Models / Perplexity

Sonar Deep Research

GA

Expert-level research model that runs exhaustive multi-source searches and generates comprehensive reports. 128K context. Token pricing: input $2/M, output $8/M, citation tokens $2/M, reasoning tokens $3/M, plus search queries $5 per 1,000 (pricing page). Featured May 2025 with reasoning-effort parameter and async API. Max output tokens and knowledge cutoff not published. Pricing page fetched 2026-06-28.

Provider
Perplexity
Status
GA
Input price
$2 / 1M tokens
Output price
$8 / 1M tokens
Cached input
Blended price
$3.50 / 1M tokens
Context window
128,000 tokens (128K)
Max output
Modality
text
Knowledge cutoff
Released
May 2025
API string
sonar-deep-research

Source: Perplexity official documentation ↗