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Specifications
Specifications and pricing as served by Composite
Model ID
perplexity/sonar
Provider
cv11
Context window
127,072 tokens
Accepts
text, image
Returns
text
Input price
$1.25 per million tokens
Output price
$1.25 per million tokens
Prompt caching
Not offered for this model
Web search
$0.0063 per result
Moderated
No
Cost on a monthly plan
About 9.0 plan credits per typical call (8k in, 1k out)
Routing endpoints
2 (base plus 1 routing variant)
Use Perplexity: Sonar in JanitorAI or SillyTavern
Make a Composite API key and type perplexity/sonar as the model name. JanitorAI takes the full URL https://composite.lucidity.sh/v1/chat/completions; SillyTavern, ChubAI, Agnai and RisuAI take https://composite.lucidity.sh/v1. It runs on credits, a plan, or your own provider key.
This model has not carried enough traffic on Composite yet to publish a success rate, a latency figure or a traffic rank. The numbers appear here once it has.
Routing variants
The same model behind 1 alternative endpoint. Call the id directly to pin a route; the base id above picks for you.
Route
Model ID
Provider
Price
cheapThink
perplexity/sonar:cheapThink
cv11
$1.25 per million tokens input · $1.25 per million tokens output
Pricing
$1.25 per million tokens input · $1.25 per million tokens output
Credits pay the provider’s price plus 25%; cache hits cost less.
On a monthly plan, a typical call (8k tokens in, 1k out) uses about 9.0 plan credits, at the provider's own price.
Provider
cv11
Roleplay fit
This model is available on Composite alongside dozens of others from other labs, so it is easy to compare against similar options.
Context behavior
Its 127,072-token context window covers most single-session roleplay threads comfortably. For campaigns that run over many sessions, expect older messages to eventually drop out of context.
Cost for regular use
It sits in the mid-range on price, a reasonable pick for regular roleplay use without going for the cheapest option available.
From the provider
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...