Sonar
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...
Updated 2 h ago · first seen 11 Sept 2026
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- Context
- 127.1K tokens
- T2 · 2 h ago
- Released
- 27 Jan 2025
- T2 · 4 h ago
Specification
- Release date
- 27 Jan 2025
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Status
- deprecated
Source:Artificial AnalysisT2observed 3 h agomedium
- Openness
- proprietary
Source:Artificial AnalysisT2observed 3 h agomedium
- Context window
- 127.1K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 2 h agomedium
- Max output
- 114.4K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Modalities
- image, text
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Input modalities
- image, text
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Output modalities
- text
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Openrouter id
- perplexity/sonar
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Supported parameters
- frequency_penalty, max_tokens, presence_penalty, temperature, top_k, top_p, web_search_options
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
Each value shows its source, tier and observation time. Conflicting claims are kept side by side and flagged — never averaged. How AI Atlas records facts →
Provenance
Attributed facts
15
Source tiers
T215
Freshest observation
2 h ago
Conflicts
None
Modalities
- Modalities
- imagetext
- Input
- imagetext
- Output
- text
Capabilities
Tool calling
No
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Structured output
No
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Reasoning
No
Artificial Analysis · T2
Vision
Yes
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Audio
Unavailable
Fine-tuning available
Unavailable
- Context window
- 127.1K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 2 h agomedium
- Max output
- 114.4K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
| Benchmark | Score | Metric | Config | Evaluated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 7.71 | index | aa_slug=sonar · version=4.3 · estimated=true | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| GPQA | 47.07% | accuracy | aa_slug=sonar · variant=GPQA Diamond · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 4.88% | accuracy | aa_slug=sonar · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
Scores are reported as published, with their evaluation configuration (harness, prompting, judge). Results with different configs are not directly comparable — see methodology.
Current prices
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cached in | Batch in / out | Context | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity APIperplexity/sonar | $1 | $1 | — | — | 127.1K | 2 h ago | openrouter.aiT2 |
USD per 1M tokens as published by each provider (USD). Rows are append-only: every change is kept in the history below.
Available through 1
Price history
Input price · USD / 1M tokens
Output price · USD / 1M tokens
- Perplexity API
No hardware estimate available
No lineage recorded
Papers 0
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Repositories 0
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Claim history · Openness
Opennessopenness1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| proprietary | → current | current | Artificial AnalysisT2 | medium | deterministic |
Claims are temporal and append-only: a new observation closes the previous claim (valid_to) instead of overwriting it. Conflicting claims from different sources are kept side by side and flagged — never averaged. Methodology →
Sonar: context length changed from 127000 to 127072
Context window127K tokens→127.1K tokensopenrouterSonar scores 4.88% on Humanity's Last Exam
artificial_analysisSonar scores 7.71 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
artificial_analysisSonar: context length changed from 127072 to 127000
Context window127.1K tokens→127K tokensartificial_analysisPerplexity API lists Sonar at $1 in / $1 out per 1M tokens
openrouter
| Source | Document | Type | Tier | Last observed | Snapshots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter public model & pricing listing | openrouter.ai/api/v1/models | catalogue | T2· Quality secondary | 2 h ago | 3 |
| Artificial Analysis | artificialanalysis.ai/leaderboards/models | leaderboard | T2· Quality secondary | 3 h ago | 1 |
Tier 1 = official/primary, 2 = quality secondary, 3 = community, 4 = unverified. Every snapshot is archived; see all sources and the methodology.