Perplexity, proprietary

# Sonar Deep Research

> Sonar Deep Research by Perplexity, released February 2025. API: $2 in / $8 out per M tokens. 128K context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/sonar-deep-research
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Sonar Deep Research Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Sonar Deep Research is a Perplexity model tracked on Noometry for pricing and specifications. API pricing starts at $2 per million input tokens and $8 per million output tokens, with a 128K-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** Unranked
- **Index score:** Not ranked
- **Evidence:** 0 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/perplexity.svg) Perplexity](https://noometry.com/providers/perplexity)
- **Released:** February 1, 2025
- **Weights:** Proprietary
- **Reasoning:** Yes
- **Context window:** 128K
- **Max output:** 33K
- **Input price:** $2 / M
- **Output price:** $8 / M
- **Blended price:** $3.50 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** Not ranked
- **Knowledge cutoff:** January 2025
- **Input:** text

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

No public benchmark results are tracked for Sonar Deep Research yet.

## API pricing by provider

Sonar Deep Research API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/perplexity/sonar-deep-research) | $2 | $8 | — | 2026-10-10 |
| [perplexity](https://docs.perplexity.ai) | $2 | $8 | — | 2026-10-10 |

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## Compare Sonar Deep Research

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-   [Sonar Deep Research vs Claude Opus 5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-opus-5-vs-sonar-deep-research)
-   [Sonar Deep Research vs Claude Fable 5](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-vs-sonar-deep-research)
-   [Sonar Deep Research vs GPT-6.1 Sol](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-1-sol-vs-sonar-deep-research)
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-   [Sonar Deep Research vs MiMo-V2.6-Pro](https://noometry.com/compare/mimo-v2-6-pro-vs-sonar-deep-research)

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## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Sonar Deep Research?

Sonar Deep Research is a Perplexity model tracked on Noometry for pricing and specifications. API pricing starts at $2 per million input tokens and $8 per million output tokens, with a 128K-token context window.

### How much does Sonar Deep Research cost?

Sonar Deep Research costs $2 per million input tokens and $8 per million output tokens on Perplexity's own API.

### What is Sonar Deep Research's context window?

Sonar Deep Research accepts up to 128K tokens of input and can write up to 33K tokens in one response.

### Is Sonar Deep Research open source?

No. Sonar Deep Research is proprietary and available only through Perplexity's API and partner platforms.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Sonar Deep Research benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/sonar-deep-research

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