PerplexityreasoningSonar Deep Research pricing
$2.00 per 1M input tokens and $8.00 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 1.0¢ per chat answer and 4.3¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Sonar Deep Research costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Claude Sonnet 5.5), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 1.0¢$10.17 / 1,000 | 61 in · 1,256 out | 276 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.33¢$3.32 / 1,000 | 362 in · 325 out | 261 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 2.9¢$29.30 / 1,000 | 90 in · 3,401 out · 239 reasoning | 268 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 3.6¢$35.51 / 1,000 | 454 in · 1,866 out · 2,459 reasoning | 294 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 2.1¢$21.15 / 1,000 | 1,832 in · 2,186 out | 251 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.93¢$9.28 / 1,000 | 987 in · 913 out | 263 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 4.3¢$42.86 / 1,000 | 18,004 in · 857 out | 293 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.85¢$8.46 / 1,000 | 546 in · 604 out · 317 reasoning | 269 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥14¢$139 / 1,000 | 5,433 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 294 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 2.4¢$23.92 / 1,000 | 5,184 in · 1,079 out · 615 reasoning | 285 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.78¢$7.82 / 1,000 | 1,747 in · 541 out | 185 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 6.7¢$66.58 / 1,000 | 7,117 in · 3,067 out · 3,476 reasoning | 270 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.88¢$8.82 / 1,000 | 182 in · 839 out · 218 reasoning | 268 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $6.46$6,456 / 1,000 | 3,101,175 in · 20,790 out · 10,900 reasoning | 321 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Sonar Deep Research through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Perplexityunknown | $2.00 / $8.00 | - | 128K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Mar 17, 2025 at $2.00 input / $8.00 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Sonar Deep Research cost?
Sonar Deep Research costs $2.00 per 1 million input tokens and $8.00 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 1.0¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 4.3¢.
Where is Sonar Deep Research cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Perplexity: $2.00 input and $8.00 output per 1M tokens.
Does Sonar Deep Research charge for reasoning tokens?
Yes. Reasoning (thinking) tokens are billed as output tokens. That is why the cost per task can be much higher than the visible answer suggests - our task costs include them.
Is the Sonar Deep Research cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Sonar Deep Research was not run directly. Tokens come from Claude Sonnet 5.5 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Perplexity. Real usage can differ.