Discover Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Advanced search with multi-step reasoning and analysis.

Input: text · image Output: text Context: 200,000 tokens Release: 2025-10-30

Perplexity's Sonar Pro Search, released on October 30, 2025, offers an advanced search experience through the OpenRouter API. This model is tailored for complex reasoning and analysis, making it ideal for users who need comprehensive research capabilities. With a context length of 200,000 tokens, Sonar Pro Search can handle extensive text and image inputs, outputting detailed text responses. It enhances its predecessor by executing multi-step research workflows autonomously, allowing for more thorough and structured outputs. This makes it a powerful tool for users requiring in-depth information synthesis.

Use Cases

Here are a few ways teams apply Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search in practice—from fast drafting to multimodal understanding. Adapt these ideas to your workflow.

Conduct comprehensive research projects

Analyze complex data sets efficiently

Generate detailed reports from diverse inputs

Plan and execute structured information workflows

Key Features

A quick look at the capabilities that make this model useful in real projects.

Agentic search system for deep analysis

200,000 token context length

Handles text and image inputs

Outputs detailed text responses

Autonomous multi-step workflows

Specs

Overview

Vendor
perplexity

Model ID
perplexity/sonar-pro-search

Release
2025-10-30

Modalities & context

Input
text · image

Output
text

Context
200,000 tokens

Parameters & defaults

Supported parameters: frequency_penalty, include_reasoning, max_tokens, presence_penalty, reasoning, structured_outputs, temperature, top_k, top_p, web_search_options

Defaults: temperature 0.2, top_p 0.95

Benchmark tests: Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search

We ran this model against a few representative prompts to show its range. Review the outputs below and be the judge.

Text

Prompt:

Write 150 words on how AI might positively upend work, leisure and creativity

## How AI Might Positively Upend Work, Leisure, and Creativity Artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize how we work, relax, and create. In the workplace, AI can automate repetitive tasks, freeing people to focus on strategic thinking, problem-solving, and innovation. This shift not only boosts productivity but also enhances job satisfaction by allowing workers to engage in more meaningful activities. For leisure, AI personalizes experiences by recommending music, films, books, and games tailored to individual tastes. This customization enriches downtime, making relaxation more enjoyable and accessible. AI-powered virtual assistants can also help manage schedules, plan trips, and suggest new hobbies, further enhancing leisure time. When it comes to creativity, AI acts as a collaborative partner. Artists, writers, and designers can leverage AI tools to brainstorm ideas, generate content, and refine their work. This democratizes access to creative resources, enabling more people to express themselves and innovate. Ultimately, AI’s integration into daily life promises to unlock new realms of possibility and fulfillment.

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Image

Prompt:

Generate an SVG of a pelican riding a bicycle.

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