Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro
Analysis Summary
Perplexity Sonar Reasoning Pro is a search-augmented reasoning model from Perplexity AI, released in March 2025. Its standout feature is real-time web retrieval combined with vision support, making it useful for tasks that require up-to-date information rather than purely parametric knowledge. Its GPQA score of 0.623 is above average for its intelligence tier.
For businesses, the primary use case is research-assisted content generation, fact-checking workflows, and summarisation of current events or live data. The 128K context window is adequate for most document tasks. However, the intelligence index of 11.7 is modest, and without coding or agentic benchmark data, it is not suited to technical or autonomous workflows.
At $2.00 input and $8.00 output per million tokens, pricing is steep relative to its raw capability. It is best positioned for teams that specifically need search grounding and are willing to pay a premium for that feature.
Assessed June 30, 2026
Editorial notes
Perplexity Sonar Reasoning Pro combines web search grounding with vision support and a strong GPQA score, suited to research-heavy content tasks, though its intelligence index is limited and pricing is high.
Rankings consider pricing, capabilities, benchmarks, and real-world applicability and are refreshed as new models launch. Feedback?
Performance Profile
How Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro compares
Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro ranks #210 of 385 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 128K-token context window is larger than 43% of the models we list. At $2.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 17% of comparable models.
About Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro
Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing. Designed for..
Capabilities
Architecture Detail
| Instruct Type | deepseek-r1 |
Benchmark Scores
Intelligence
Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
How does Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro stack up?
Compare side-by-side with other professional models.
Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro
|
| Provider | perplexity |
| Release Date | March 7, 2025 |
| Context Length | 128,000 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $2.00 | $0.002000 |
| Output | $8.00 | $0.008000 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics, refreshed every 30 minutes.
Leaderboard Categories
External Resources
Frequently asked questions about Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro
How much does Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro cost?
Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $8.00 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro?
Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro has a context window of 128,000 tokens (128K).
What can Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro do?
Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro supports image/vision input.
Who created Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro?
Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro is developed by Perplexity and was released on March 7, 2025.
