Sonar Deep Research

Perplexity chatreasoningtool_use

API ID: perplexity/sonar-deep-research

Input Price
$2.00
/1M tokens
Output Price
$8.00
/1M tokens

About Sonar Deep Research

Sonar Deep Research is Perplexity's advanced research model, designed for comprehensive information synthesis. The model excels at complex research queries requiring extensive source analysis. Sonar Deep Research provides thorough, well-cited responses for professional research needs. For applications requiring in-depth research capability, this model offers Perplexity's most comprehensive analysis.

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Price Ranking
#887 lowest price among 950 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
128k
Max Output
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Release Date
2025-03-07
Capabilities
chat reasoning tool_use
Input Modalities
text
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Image understanding (needs vision capability)
  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)

๐Ÿ’ฐ Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

Personal AI Assistant
$3.30
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
Customer Service Bot
$102.00
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
Data Analysis Pipeline
$141.00
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each

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๐Ÿš€ Quick Start

Get started with Sonar Deep Research API

OpenAI-compatible SDK
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="perplexity/sonar-deep-research",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)