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Sonar Reasoning Pro

by PerplexityReleased 7 March 2025

The reasoning version of Perplexity's Sonar Pro, which thinks step by step before it answers in-depth search questions, with about twice Sonar's citations per search and image input

TakesTextImages
GivesText

What it costs

You pay for what each request uses. No subscription, no minimum.

≈ 3,66 DA per message3 000 DA buys about 810 messages

One message, the ordinary use

1 000 tokens sent× 665,67 DA per 1M0,67 DA
500 tokens back× 2 662,68 DA per 1M1,33 DA
1 request× 1,66 DA1,66 DA
Total≈ 3,66 DA

Every rate

Meter↑ you send↓ comes back
Text tokens665,67 DA2 662,68 DA

per 1M tokens

Web search · 1,66 DA per call

Check a fact and cite the sources≈ 0,87 DA
Answer a question from live web results≈ 1,16 DA
Summarise this week's news on a topic≈ 2,23 DA
Compare three products from live sources≈ 3,36 DA
Analyse a business decision with live data≈ 4,26 DA
When you pay
After the answer, from your balance. Nothing is held.
Why it varies
A longer question or a longer answer costs more.
After each one
The exact charge shows on the request.
DepositDeposits from 50 DA, with Edahabia or CIB.

Where your request runs

One company runs this model. OpenDunes sends every request to it. DA per 1M tokens: ↑ what you send · ↓ what comes back.

Perplexity…
↑ Sent, per 1M
665,67 DA
↓ Back, per 1M
2 662,68 DA
Latency
…
Throughput
…
Provider↑ Sent↓ BackLatencyThroughputUptime
Perplexity665,67 DA2 662,68 DA………

Also charged: a web search 1,66 DA each.

You pay the price of the provider that served your request. Prices read 15:19 · speed over the last 30 minutes · uptime over 3 days.

See it in action

Real requests, real replies. Try any of them yourself — one click, pre-filled.

Understands images
You send

What's the total on this invoice, and when is it due?

invoice-scan.jpg · photo
It replied

The total is 42 300,00 DA, due 5 September 2026. Worth a double-check: the handwritten day could read as 8 instead of 3.

Try in Chat Lab
Writing
You send

Two lines to welcome a shop in Oran.

It replied

Welcome to our new shop in Oran — fresh bread every morning, and coffee the way the city likes it. Come in, the first cup is on us.

Try in Chat Lab

Try your own request — same model, pre-selected.

Open Chat Lab

Call it in code

Swap the base URL and the key. Your OpenAI code runs unchanged.

POST /v1/chat/completions
Base URL
https://opendunes.com/v1
Model ID
perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro
import os
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://opendunes.com/v1",
    api_key=os.environ["OPENDUNES_API_KEY"],
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Two lines to welcome a shop in Oran."}],
)

print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

Runs this request once on your balance.

Parameters you can send

Standard OpenAI fields, grouped by what they control. Anything not listed is accepted and ignored.

Shaping the reply

How long, how varied, where to stop.

max_tokenstemperaturetop_ptop_kfrequency_penaltypresence_penalty

Reasoning

Let it think before answering — and see the thinking.

reasoninginclude_reasoning

Other

Also accepted by this model.

web_search_options

Questions about Sonar Reasoning Pro

  • How much does Sonar Reasoning Pro cost in dinars?

    About 3,66 DA per message. ↑ 665,67 DA · ↓ 2 662,68 DA per 1M tokens · 1,66 DA per request.

  • Is Sonar Reasoning Pro free? Can I try it?

    No. You pay per use from your balance, with no subscription. Try it in Chat at the same price.

  • What is Sonar Reasoning Pro best for?

    The reasoning version of Perplexity's Sonar Pro, which thinks step by step before it answers in-depth search questions, with about twice Sonar's citations per search and image input.

  • How do I pay for Sonar Reasoning Pro without an international card?

    Deposit dinars with your Edahabia or CIB card. Every model, Sonar Reasoning Pro included, is paid from that balance. No foreign card, no conversion.

  • Does Sonar Reasoning Pro work in Arabic, French or Darja?

    Perplexity names no languages for Sonar Reasoning Pro. Arabic, French and Darja: not stated.

  • Can it read PDFs, images or a whole book?

    It reads text and images. Up to 128K tokens in one request, about 120 pages. It writes up to 86 000 words at once.

  • Is Sonar Reasoning Pro open source?

    No. Perplexity has not published its weights.

  • Who makes Sonar Reasoning Pro, and when was it released?

    Perplexity. Released 7 March 2025.

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