Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research
perplexity/sonar-deep-research
Access Sonar Deep Research from Perplexity using Puter.js AI API.
Get Started// npm install @heyputer/puter.js
import { puter } from '@heyputer/puter.js';
puter.ai.chat("Explain quantum computing in simple terms", {
model: "perplexity/sonar-deep-research"
}).then(response => {
document.body.innerHTML = response.message.content;
});
<html>
<body>
<script src="https://js.puter.com/v2/"></script>
<script>
puter.ai.chat("Explain quantum computing in simple terms", {
model: "perplexity/sonar-deep-research"
}).then(response => {
document.body.innerHTML = response.message.content;
});
</script>
</body>
</html>
# pip install openai
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.puter.com/puterai/openai/v1/",
api_key="YOUR_PUTER_AUTH_TOKEN",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="perplexity/sonar-deep-research",
messages=[
{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in simple terms"}
],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)
curl https://api.puter.com/puterai/openai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_PUTER_AUTH_TOKEN" \
-d '{
"model": "perplexity/sonar-deep-research",
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in simple terms"}
]
}'
Model Card
Sonar Deep Research is Perplexity's expert-level research model designed for exhaustive multi-step retrieval, synthesizing hundreds of sources into comprehensive reports. It autonomously searches, reads, and evaluates sources while refining its approach for in-depth analysis across domains like finance, technology, and health. Ideal for detailed market analyses, literature reviews, and projects requiring synthesis of multiple information sources.
Context Window 128K
tokens
Max Output N/A
tokens
Input Cost $2
per million tokens
Output Cost $8
per million tokens
Release Date Feb 18, 2025
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Frequently Asked Questions
You can access Sonar Deep Research by Perplexity through Puter.js AI API. Include the library in your web app or Node.js project and start making calls with just a few lines of JavaScript — no backend and no configuration required. You can also use it with Python or cURL via Puter's OpenAI-compatible API.
Yes, it is free if you're using it through Puter.js. With the User-Pays Model, you can add Sonar Deep Research to your app at no cost — your users pay for their own AI usage directly, making it completely free for you as a developer.
| Price per 1M tokens | |
|---|---|
| Input | $2 |
| Output | $8 |
Sonar Deep Research was created by Perplexity and released on Feb 18, 2025.
Sonar Deep Research supports a context window of 128K tokens. For reference, that is roughly equivalent to 256 pages of text.
Yes — the Sonar Deep Research API works with any JavaScript framework, Node.js, or plain HTML through Puter.js. Just include the library and start building. See the documentation for more details.
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