Sonar

Sonar is Perplexity's grounded search model in the Agent API.

What the release provides

The current model identifier is perplexity/sonar. The model catalog lists standard processing. Search and other agent tools are configured by the service.Perplexity current Agent API model list

How to use it well

Practical guidance. Inspect the cited pages for support of each important claim. Search retrieval and answer generation can fail separately, so preserve both the answer and source evidence.

Specifications & access

Sonar specifications
Detail	Value and conditions
Access	API
Model identifiers	`perplexity/sonar`