Perplexity API pricing
As of October 22, 2026, the Perplexity API prices run from $1.00 to $15.00 per million output tokens across 5 models, as listed on OpenRouter. Sonar is the cheapest paid model at $1.00 input and $1.00 output per million tokens, and Sonar Pro Search the most expensive at $3.00 input and $15.00 output.
None of the 5 models from Perplexity has a benchmark score yet, so none is ranked. No Perplexity model has a published run cost in the sources we read, so cost per solved task shows No run cost rather than an estimate.
| Model | Input $/Mtok | Output $/Mtok | Context | Evidence | Index | Cost per solved task |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonar Pro Search | $3.00 | $15.00 | 200K | Not benchmarked | No run cost | |
| Sonar Deep Research | $2.00 | $8.00 | 128K | Not benchmarked | No run cost | |
| Sonar Pro | $3.00 | $15.00 | 200K | Not benchmarked | No run cost | |
| Sonar Reasoning Pro | $2.00 | $8.00 | 128K | Not benchmarked | No run cost | |
| Sonar | $1.00 | $1.00 | 127K | Not benchmarked | No run cost |
Price changes
No change in a maker's own API price recorded yet. We read prices daily from OpenRouter (since October 15, 2026) and list a change only when the maker's own price moves between two of our snapshots.