Sonar Pro API pricing on Perplexity
Every Perplexity Sonar Pro rate we track, compared against 2 providers serving the same model.
The cheapest Sonar Pro input price we currently track is $3.00/1M on OpenRouter.
Perplexity Sonar Pro rates
Prices per 1M tokens. Batch and cached-input rates are shown where the provider publishes them.
| Mode | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | $3.00/1M | $15.00/1M |
About Sonar Pro
- Creator
- Perplexity
- Context
- 200K
- Modalities
- text, image
Sonar Pro on other providers
About Perplexity
Perplexity is an AI company offering inference APIs powered by their Sonar models, which combine large language models with real-time web search. Their API provides grounded, citation-backed responses alongside standard chat completion capabilities using popular open-source models.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Sonar Pro cost on Perplexity?
Perplexity serves Sonar Pro from $3.00 per 1M input tokens, across 1 tracked pricing mode. Prices are collected daily — see the table above for current input, output, and cached-input rates.
Is Perplexity the cheapest way to run Sonar Pro?
Perplexity ranks #1 of 2 providers we track serving Sonar Pro. The cheapest input price right now is on OpenRouter. Price is only one factor — throughput, latency, and context limits differ between providers.
Does Perplexity offer batch or cached pricing for Sonar Pro?
We track 1 Sonar Pro offering from Perplexity. Batch and cached-input rates appear in the table above when the provider publishes them; blank cells mean we have no current figure for that mode.