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Llama 3 Sonar

Retired · Language

Llama 3 Sonar covers two Perplexity API language models, llama-3-sonar-small-32k and llama-3-sonar-large-32k, each offered as a chat id and an online id with search, listed at 7B and 70B parameters. Perplexity pointed users to them in May 2024 when it removed its February 2024 Sonar models; they were removed on 12 August 2024. [1] [2] [3]July 2024, [Action Required] Model Deprecation Notice Primary source

Timeline of Llama 3 Sonar →

Claims and evidence

  • Released No dated launch post was found. The ids are absent from the model cards captured on 2024-04-29, are the recommended replacements in the deprecation notice created in May 2024, and are listed on the model cards captured on 2024-05-21.Other sources give: [3]April 2024, Model Deprecation Notice The live changelog files the notice that recommends the Llama 3 family under April 2024. Archived primaryOriginal source unavailable[2]page data createdAt 2024-05-07T03:53Z [4] [1]Perplexity Models table
  • Deprecated Month of the notice that announced the removal. Primary source[3]July 2024, [Action Required] Model Deprecation Notice [5]
  • Retired Primary source[3]July 2024, [Action Required] Model Deprecation Notice [5]
  • Status Retired Primary source[3]July 2024, [Action Required] Model Deprecation Notice [5]
  • Replaced by Llama 3.1 SonarThe notice recommends switching to models in the Llama-3.1 family, among them the llama-3.1-sonar ids. Primary source[5] [3]July 2024, [Action Required] Model Deprecation Notice
  • Successor of Sonar (February 2024)The deprecation notice removes sonar-small and sonar-medium and recommends switching to llama-3-sonar-small-32k and llama-3-sonar-large-32k. Primary source[2] [6]Model Deprecation Notice, April 2024
  • Change · Context length Context length grew to 32768 tokens for the chat ids and 28000 for the online ids, from 16384 and 12000.Compared with Sonar (February 2024) Archived primaryOriginal source unavailable[1]Perplexity Models table, Context Length [7]Perplexity Models table, Context Length
  • Change · Size The larger tier is listed at 70B parameters, where sonar-medium was listed at 8x7B.Compared with Sonar (February 2024) Archived primaryOriginal source unavailable[1]Perplexity Models table, Parameter Count [7]Perplexity Models table, Parameter Count
  • Feature RetrievalThe online ids have a search subsystem. Archived primaryOriginal source unavailable[1]Online LLMs
  • Access API Archived primaryOriginal source unavailable[1]

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Variants

llama-3-sonar-small-32k

Same dates as Llama 3 Sonar.

  • Variant Inline variant in this record. Archived primaryOriginal source unavailable[1]

Also known as: llama-3-sonar-small-32k-chat, llama-3-sonar-small-32k-online

Differs in:

  • Context window: 32768 tokens Evidence not assessed [1]Perplexity Models table, Context Length
  • Parameters: 7B Evidence not assessed [1]Perplexity Models table, Parameter Count

llama-3-sonar-large-32k

Same dates as Llama 3 Sonar.

  • Variant Inline variant in this record. Archived primaryOriginal source unavailable[1]

Also known as: llama-3-sonar-large-32k-chat, llama-3-sonar-large-32k-online

Differs in:

  • Context window: 32768 tokens Evidence not assessed [1]Perplexity Models table, Context Length
  • Parameters: 70B Evidence not assessed [1]Perplexity Models table, Parameter Count

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