perplexity-upgrade-migration
Installation
SKILL.md
Contains Shell Commands
This skill contains shell command directives (!`command`) that may execute system commands. Review carefully before installing.
Perplexity Upgrade & Migration
Current State
!npm list openai 2>/dev/null | grep openai || echo 'openai not installed'
!pip show openai 2>/dev/null | grep Version || echo 'N/A'
Overview
Guide for migrating between Perplexity model generations and API changes. Perplexity has evolved from pplx-api with third-party models to the Sonar family with built-in web search.
Model Evolution
| Era | Models | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Legacy (pre-2025) | pplx-7b-online, pplx-70b-online, llama-3.1-sonar-* |
Deprecated |
| Current (2025) | sonar, sonar-pro |
Active |
| Extended (2025+) | sonar-reasoning-pro, sonar-deep-research |
Active |