Sonar API Pricing & Quick Start
Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources. It is designed for companies seeking to integrate lightweight question-and-answer features...
Technical specifications
Pricing comparison
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Market reference Artificial Analysis
Source: artificialanalysis.ai
Independent benchmarks
Scores below come from Artificial Analysis, an independent third party. BazaarLink does not participate in the testing.
Top 5 — CodingCoding Index leaderboard
openai/gpt-5-6-sol-xhigh78$5 / $30openai/gpt-5-6-sol-high77$5 / $30anthropic/claude-opus-5-xhigh77$5 / $25Quick Start
Use Sonar via BazaarLink API — just change the base_url:
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://bazaarlink.ai/api/v1",
api_key="sk-bl-YOUR_API_KEY",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="perplexity/sonar",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({
baseURL: "https://bazaarlink.ai/api/v1",
apiKey: "sk-bl-YOUR_API_KEY",
});
const response = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "perplexity/sonar",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(response.choices[0].message.content);Why use Sonar via BazaarLink?
- ✓USD billing (TWD-quoted) + unified invoices — no foreign credit card needed for Taiwan teams
- ✓OpenAI-compatible API — zero code changes required
- ✓Automatic failover — multi-provider redundancy for the same model
- ✓Chinese-language support — local team, instant help
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sonar?
Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources. It is designed for companies seeking to integrate lightweight question-and-answer features...
How much does the Sonar API cost?
Sonar costs $1.0000 per 1M input tokens and $1.0000 per 1M output tokens when accessed through BazaarLink.
How do I use Sonar with the OpenAI SDK?
Set base_url to "https://bazaarlink.ai/api/v1" and use model ID "perplexity/sonar". All OpenAI SDK methods (chat.completions, embeddings, streaming) work without code changes.
What is the context window for Sonar?
Sonar supports a context window of 127,072 tokens.
Is Sonar available for free?
Sonar is a paid model. BazaarLink offers free trial credits on registration so you can test it without a credit card.
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