Sonar Deep Research API pricing
As of October 21, 2026, Perplexity Sonar Deep Research costs $2.00 per million input tokens and $8.00 per million output tokens through OpenRouter.
Sonar Deep Research benchmarks and specs · Every Perplexity model's price
- Input, per million tokens$2.00
- Output, per million tokens$8.00
- Cached input, per millionNo cache price listed
- Context window128K tokens
- Max output115K tokens
- Output speedNot measured
What a request costs
Three fixed token mixes at the list price, without cache or batch discounts. For a whole month, use the calculator.
| Workload | Tokens | One request | 1,000 requests | Fits the context window |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat turn | 1K input + 500 output tokens | $0.0060 | $6.00 | Yes |
| Repository review | 50K input + 3K output tokens | $0.124 | $124.00 | Yes |
| Agent loop | 200K input + 10K output tokens | $0.480 | $480.00 | No, it would need splitting |
| Solved coding task | One SWE-bench Verified attempt, divided by the share that succeed | Not computable | Not computable |
Price history
We read this price every day and have since October 15, 2026. It has not changed yet; any change will be listed here with its date.
- October 15, 2026 First recorded: $2.00 input, $8.00 output
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Sonar Deep Research pricing questions
- How much does Sonar Deep Research cost per million tokens?
- $2.00 per million input tokens and $8.00 per million output tokens, as listed on OpenRouter on October 21, 2026.
- Does Sonar Deep Research support prompt caching?
- OpenRouter lists no cached input price for this model, so assume every input token is billed at the full rate.
- Has the price of Sonar Deep Research changed?
- Not since we started recording it daily on October 15, 2026.