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Sonar

Language Perplexity Partly verified Deprecated Released Jan 2025
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128K
4K max output
Input price
$0.25
per 1M tokens · Perplexity Agent API
Output price
$2.50
per 1M tokens
Epoch Capabilities Index
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Where to run it

2 offerings · prices as listed
MeterTierPrice
Perplexity Agent API Official Global · USD perplexity/sonar
InputStandard $0.25 / 1M tokens
OutputStandard $2.50 / 1M tokens
Cache readStandard $0.063 / 1M tokens
Perplexity API Official Deprecated Global · USD sonar
InputStandard no longer listed since Sep 27, 2026 $1.00 / 1M tokens
OutputStandard no longer listed since Sep 27, 2026 $1.00 / 1M tokens
RequestLow search context no longer listed since Sep 27, 2026 $5.00 / 1K requests
Medium search context no longer listed since Sep 27, 2026 $8.00 / 1K requests
High search context no longer listed since Sep 27, 2026 $12.00 / 1K requests

Changes

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  1. Now priced on Perplexity Agent API Input $0.25 · Output $2.50 · Cache read $0.063
  2. Now priced on Perplexity Agent API Input $0.25 · Output $2.50 · Cache read $0.063

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