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Overview

Perplexity offers unique AI models that combine language understanding with real-time web search. Every response is grounded in up-to-date information from the internet, making Perplexity ideal for research, fact-checking, and questions that require current knowledge.

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Supported Models

All Perplexity models include built-in web search — responses automatically cite real-time sources from the internet.

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Setup

1

Get API Key

  1. Go to Perplexity API Settings
  2. Sign in or create a Perplexity account
  3. Navigate to the API section
  4. Generate a new API key
2

Configure in EnConvo

  1. Open Settings → AI Provider
  2. Select Perplexity
  3. Go to Credentials module
  4. Enter your API key
3

Select Model

Choose your preferred model from the dropdown

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Configuration

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Validate and Use

1

Validate credentials

Click Validate in the Perplexity credential settings. If validation fails, confirm the API key is active and your API credit balance is available.
2

Use for current information

Choose Perplexity when the answer should be grounded in recent web sources, news, or cited research.
3

Ask source-aware prompts

Ask for dates, sources, and concise summaries when you need verifiable answers.

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Pricing

Check Perplexity API Pricing for current rates.
Perplexity API credits are separate from a Perplexity Pro subscription. You need to add API credits in your settings.

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Best Practices

  • sonar-pro: Detailed research, multi-step questions, comprehensive answers
  • sonar: Quick lookups, simple factual questions, news updates
  • sonar-reasoning-pro: Complex analysis requiring both reasoning and real-time data
  • sonar-reasoning: Quick analytical tasks with source citations
  • Questions about current events, recent news, or time-sensitive information
  • Fact-checking claims with real sources
  • Research tasks that need up-to-date data
  • Any query where you want cited, verifiable answers

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Troubleshooting

  • Verify the key is copied correctly from perplexity.ai/settings/api
  • Check if your API credit balance is sufficient
  • Ensure the key has not been revoked
  • API rate limits depend on your plan
  • Add more API credits if your balance is low
  • Use the lighter sonar model for high-volume tasks
  • Perplexity searches the web in real-time, but results depend on available sources
  • Rephrase your query to be more specific if results seem incomplete