Sonar (Perplexity) Pricing
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Perplexity Sonar — the API version of Perplexity's search + reasoning models, priced for developers embedding real-time web-grounded answers into apps. Pricing: Sonar $1/M input + $1/M output tokens + $5/1K searches; Sonar Pro $3/M input + $15/M output + $5/1K searches; Sonar Reasoning $1/M in + $5/M out; Sonar Deep Research $2/M in + $8/M out + $5/1K searches. Popular with developers building AI apps that need real-time web grounding.
In other words, Sonar is worth it for developers who want ChatGPT-quality answers grounded in current web results without building their own search + scrape + rerank pipeline. Base Sonar ($1/M tokens) is one of the cheapest real-time-web-grounded LLM APIs. Pro suits higher-quality reasoning; Deep Research for long-form investigations. Downside: not the model to use for pure reasoning without web search (Claude, GPT-4o cheaper for that); price scales with search calls.
Pricing summary
No monthly fees
Pay as you go
Depends on tier
Not applicable
Just need an LLM without web search? OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google APIs. Need to control the search index? Build your own with Kagi or Brave Search API + an LLM. Consumer web search interface? Regular Perplexity, not the API.
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| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Key limit |
|---|---|---|---|
Sonar | Free | Free | $1/M input + $1/M output; search context tiers add $5-$12 per 1K requests (low/med/high) |
Sonar Pro | Free | Free | $3/M input + $15/M output; search context tiers add $6-$14 per 1K requests |
Sonar Reasoning Pro | Free | Free | $2/M input + $8/M output |
Sonar Deep Research | Free | Free | $2/M input + $8/M output + $2/M citation tokens + $3/M reasoning tokens + $5 per 1K searches |
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- Is Sonar (Perplexity) worth it?
- Sonar is worth it for developers who want ChatGPT-quality answers grounded in current web results without building their own search + scrape + rerank pipeline. Base Sonar ($1/M tokens) is one of the cheapest real-time-web-grounded LLM APIs.
- What are the pricing tiers of Sonar (Perplexity)?
- Sonar (Perplexity) has 4 plans: Sonar (free), Sonar Pro (free), Sonar Reasoning Pro (free), Sonar Deep Research (free).
- How is Sonar (Perplexity) priced — per usage or subscription?
- Sonar (Perplexity) is priced per usage. You pay for what you consume, not per seat.
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