Sonar Pro as an agentic researcher: chains web searches, fetches full pages, and streams live reasoning, adapting strategy for complex queries.
PerplexityResearch & SearchProprietary EndpointSonar Pro as an agentic researcher: chains web searches, fetches full pages, and streams live reasoning, adapting strategy for complex queries.
perplexity-pro-searchPOST /v1/chat/completionsPOST /v1/responsesPOST /v1/messagesPOST /v1/searchLive pay-as-you-go rates from the EmpirioLabs catalog. You are billed only for what you use, with no monthly minimum.
Perplexity Pro Search serves the OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1 with your EmpirioLabs API key and use the model id perplexity-pro-search. Get an API key from the EmpirioLabs dashboard.
curl https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "perplexity-pro-search",
"messages": [
{"role": "user", "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."}
]
}'from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1",
api_key="YOUR_EMPIRIOLABS_API_KEY",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="perplexity-pro-search",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Write a haiku about the ocean."}],
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Request parameters supported by the Perplexity Pro Search API on EmpirioLabs. Defaults apply when a field is omitted.
| Parameter | Type | Default | Range / values | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| temperature | number | 0.2 | 0 to 2 | Sampling temperature. 0 = deterministic, 2 = maximum randomness. |
| max_tokens | number | 4096 | 1 to 32768 | Maximum tokens in the response. |
| search_context_size | enum | medium | low, medium, high | Higher context gives better answers but increases the base fee per request. |
| search_mode | enum | default | default, academic, sec | Filter search results by source type. Academic = scholarly papers, SEC = financial filings. |
| stream_mode | enum | concise | concise, full | Concise streams the final answer only. Full also streams research progress in real time. |
| search_domain_filter | string | - | - | Comma-separated domains. Prefix with '-' to exclude. Max 20. |
| search_language_filter | string | - | - | Comma-separated ISO 639-1 codes (2 letters). Max 10. |
| search_after_date | string | - | - | Only include sources published after this date. Use YYYY-MM-DD or natural language. |
| search_before_date | string | - | - | Only include sources published before this date. Use YYYY-MM-DD or natural language. |
| search_recency_filter | enum | none | none, hour, day, week, month, year | Relative time filter. Cannot be combined with specific dates. |
| last_updated_after_filter | string | - | - | Only include sources last updated after this date. Use YYYY-MM-DD or natural language. |
| last_updated_before_filter | string | - | - | Only include sources last updated before this date. Use YYYY-MM-DD or natural language. |
| country | string | - | - | Two-letter ISO 3166-1 code (e.g. US, GB) for biasing results to a country. |
| region | string | - | - | State or province name for location bias. |
On EmpirioLabs, Perplexity Pro Search is billed pay as you go: Input $7.80 per 1M prompt tokens; Output $39.00 per 1M generated tokens; Base Fee (Low Context) $0.036 per request. The live rate card on this page always matches what the API charges.
Yes. Perplexity Pro Search serves the OpenAI-compatible Chat Completions API, so existing OpenAI SDKs work by pointing base_url at https://api.empiriolabs.ai/v1 and setting the model id to perplexity-pro-search.
Yes. The EmpirioLabs playground runs Perplexity Pro Search in the browser with the same parameters the API exposes, so you can test prompts before writing code.
Create an EmpirioLabs account, then generate a key under API Keys in the dashboard. Billing is pay-as-you-go credits, so you only pay for the requests you make.
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