Perplexity: Sonar
perplexity/sonar
159th smartest of 182Vision
Intelligence
9.5
159th of 182
Design Elo
—
Speed
—
tokens/sec
Latency
—
first token
Input price
$1.00
230th cheapest
Context
127K
How it compares
Smarter than13%
of all ranked models
Cheaper than31%
of all ranked models
Overview
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...
Benchmarks
independent · Artificial Analysis & Design ArenaArtificial Analysis34th percentile
Intelligence Index
9.5
GPQA Diamond
47%
Humanity's Last Exam
7%
SciCode
23%
Providers & pricing (1)
| Provider | In $/M | Out $/M | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity | $1.00 | $1.00 | 127K | 100% |
Specifications
Context window127K
Max output—
Knowledge cutoff—
Input modalitiestext, image
Output modalitiestext
Prompt caching—
Cache read price—
ModeratedNo
Sonar FAQ
How much does Sonar cost?
Sonar costs $1.00 per million input tokens and $1.00 per million output tokens via OpenRouter, making it 230th cheapest of 332 paid models.
How smart is Sonar?
Sonar scores 9.5 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking 159th of 182 benchmarked models, with a GPQA Diamond score of 47%.
What is Sonar's context window?
Sonar supports a 127K-token context window. It accepts text, image input.