Perplexity

Connect Perplexity AI to leverage internet-connected AI models for research and analysis in your workflows.

How to set up Perplexity

Authentication

Perplexity uses API key authentication:

1. Sign up at perplexity.ai
2. Navigate to API settings
3. Generate an API key
4. Copy the API key and paste it in Cargo when connecting

Perplexity actions

Instruct

Use Perplexity’s AI models to generate responses with real-time internet access.

Required fields:

• Model: Select the AI model
• Prompt: Your instruction or question

Available models:

Model	Description
Sonar Deep Research	Comprehensive expert-level research synthesized into actionable reports
Sonar	Lightweight search-grounded model, faster and cheaper
Sonar Pro	Premier search offering for advanced queries and follow-ups
Sonar Reasoning	Reasoning model powered by DeepSeek R1 with Chain of Thought
Sonar Reasoning Pro	Enhanced reasoning with Chain of Thought capabilities

Advanced settings:

• Search Context Size: Controls search depth (High, Medium, Low)
• System prompt: Set context for the model’s behavior
• Search recency filter: Limit results to month, week, day, or hour
• Search domain filter: Whitelist or blacklist specific domains (prefix with - to blacklist)
• Return related questions: Get suggested follow-up questions
• Return images: Include relevant images in responses
• Maximum tokens: Limit response length
• Temperature: Control response randomness (0-2)

Output options:

• Text: Plain text response
• JSON schema: Structured JSON output matching your schema
• Regex: Response matching a regex pattern

Use cases

• Account research: Deep-dive into target accounts before outreach
• Lead enrichment: Supplement traditional enrichment with real-time web data
• Content generation: Create personalized content based on research
• News monitoring: Track company and industry news
• Due diligence: Research potential partners or acquisition targets

Credits and pricing

Perplexity uses token-based pricing that varies by model and search context:

Model	Context	Cost per 1K tokens
Sonar Deep Research	-	0.5 credits
Sonar	High	0.5 credits
Sonar	Medium	0.4 credits
Sonar	Low	0.3 credits
Sonar Pro	High	1.0 credit
Sonar Pro	Medium	0.8 credits
Sonar Pro	Low	0.6 credits

Rate limits

• Sonar Deep Research: 5 requests per minute
• Other models: 1,000 requests per minute

Cargo automatically handles rate limiting to ensure reliable execution.

Best practices

• Use Sonar Deep Research for comprehensive reports on complex topics
• Use Sonar or Sonar Pro for quick lookups and real-time information
• Enable domain filters to focus research on authoritative sources
• Use JSON schema output for structured data extraction
• Set appropriate search recency for time-sensitive queries