Perplexity Sonar API

Web-grounded answers with citations as an API

perplexity.ai · Sonar $1/$1 per MTok + search fees

Perplexity's Sonar API answers questions with live web search and citations — the engine for "ask the internet" features.

Capabilities

Capabilities

  • Grounded Q&A with citations; Sonar $1/$1 per MTok, Sonar Pro $3/$15 + per-request search fees

Best for

  • Cloning answer-engine/research features with sourced responses

Not for

  • Raw search result lists (Exa/Tavily) or ungrounded chat (cheaper direct LLMs)