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Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search
● Excellent8.4
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Exclusively available on the OpenRouter API, Sonar Pro's new Pro Search mode is Perplexity's most advanced agentic search system. It is designed for deeper reasoning and analysis. Pricing is based...
Specifications
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Lab | Perplexity |
| Tags | Intelligent Agentic |
| Overall Score | 8.4/10 |
| Release Date | 2025-10 |
| Context Window | 200,000 tokens |
| Input Price / 1M | $3.00 |
| Output Price / 1M | $15.00 |
| Input Modalities | Text, Image |
| Output Modalities | Text |
Strengths
- Real-time web search integration
- Grounded answers with citations
- 200K context window
- Strong factuality from live sources
Weaknesses
- Expensive at $3/$15 per 1M tokens
- Dependent on search result quality
- Narrower creative reasoning
Best For
- Research requiring current information
- Fact-checking and verification
- News and trend analysis
Sources & Further Reading
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