Sonar Reasoning Pro

Perplexity chatreasoningvision

API ID: perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro

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

About Sonar Reasoning Pro

Sonar Reasoning Pro is Perplexity's premium reasoning model, combining search augmentation with maximum analytical capability. The model excels at complex queries requiring sophisticated reasoning over current information. Sonar Reasoning Pro provides the deepest analysis with comprehensive source citation. For professional applications requiring maximum research and reasoning capability, this model offers Perplexity's best offering.

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Price Ranking
#1116 lowest price among 1240 Chat models

Model Specifications

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

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Image analysis, document understanding, visual Q&A
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • 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 Reasoning Pro 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-reasoning-pro",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)