Model error diagnosis

Perplexity: Sonar Pro | model rate limited

Perplexity: Sonar Pro returning 429 / model rate limited 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 rate limited

rate-limited

Status code

429

global model route

Model error summary

Model

perplexity/sonar-pro

Error type

rate-limited

Status code

429

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What this model error usually means

Perplexity: Sonar Pro returning 429 / model rate limited 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: 429

How to prove it during checking

Read-only check. Detection data burns after 5 minutes.

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 429, 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 rate limited 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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