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title: 'Perplexity Models' description: 'Instructions for using language models hosted on Perplexity with Spice.' sidebar_label: 'Perplexity' sidebar_position: 4

To use a language model hosted on Perplexity, specify perplexity in the from field.

To use a specific model, include its model ID in the from field (see example below). If not specified, the default model is sonar.

The following parameters are specific to Perplexity models:

Parameter	Description	Default
`perplexity_auth_token`	The Perplexity API authentication token.	-
`perplexity_*`	Additional, perplexity specific parameters to use on all requests. See Perplexity API Reference	-

Note: Like other models in Spice, Perplexity can set default overrides for OpenAI parameters. See Parameter Overrides.

To use a language model hosted on Perplexity, specify perplexity in the from field.

To use a specific model, include its model ID in the from field (see example below). If not specified, the default model is sonar.

The following parameters are specific to Perplexity models:

Parameter	Description	Default
`perplexity_auth_token`	The Perplexity API authentication token.	-
`perplexity_*`	Additional, perplexity specific parameters to use on all requests. See Perplexity API Reference	-

Note: Like other models in Spice, Perplexity can set default overrides for OpenAI parameters. See Parameter Overrides.