OpenRouter model

Perplexity: 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...

Provider
OpenRouter
Availability
Available
Model ID
perplexity/sonar
Snapshot
2026-10-07

Perplexity: Sonar model overview

Perplexity: Sonar is listed in the public Swarm catalog through OpenRouter. This page summarizes the verified catalog fields used by Swarm without claiming real-time access for every provider account.

Provider
OpenRouter
Family
OpenRouter
Context window
127.1K tokens
Thinking support
Not supported
Availability status
Available
Catalog ID
openrouter/perplexity/sonar
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Run Perplexity: Sonar in Swarm

Verified CLI workflow & multi-agent architecture

Quickstart Guide →
bash — swarm run
$swarm ctl model set --provider openrouter --model openrouter/perplexity/sonar

# Or switch interactively inside the terminal TUI:

>/models

Subagent Role Matrix

Assign Perplexity: Sonar to specialized system roles in ~/.swarm/config.json:

  • Primary / Planner: Orchestrates full task DAGs and multi-stage pipelines.
  • Coder Subagent: Generates code and unit tests inside private Git worktrees.
  • Finder Subagent: Performs read-only code search, symbol discovery, and mapping.
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