PerplexitySonar Pro pricing
$3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 1.5¢ per chat answer and 4.9¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Sonar Pro costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (MiniMax M3), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 1.5¢$14.55 / 1,000 | 205 in · 447 out · 482 reasoning | 292 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.80¢$7.96 / 1,000 | 417 in · 260 out · 187 reasoning | 296 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 3.4¢$33.90 / 1,000 | 219 in · 1,774 out · 442 reasoning | 281 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 2.5¢$25.35 / 1,000 | 441 in · 1,071 out · 531 reasoning | 279 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 9.1¢$90.55 / 1,000 | 1,473 in · 1,207 out · 4,535 reasoning | 314 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 1.9¢$18.63 / 1,000 | 874 in · 651 out · 416 reasoning | 296 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 4.9¢$49.32 / 1,000 | 12,901 in · 462 out · 246 reasoning | 301 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 1.4¢$14.39 / 1,000 | 536 in · 563 out · 289 reasoning | 295 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥25¢$255 / 1,000 | 4,940 in · 153 out · 15,847 reasoning | 314 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 3.0¢$30.20 / 1,000 | 3,773 in · 822 out · 437 reasoning | 304 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 3.3¢$33.16 / 1,000 | 1,424 in · 441 out · 1,485 reasoning | 296 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 5.3¢$53.11 / 1,000 | 4,762 in · 2,588 out | 258 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 1.1¢$11.35 / 1,000 | 272 in · 702 out | 279 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $7.03$7,029 / 1,000 | 2,221,837 in · 14,895 out · 9,350 reasoning | 324 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Sonar Pro through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Perplexityunknown | $3.00 / $15.00 | - | 200K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Mar 17, 2025 at $3.00 input / $15.00 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Sonar Pro cost?
Sonar Pro costs $3.00 per 1 million input tokens and $15.00 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 1.5¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 4.9¢.
Where is Sonar Pro cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Perplexity: $3.00 input and $15.00 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Sonar Pro cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Sonar Pro was not run directly. Tokens come from MiniMax M3 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of Perplexity. Real usage can differ.