The cheapos ClubPerplexity: Sonar Deep Research
perplexity/sonar-deep-research
PaidReasoning
Price Published
- Input
- $2.00 per million tokens
- Output
- $8.00 per million tokens
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Specifications Published
- Context window
- 128,000 tokens
- Max output
- 115,200 tokens
- Tool calling
- Not listed
- Vision input
- Not listed
- Reasoning
- Supported
- Knowledge cutoff
- Not reported
- Listed since
- Mar 7, 2025
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About this model OpenRouter description
Sonar Deep Research is a research-focused model designed for multi-step retrieval, synthesis, and reasoning across complex topics. It autonomously searches, reads, and evaluates sources, refining its approach as it gathers...
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