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Perplexity: Sonar API Pricing
Perplexity: Sonar costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Context window: 127K. Prices verified 2026-08-23 Β· source
Input / 1M tokens
$1.00
Output / 1M tokens
$1.00
Context window
127K
Max output
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What would Perplexity: Sonar cost you per month?
| Workload | Requests/mo | Avg tokens (in/out) | Est. monthly cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light chatbot | 10,000 | 800 / 400 | $12.00 |
| Coding agent | 5,000 | 8,000 / 2,000 | $50.00 |
| RAG pipeline | 30,000 | 4,000 / 500 | $135.00 |
| Doc summarizer | 2,000 | 20,000 / 1,000 | $42.00 |
Estimates use list prices without prompt caching. Caching can cut input cost by up to 90% on repeated context.
About Perplexity: Sonar
Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use β now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources. It is designed for companies seeking to integrate lightweight question-and-answer features...
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