# Api request speed is very slow, is there any solution？

**URL:** <https://community.perplexity.ai/t/api-request-speed-is-very-slow-is-there-any-solution/54>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [May 15, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/api-request-speed-is-very-slow-is-there-any-solution/54 "2025-05-15T00:11:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![vikvang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/67e7ee/32.png) [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/api-request-speed-is-very-slow-is-there-any-solution/54/1 "2025-05-15T00:11:02Z")

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I found that the website was also slow the first time, but after each time answered questions quickly ， But I need to call this API, [https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions](https://api.perplexity.ai/chat/completions), each time is slow, how to solve?

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**Author:** ![vikvang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/67e7ee/32.png) [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/api-request-speed-is-very-slow-is-there-any-solution/54/2 "2025-05-15T00:11:05Z")

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Hey @li-yu-tfs! Does it respond slowly if you are on another network, too? And could you please elaborate a bit more on ‘very slow’.

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**Author:** ![vikvang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/67e7ee/32.png) [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 12:11am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/api-request-speed-is-very-slow-is-there-any-solution/54/3 "2025-05-15T00:11:07Z")

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I’d also recommend using sonar-small if latency is your priority