Overview
PerplexityLLMService provides access to Perplexity’s language models through an OpenAI-compatible interface. It inherits from OpenAILLMService and supports streaming responses and context management, with special handling for Perplexity’s incremental token reporting and built-in internet search capabilities.
Perplexity LLM API Reference
Pipecat’s API methods for Perplexity integration
Example Implementation
Complete example with search capabilities
Perplexity Documentation
Official Perplexity API documentation and features
Perplexity Platform
Access search-enhanced models and API keys
Installation
To use Perplexity services, install the required dependencies:Prerequisites
Perplexity Account Setup
Before using Perplexity LLM services, you need:- Perplexity Account: Sign up at Perplexity
- API Key: Generate an API key from your account dashboard
- Model Selection: Choose from available models with built-in search capabilities
Required Environment Variables
PERPLEXITY_API_KEY: Your Perplexity API key for authentication
Unlike other LLM services, Perplexity does not support function calling.
Instead, they offer native internet search built in without requiring special
function calls.