Perplexity: Sonar
Perplexity Sonar offers vision support and web-connected search capabilities, with moderate benchmark scores for its class. It's best suited to search-augmented use cases rather than deep reasoning or coding tasks, and its limited benchmark coverage makes broader assessment difficult.
Assessment date: March 12, 2026
Our methodology takes into account a range of factors including pricing, functionality, capabilities, benchmark performance, and real-world applicability. Rankings are reviewed and updated regularly as new models are released. Issues with our rankings? Contact us
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 optimized for speed.
Capabilities
Architecture
| Modality | Text + Image → Text |
| Tokenizer | Other |
Benchmark Scores
Evaluations
Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $1.00 | $0.001000 |
| Output | $1.00 | $0.001000 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
