Sonar

Perplexity's Sonar is a lightweight model designed for question-answering tasks with citation support and customizable source integration.

Strengths

It prioritizes low latency and can pull citations and customize information sources to provide grounded answers.

Best for

Q&A features that need fast responses with source attribution and the ability to control which sources are used.

Limitations

It is focused on question-answering rather than general-purpose tasks, so it may not suit applications requiring broad language capabilities or long-form generation.