Sonar Pro
Perplexityperplexity/sonar-proClosed APIDeeper Sonar search model with broader retrieval and stronger synthesis
Benchmark Pricing$3.00 / 1M in$15.00 / 1M out
Context: 200,000 tokens•Max Output: 8,192 tokens•Knowledge: 2025-09-01•Released: 2024-01-01
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Context Window200,000200K tokens
Max Output8,1928.2K tokens
LicenseProprietaryCloud API only
Input Modalities
TextVision
Function / Tool CallingNot Supported
Structured OutputsPrompt Based
MODEL CONTEXT PROTOCOL (MCP) READINESS
⚠ Sonar Pro does not natively advertise tool-calling capabilities. When connecting to MCP servers, function calling must be handled via structured prompt injection.
MCP Context Window Recommendations
With a context capacity of 200,000 tokens, this model can handle moderately large MCP tool definitions and multi-turn conversation logs comfortably.
STANDARDIZED BENCHMARKS & EVALS
SciCodepercent correct
22.6API CALL INVOCATION EXAMPLE
// Example: Calling Sonar Pro via OpenAI SDK
import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.PERPLEXITY_API_KEY,
});
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "perplexity/sonar-pro",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello! Can you inspect MCP tools?" }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);PRICING BY PROVIDER
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Rates in USD per 1M tokens. Rates synchronized from models.dev public catalog.
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