Sonar (Free)

Chat Completions

sonar:free

Perplexity|Created May 26, 2025|127.1k context

Chat Completions

Sonar is Perplexity’s lightweight, affordable, and fast question-answering model, now featuring citations and customizable sources. It is designed for companies seeking to integrate rapid, citation-enabled Q&A features optimized for speed and simplicity.

Overview Specifications Activity Performance Uptime Examples

Pricing

Pay-as-you-go rates for this model. More details can be found here.

Free

Capabilities

Input Modalities

Text

Output Modalities

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Supported Parameters

Available parameters for API requests

Frequency PenaltyMax Completion TokensPresence PenaltyResponse FormatStopTemperatureTop P

Usage Analytics

Token usage of this model on our platform

Throughput

Time-To-First-Token (TTFT)

Code Example

Example code for using this model through our API with Python (OpenAI SDK) or cURL. Replace placeholders with your API key and model ID.

Basic request example. Ensure API key permissions. For more details, see our documentation.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.naga.ac/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="sonar:free",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "What's 2+2?"}
    ],
    temperature=0.2,
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)