API pricing

# Perplexity API pricing

> Perplexity API prices run from $1 per million input tokens (Sonar) to $3 (Sonar Pro). Its highest-ranked model, Sonar, costs $1 input and $1 output per million tokens.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/perplexity
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Perplexity API Pricing (October 2026): Every Model per 1M Tokens

Perplexity API prices run from $1 per million input tokens (Sonar) to $3 (Sonar Pro). Its highest-ranked model, Sonar, costs $1 input and $1 output per million tokens.

Last verified October 10, 2026

Official price list: [docs.perplexity.ai](https://docs.perplexity.ai/guides/pricing)

API prices per million tokens
|  |  |  | Cached input |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sonar](https://noometry.com/models/sonar) | $1 | $1 | — | **$1** | 128K | 38.5 |
| [Sonar Deep Research](https://noometry.com/models/sonar-deep-research) | $2 | $8 | — | **$3.50** | 128K | — |
| [Sonar Reasoning Pro](https://noometry.com/models/sonar-reasoning-pro) | $2 | $8 | — | **$3.50** | 128K | — |
| [Sonar Pro](https://noometry.com/models/sonar-pro) | $3 | $15 | — | **$6** | 200K | — |
| [Sonar Pro Search](https://noometry.com/models/sonar-pro-search) | $3 | $15 | — | **$6** | 200K | — |

## Prices on other platforms

The same models are often sold through clouds and resellers at different rates.

| Model | Route | Input | Output | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sonar](https://noometry.com/models/sonar) | openrouter | $1 | $1 | 2026-10-10 |
|  | perplexity | $1 | $1 | 2026-10-10 |
| [Sonar Deep Research](https://noometry.com/models/sonar-deep-research) | openrouter | $2 | $8 | 2026-10-10 |
|  | perplexity | $2 | $8 | 2026-10-10 |
| [Sonar Pro](https://noometry.com/models/sonar-pro) | openrouter | $3 | $15 | 2026-10-10 |
|  | perplexity | $3 | $15 | 2026-10-10 |
| [Sonar Pro Search](https://noometry.com/models/sonar-pro-search) | openrouter | $3 | $15 | 2026-10-10 |
| [Sonar Reasoning Pro](https://noometry.com/models/sonar-reasoning-pro) | openrouter | $2 | $8 | 2026-10-10 |
|  | perplexity | $2 | $8 | 2026-10-10 |

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does the Perplexity API cost?

Perplexity API prices run from $1 per million input tokens (Sonar) to $3 (Sonar Pro). Its highest-ranked model, Sonar, costs $1 input and $1 output per million tokens.