Model error diagnosis

Perplexity: Sonar Pro | model permission denied

Perplexity: Sonar Pro returning 403 / model permission denied means you should first confirm whether model ID perplexity/sonar-pro is visible for this Perplexity key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model

perplexity/sonar-pro

Perplexity: Sonar Pro

Provider

Perplexity

5 models in catalog

Error type

model permission denied

permission-denied

Status code

403

global model route

Model error summary

Model

perplexity/sonar-pro

Error type

permission-denied

Status code

403

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What this model error usually means

Perplexity: Sonar Pro returning 403 / model permission denied means you should first confirm whether model ID perplexity/sonar-pro is visible for this Perplexity key, then separate permission, context, capability, rate limit, or route issues.

Model: perplexity/sonar-pro
Provider: Perplexity
Status code: 403

How to prove it during checking

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List models: confirm whether perplexity/sonar-pro is actually visible instead of guessing from the display name.
Light probe: use minimal input to verify whether Perplexity returns the same 403, then record the error body.
Compare model facts: context 200,000, input $3, output $15.
supports frequency_penalty
supports max_tokens
supports presence_penalty
supports temperature

Next action

Perplexity: Sonar Pro model permission denied should not end at failed. Return the next move: change model ID, add permission, reduce context, disable unsupported capability, change route, monitor, or hold listing.

Context: 200,000
Price: $3 / $15
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