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 ( ) but different API keys with different budget limits. Environment Strategy | Environment | Model | Rate Limit | Key Source | Monthly Budget | |-------------|-------|-----------|------------|----------------| | Development | only | 5 RPM self-imposed | | $10 | | Staging | only | 20 RPM | CI secrets | $50 | | Production | + | 50 RPM | Secret manager |…