The best Perplexity model for reasoning is Sonar Pro Search — — intelligence with extended step-by-step thinking. Sonar Reasoning Pro (—) and Sonar Deep Research (—) round out the top three.
Large language models with extended reasoning / thinking, ranked by intelligence. The best models for complex multi-step reasoning, math and analysis.
The best Perplexity model for reasoning is Sonar Pro Search — — intelligence with extended step-by-step thinking. Sonar Reasoning Pro (—) and Sonar Deep Research (—) round out the top three.
Sonar Reasoning Pro (—) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by Sonar Deep Research (—). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.
modelgrep tracks 5 Perplexity models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing. 3 of them qualify for this ranking.