01 ~ 2025-02-01
4 models foundPrices in USD per 1M tokens; relay prices and ≈ are converted from CNY at today's rate
| Model | Provider | Type | Relays | Context | Max output | Input | Output | Capabilities | Price (input / output) | Details | ||
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Sonar Deep Researchsonar-deep-research | Perplexity | Text | - | 128K | 32.8K | Text: Supported | Text: Supported | Reason: SupportedTools: Not supportedJSON: UnknownTemperature: Not supported | - | Official$2 / $8LowestNo price | 2025-02-01 | |
Sonar search model for autonomous research and citation-backed long-form reports Basics
Limits
InputText: SupportedImage: Not supportedAudio: Not supportedVideo: Not supportedPDF: Not supportedFile: Not supported OutputText: SupportedImage: Not supportedAudio: Not supportedVideo: Not supported API capabilitiesReasoning: SupportedTool call: Not supportedStructured output: UnknownTemperature: Not supported Pricing
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Sonarsonar | Perplexity | Text | - | 128K | 4.1K | Text: Supported | Text: Supported | Reason: Not supportedTools: Not supportedJSON: UnknownTemperature: Supported | 8.7 | Official$1 / $1LowestNo price | 2024-01-01 | |
Fast web-grounded Sonar for current answers, citations, and lightweight retrieval Basics
Limits
InputText: SupportedImage: Not supportedAudio: Not supportedVideo: Not supportedPDF: Not supportedFile: Not supported OutputText: SupportedImage: Not supportedAudio: Not supportedVideo: Not supported API capabilitiesReasoning: Not supportedTool call: Not supportedStructured output: UnknownTemperature: Supported Pricing
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Sonar Prosonar-pro | Perplexity | Text | - | 200K | 8.2K | Text: SupportedImage: SupportedFile: Supported | Text: Supported | Reason: Not supportedTools: Not supportedJSON: UnknownTemperature: Supported | 7.6 | Official$3 / $15LowestNo price | 2024-01-01 | |
Deeper Sonar search model with broader retrieval and stronger synthesis Basics
Limits
InputText: SupportedImage: SupportedAudio: Not supportedVideo: Not supportedPDF: Not supportedFile: Supported OutputText: SupportedImage: Not supportedAudio: Not supportedVideo: Not supported API capabilitiesReasoning: Not supportedTool call: Not supportedStructured output: UnknownTemperature: Supported Pricing
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Sonar Reasoning Prosonar-reasoning-pro | Perplexity | Text | - | 128K | 4.1K | Text: SupportedImage: SupportedFile: Supported | Text: Supported | Reason: SupportedTools: Not supportedJSON: UnknownTemperature: Supported | 11.8 | Official$2 / $8LowestNo price | 2024-01-01 | |
Web-grounded Sonar for multi-step research questions that need cited reasoning Basics
Limits
InputText: SupportedImage: SupportedAudio: Not supportedVideo: Not supportedPDF: Not supportedFile: Supported OutputText: SupportedImage: Not supportedAudio: Not supportedVideo: Not supported API capabilitiesReasoning: SupportedTool call: Not supportedStructured output: UnknownTemperature: Supported Pricing
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Capabilities and limits come from public sources. “Unknown” means no reliable data yet, not “not supported”. Relay counts include only sites with a current public price, de-duplicated per site.
Data source: models.dev · OpenRouter
Intelligence scores come from the OpenRouter benchmark rankings (Intelligence Index); higher is smarter.