Sonar
by Perplexity
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 lightwei
Models
Sonar
Added 10 July 2026
Overview
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...
How to use / API access
Call via OpenRouter with model id `perplexity/sonar`.
- openrouter ·
perplexity/sonarDocs
OpenRouter id: perplexity/sonar
Benchmarks
- Intelligence Index (artificial-analysis) : 9.5 index
Notes
Sonar is listed in the EDNA Models directory from the OpenRouter catalogue.
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