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Perplexity: Sonar

Fast web-grounded Sonar for current answers, citations, and lightweight retrieval

Model lab
Perplexity
Model family
sonar
Modalitiestext → text
Context window128,000
Maximum output4,096
InputUSD 0.8 / 1M tokens
OutputUSD 0.8 / 1M tokens

Quickstart

Use your Moduck API Key, set the API base URL to https://api.moduck.ai/v1, and set the model parameter to moduck/perplexity/sonar.

import os
import requests

base_url = "https://api.moduck.ai/v1"
api_key = os.environ["MODUCK_API_KEY"]
model_id = "moduck/perplexity/sonar"

response = requests.post(
    f"{base_url}/chat/completions",
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {api_key}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "model": model_id,
        "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
        "stream": False,
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

Use the familiar OpenAI-style chat request format to make model integration easier.

Sonar API Pricing

TypePrice information
InputUSD 0.8 / 1M tokens
OutputUSD 0.8 / 1M tokens

Benchmarks

Intelligence Index · v4.37.7
Coding Index—
Agentic Index—
BenchmarkScoreMeasurementSource
SciCode22.9percent correct · Date: 2026-03-11

Performance

Measured on the Moduck gateway across live traffic, hour by hour over the last 24 hours. Time to first token is how long before anything appears; throughput is how fast the answer is written after that; end-to-end latency is the whole round trip. Figures are medians unless the card says otherwise.

Performance trends

Throughput93.1 tok/sCurrent
Time to first token1.5 sCurrent
End-to-end latency7.2 sCurrent
Throughput
Current93.1 tok/s
Window average89.8 tok/s
Time to first token
Current1.5 s
Window average1.4 s
End-to-end latency
Current7.2 s
Window average7.5 s
Tail latency (P99)
Current17.9 s
Window average16.6 s
Prompt cache hit rate
Current26.4%
Window average24.0%
Error rate
Current0.7%
Window average0.1%

Availability

Uptime is the share of time at least one provider serving this model responded. Availability is stricter: the share of requests actually served. A provider that answers but fails part of the traffic lowers availability without lowering uptime. Both cover the last three days.

Uptime100%At least one provider responded
Availability100%Requests actually served
Error rate0%Share of failed requests
Served requests, hour by hour
24 hours agoNow

Sonar Compare models

ModelInput priceOutput priceContext windowCapabilities
SonarThis pageUSD 0.8 / 1M tokensUSD 0.8 / 1M tokens128,000Text output
Sonar Deep ResearchUSD 1.6 / 1M tokensUSD 6.4 / 1M tokens128,000Text output · Reasoning
Beam 1.0 501B A23BUSD 0.2 / 1M tokensUSD 0.8 / 1M tokens1,048,576Text output · Reasoning · Tool calling
Ling 3.1 FlashUSD 0.06 / 1M tokensUSD 0.176 / 1M tokens262,144Text output · Reasoning · Tool calling
Schematron V2 SmallUSD 0.04 / 1M tokensUSD 0.184 / 1M tokens128,000Text output

Model specifications

Input
text
Output
text
Context window
128,000
Maximum output
4,096
Release date
2024-01-01
Attachments
No
Reasoning
No
Tool calling
No
Temperature setting
Yes
Open weights
No

Frequently asked questions

What is Sonar for?

Fast web-grounded Sonar for current answers, citations, and lightweight retrieval

What inputs and outputs does Sonar support?

Recorded inputs: text; outputs: text.

How is Sonar priced?

The pricing table shows the current recorded Moduck price. For example: Input USD 0.8 / 1M tokens; Output USD 0.8 / 1M tokens. See the pricing table for all units, variants, and conditions.

What specifications are recorded for Sonar?

Current model records list Context window 128,000 tokens; Maximum output 4,096 tokens.

What model parameter does the Quickstart use?

The example uses moduck/perplexity/sonar. This is a cataloged Moduck public or reserved ID; check your account’s available models before calling it.

Can I call this model through the Moduck API now?

This page has no verified Moduck API call for this model. A Quickstart example or reserved ID does not establish access; check the models available to your account.