Perplexity API Pricing
Perplexity builds the Sonar family — models with built-in web search that return grounded, citation-backed answers. Sonar, Sonar Pro, and the Sonar Reasoning and Deep Research tiers are the engine behind Perplexity's answer product.
Models
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All tiers, latest pricing.
All Perplexity Models
| Model | Tier | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonar | balanced | $1.00 | $1.00 | 127K |
| Sonar Reasoning Pro | reasoning | $2.00 | $8.00 | 128K |
| Sonar Deep Research | balanced | $2.00 | $8.00 | 128K |
| Sonar Pro Search | flagship | $3.00 | $15.00 | 200K |
| Sonar Pro | flagship | $3.00 | $15.00 | 200K |
Model Details
Sonar
$1.00 inSonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources.
Sonar Reasoning Pro
$2.00 inNote: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing. See details here Sonar Reasoning Pro is a premier reasoning model powered by DeepSeek R1 with Chain of Thought (CoT).
Sonar Deep Research
$2.00 inSonar Deep Research is a research-focused model designed for multi-step retrieval, synthesis, and reasoning across complex topics.
Sonar Pro Search
$3.00 inExclusively available on the OpenRouter API, Sonar Pro's new Pro Search mode is Perplexity's most advanced agentic search system. It is designed for deeper reasoning and analysis.
Sonar Pro
$3.00 inSonar Pro is Perplexity's a flagship-tier model built for the most demanding reasoning, coding, and long-form tasks. It costs $3.00 per million input tokens with a 200K-token context window and native image understanding.
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