Perplexity

Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research

Sonar Deep Research is a research-focused model designed for multi-step retrieval, synthesis, and reasoning across complex topics. It autonomously searches, reads, and evaluates sources, refining its approach as it gathers...

ReasoningStreaming
128K token context Released Feb 1, 2025

Intelligence overview

128K tok

Context window

115.2K tok

Max output

Capabilities

What Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research can do.

Reasoning

Extended reasoning

Works through problems step by step before answering, trading latency for accuracy on harder tasks.

Development

Streaming

Streams tokens as they're generated instead of waiting on the full response.

Pricing

Pay for what you use.

Every model in UltraGPT runs behind one flat subscription — this is the underlying per-token cost the catalog tracks.

INPUT

$2 / 1M tok

OUTPUT

$8 / 1M tok

Use cases

Built for serious work.

Think

Works through multi-step problems with extended reasoning before it answers.

Research

Holds up to 128K tokens of source material in context without losing the thread.

Preview

Ask Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research anything.

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Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research Ready

Continues in the UltraGPT app — one login, every model.

Comparison

How Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research stacks up.

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Specification

Technical details.

Specification

Context window
128K tokens
Max output
115.2K tokens
Input modalities
Text
Output modalities
Text
Knowledge cutoff
Jan 1, 2025
Release date
Feb 1, 2025
Streaming
Supported
Tool calling
Not supported
JSON mode
Not supported

Model identity

Provider
Perplexity
Provider ID
perplexity

Model ID

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