Sonar Model to fetch product specs, reviews and rankings
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Sonar is Perplexity’s lightweight search-grounded chat model built to return short, source-linked answers from the live web. It is best for people who need quick factual lookups, product comparisons, or current-events summaries with visible citations.
What it can do
- Reads images and screenshots
- Searches the live web and cites sources
What people use it for
Answer product questions with sources
Ask Sonar for a product’s specifications, recent user reviews, and how it ranks against competitors; it returns a short summary plus the web sources it used. Use this when writing comparison pages, updating product sheets, or verifying spec claims.
Quick fact checks and current-event lookups
Use Sonar to fetch the latest report, statistic, or announcement and get links to the originating pages. It is useful for editors, support agents, and analysts who need a fast, citable starting point for their work.
Short market or competitor scans
Request a concise summary of pricing changes, rankings, or public reviews across a set of competitors; Sonar synthesizes web results into a few clear bullets with sources. Use the output to draft briefs, update dashboards, or flag items for deeper research.
Why it is worth it
- Live web grounding with visible source links for every answer.
- Low-latency, cost-effective model for frequent short queries.
- Streamlined answers sized for copy, briefs, and quick verification.
- Switchable inside Katteb Chat to test other models on the same prompt.
Questions people ask
What is Sonar best suited for?
Sonar is best for fast factual lookups, product comparisons, and short current-events summaries that need web citations. It is a lightweight, search-grounded model designed to return concise answers rather than long-form deep analysis.
How does Katteb bill Sonar usage?
Katteb bills Sonar per message in credits. Each message sent to the Sonar model consumes 3 credits from your Katteb account.
Can I rely on Sonar for citation accuracy?
Sonar includes the web sources it used, which makes it a good starting point for verification and citation. For high-stakes or exhaustive research, follow the provided links and confirm details with the original pages or use a deeper research model.
