Perplexity API pricing
All 14 Perplexity models with a listed API price, cheapest input from $0.07 per 1M tokens. Sort by price, context window or benchmark, filter by capability, and copy the exact model ID for any serving provider. Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel.
Models
14
with a listed price
Cheapest input
$0.07
per 1M tokens
Cheapest output
$0.28
per 1M tokens
Max context
200K
tokens
On-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments (committed-use discounts, provisioned throughput, negotiated rates) can be materially lower. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day.
Capability
| Sonar | Perplexity | Released Jan 1, 2024 | 128K | from $1.00 via Perplexity | from $1.00 via Perplexity | 7.7 | n/a | 47% | 3 providers |
| Sonar Reasoning Pro | Perplexity | Released Jan 1, 2024 | 128K | from $2.00 via Perplexity | from $8.00 via Perplexity | 11.8 | n/a | n/a | 3 providers |
| Sonar Pro | Perplexity | Released Jan 1, 2024 | 200K | from $3.00 via Perplexity | from $15.00 via Perplexity | 7.6 | n/a | 58% | 3 providers |
| Sonar Reasoning | Perplexity | Released Jan 27, 2025 | 128K | from $1.00 via Perplexity | from $5.00 via Perplexity | 8.7 | n/a | 62% | 2 providers |
| Sonar Deep Research | Perplexity | Released Feb 1, 2025 | 128K | from $2.00 via Perplexity | from $8.00 via Perplexity | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2 providers |
| Pplx 7B Chat | Perplexity | First listed Nov 2023 | 8K | $0.07 via Perplexity | $0.28 via Perplexity | n/a | n/a | n/a | Perplexity cheapest perplexity/pplx-7b-chat |
| Sonar Small Chat | Perplexity | First listed Mar 2024 | 16K | $0.07 via Perplexity | $0.28 via Perplexity | n/a | n/a | n/a | Perplexity cheapest perplexity/sonar-small-chat |
| Sonar Medium Chat | Perplexity | First listed Mar 2024 | 16K | $0.60 via Perplexity | $1.80 via Perplexity | n/a | n/a | n/a | Perplexity cheapest perplexity/sonar-medium-chat |
| Pplx 70B Chat | Perplexity | First listed Nov 2023 | 4K | $0.70 via Perplexity | $2.80 via Perplexity | n/a | n/a | n/a | Perplexity cheapest perplexity/pplx-70b-chat |
| Sonar Pro Search | Perplexity | First listed Jul 2026 | 200K | $3.00 Routed quote | $15.00 Routed quote | n/a | n/a | n/a | OpenRouter cheapest perplexity/sonar-pro-search |
| Pplx 70B Online | Perplexity | First listed Nov 2023 | 4K | n/a | $2.80 via Perplexity | n/a | n/a | n/a | perplexity/pplx-70b-online |
| Pplx 7B Online | Perplexity | First listed Nov 2023 | 4K | n/a | $0.28 via Perplexity | n/a | n/a | n/a | perplexity/pplx-7b-online |
| Sonar Medium Online | Perplexity | First listed Mar 2024 | 12K | n/a | $1.80 via Perplexity | n/a | n/a | n/a | perplexity/sonar-medium-online |
| Sonar Small Online | Perplexity | First listed Mar 2024 | 12K | n/a | $0.28 via Perplexity | n/a | n/a | n/a | perplexity/sonar-small-online |
Input $/1M
from$1.00
via PerplexityOutput $/1M
from$1.00
via PerplexityIntelligence7.73 providers
Reasoning modelInput $/1M
from$2.00
via PerplexityOutput $/1M
from$8.00
via PerplexityIntelligence11.83 providers
Input $/1M
from$3.00
via PerplexityOutput $/1M
from$15.00
via PerplexityIntelligence7.63 providers
Reasoning modelInput $/1M
from$1.00
via PerplexityOutput $/1M
from$5.00
via PerplexityIntelligence8.72 providers
Reasoning modelInput $/1M
from$2.00
via PerplexityOutput $/1M
from$8.00
via PerplexityIntelligencen/a2 providers
Input $/1M
$0.07
via PerplexityOutput $/1M
$0.28
via PerplexityIntelligencen/aPerplexity
Input $/1M
$0.07
via PerplexityOutput $/1M
$0.28
via PerplexityIntelligencen/aPerplexity
Input $/1M
$0.60
via PerplexityOutput $/1M
$1.80
via PerplexityIntelligencen/aPerplexity
Input $/1M
$0.70
via PerplexityOutput $/1M
$2.80
via PerplexityIntelligencen/aPerplexity
Reasoning modelInput $/1M
$3.00
Routed quoteOutput $/1M
$15.00
Routed quoteIntelligencen/aOpenRouter
Input $/1M
n/a
Output $/1M
$2.80
via PerplexityIntelligencen/aPerplexity
Input $/1M
n/a
Output $/1M
$0.28
via PerplexityIntelligencen/aPerplexity
Input $/1M
n/a
Output $/1M
$1.80
via PerplexityIntelligencen/aPerplexity
Input $/1M
n/a
Output $/1M
$0.28
via PerplexityIntelligencen/aPerplexity
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