Sonar Pro Search
Exclusively available on the OpenRouter API, Sonar Pro's new Pro Search mode is Perplexity's most advanced agentic search system. It is designed for deeper reasoning and analysis. Pricing is based on
Pricing
Model Overview
Tracked token-pricing fields for this model family. Empty pricing fields stay hidden until the source publishes them.
| Price field | Value |
|---|---|
| Input | $3.00 / 1M tokens |
| Output | $15.00 / 1M tokens |
| Source | OpenRouter |
| Verified | Apr 5, 2026 (High) |
Surface
Capabilities
Input and output modalities, enabled feature flags, strengths, and tradeoffs.
| Attribute | Values |
|---|---|
| Modalities | textimage totext |
| Capabilities | reasoningwebSearchimageInputstructuredOutputs |
References
Official Links
Canonical launch, documentation, pricing, and release-note URLs.
| Reference | URL |
|---|---|
| Intro | https://openrouter.ai/perplexity/sonar-pro-search |
| Docs | https://openrouter.ai/perplexity/sonar-pro-search |
| Pricing | Verify current pricing on provider’s page → |
Coverage
Benchmark Coverage
Reported benchmark families, versions, scores, sources, and notes.
| Benchmark | Version | Score | Date | Source | Notes |
|---|
Lifecycle
Release History
Lifecycle transitions and release timeline for this model family.
| Release | Alias | Lifecycle | Release Date | Deprecation | Shutdown | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonar Pro Search | perplexity-sonar-pro-search | Active | Oct 30, 2025 | — | — | Model available via OpenRouter. |
Surfaces
Host Coverage
Provider-specific hosting, context, pricing notes, feature differences, and provider-status context.
| Host | Type | Context | Pricing Note | Differences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | aggregator | 200.0K | $3.00/1M in · $15.00/1M out via OpenRouter | — |
Migration
Migration Guidance
Documented migration summary, successor families, and known breaking changes.
| Topic | Details |
|---|---|
| Summary |
Timeline
Change Events
Cataloged model-family updates and source references.
| Date | Type | Title | Description | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2025 | family_added | Sonar Pro Search published | Model made available via OpenRouter. | OpenRouter |
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