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Perplexity: Sonar API Pricing
Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources. It is designed for companies seeking to integrate lightweight question-and-answer features...
How much does Perplexity: Sonar cost for a real workload?
At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month, Perplexity: Sonar costs about $12 ($10 input + $2 output). Try your own volumes in the cost calculator.
What are cheaper alternatives to Perplexity: Sonar?
- OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini — $0.4 in / $1.6 out per 1M
- Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 — $0.26 in / $1.56 out per 1M
- Cohere: Command A+ — $0.3 in / $1.5 out per 1M
- Qwen: Qwen2.5 VL 72B Instruct — $0.8 in / $1 out per 1M
- DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 — $0.44 in / $1.32 out per 1M
- Google: Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image) — $0.25 in / $1.5 out per 1M
Compare Perplexity: Sonar with other models
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Perplexity: Sonar cost?
Perplexity: Sonar costs $1 per 1M input tokens and $1 per 1M output tokens (list price, snapshot October 21, 2026). At 10M input + 2M output tokens per month that is about $12.
What is the context window of Perplexity: Sonar?
Perplexity: Sonar has a context window of 127,072 tokens and can return up to 114,364 output tokens per response.
What are cheaper alternatives to Perplexity: Sonar?
Cheaper models include OpenAI: GPT-4.1 Mini ($0.4 in / $1.6 out), Qwen: Qwen3.5 Plus 2026-02-15 ($0.26 in / $1.56 out), Cohere: Command A+ ($0.3 in / $1.5 out). See the full list on this page.
Is Perplexity: Sonar free to use?
No. Perplexity: Sonar is a paid model at $1 input / $1 output per 1M tokens. 20 free models are listed on the free models page.
Provider: perplexity · Model ID: perplexity/sonar · Modality: text+image->text · Price snapshot October 21, 2026, refreshed daily. How we collect prices