Sonar — language models with live web search built in.
Perplexity hosts the Sonar family — language models tightly integrated with a live web search index, designed for queries that need current information rather than long-context reasoning. US-hosted. Pick this route when freshness of factual answers matters more than model depth or strict residency.
Every model we route through Perplexity. Compare residency, ZDR, training posture, and price at a glance — full data-handling detail per route below.
| Model | Region | Zero data retention | Training | Context | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | Zero data retention | No | 128K | $2.00 | $8.00 | |
| US | Zero data retention | No | 128K | $1.00 | $1.00 | |
| US | Zero data retention | No | 200K | $3.00 | $15.00 | |
| US | Zero data retention | No | 128K | $2.00 | $8.00 |
Perplexity hosts on 1 route. Each route has its own privacy posture, residency, and GDPR terms. Postures are maintained by Opper with a last-verification timestamp.
Zero data retention is on by default on Pay-as-you-go — no action required. No training on customer data. US; SCCs; DPA available.
