Context
16K
Max output
16K
Serving providers
1
Cheapest input
$0.60 /1M
Prices are on-demand list rates. Enterprise commitments (committed-use discounts, provisioned throughput, negotiated rates) can be materially lower.

Pricing by serving provider

standard tier · per 1M tokens · click a provider to expand
Serving providerInput /1MOutput /1MEndpoints
PerplexityCheapest$0.60$1.801
ComponentUnitStandardBatchCached
Text input/1M tok$0.6000
Text output/1M tok$1.80

Price history

input + output $/1M since we started tracking
Input Output
$0.000$0.500$1.00$1.50$2.00Mar 1Jun 22$1.80$0.600

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Model IDs

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perplexity/sonar-medium-chat

Frequently asked questions

Sonar Medium Chat pricing, context and availability

How much does Sonar Medium Chat cost?

Sonar Medium Chat costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $1.80 per 1M output tokens at its cheapest provider via Perplexity.

What is the context window of Sonar Medium Chat?

Sonar Medium Chat accepts up to 16K tokens of context and can return up to 16K output tokens.

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