Perplexity Provider Guide

Web-search-augmented generation via Perplexity's Sonar models

Overview

Perplexity hosts a family of LLMs (Sonar, Sonar Pro, Sonar Reasoning) that pair the model with a live web search backend; responses include citations to the documents the model relied on.

Key Facts

Protocol: OpenAI-compatible (/chat/completions)
Default base URL: https://api.perplexity.ai
Default model: sonar
Citations: Returned via citations field on the response
Streaming: Yes
Tool calling: No

Quick Start

1. Get an API Key

https://www.perplexity.ai/settings/api

2. Configure

PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=pplx-your-key
PERPLEXITY_MODEL=sonar

3. Generate

import { NeuroLink } from "@juspay/neurolink";
const ai = new NeuroLink();
const result = await ai.generate({
  provider: "perplexity",
  input: { text: "What did the Fed announce yesterday?" },
});
console.log(result.content);

Supported Models

Model ID	Notes
`sonar`	Default; fast search-augmented chat
`sonar-pro`	Larger context, deeper search
`sonar-reasoning`	Chain-of-thought reasoning

CLI Usage

pnpm run cli generate "What were today's tech-stock movers?" --provider perplexity

Provider Aliases

Alias	Example
`perplexity`	`--provider perplexity`

Configuration Reference

Environment Variable	Required	Default
`PERPLEXITY_API_KEY`	Yes	—
`PERPLEXITY_MODEL`	No	`sonar`
`PERPLEXITY_BASE_URL`	No	`https://api.perplexity.ai`

Feature Support Matrix

Feature	Support
Text generation	Yes
Streaming	Yes
Tool calling	No
Structured output	Limited
Web search	Yes (native)
Citations	Yes

Overview​

Key Facts​

Quick Start​

1. Get an API Key​

2. Configure​

3. Generate​

Supported Models​

CLI Usage​

Provider Aliases​

Configuration Reference​

Feature Support Matrix​

See Also​