Sonar Reasoning

Chat CompletionsDeprecated Feb 14, 2026

sonar-reasoning

Perplexity|Created Jun 17, 2025|128k context

Chat Completions

Deprecated Feb 14, 2026

Sonar Reasoning is a Perplexity model based on DeepSeek R1, designed for long chain-of-thought reasoning with built-in web search. It is uncensored, hosted in US datacenters, and allows developers to leverage extended reasoning for complex queries, making it suitable for research and knowledge-intensive applications.

Overview Specifications Activity Performance Uptime Examples

Pricing-50%

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

Input Tokens (1M)

$0.50

Output Tokens (1M)

$2.50

Capabilities

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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-reasoning",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "What's 2+2?"}
    ],
    temperature=0.2,
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)