Perplexity Multi-Environment Setup

Overview

Configure Perplexity Sonar API across dev/staging/prod. Key decisions per environment: which models are allowed (sonar vs sonar-pro), rate limits, and cost caps. All environments use the same base URL (https://api.perplexity.ai) but different API keys with different budget limits.

Environment Strategy

Environment	Model	Rate Limit	Key Source	Monthly Budget
Development	`sonar` only	5 RPM self-imposed	`.env.local`	$10
Staging	`sonar` only	20 RPM	CI secrets	$50
Production	`sonar` + `sonar-pro`	50 RPM	Secret manager	$500+

Prerequisites

Separate Perplexity API keys per environment
openai package installed
Secret management (env files for dev, vault/KMS for prod)

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