# sonar

Perplexity deprecated the model sonar without giving a shutdown date yet.

- API: Perplexity (api.perplexity.ai)
- Model: sonar
- Released: January 1, 2024 (models.dev)
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model sonar`
- Source: [models.dev](https://models.dev/api.json#perplexity)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Perplexity's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/perplexity/sonar/

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