Sonar Pro pricing & benchmarks
Released Mar 7, 2025 · served by 1 provider
What Sonar Pro is
Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing. See [details here](https://docs.perplexity.ai/guides/pricing#detailed-pricing-breakdown-for-sonar-reasoning-pro-and-sonar-pro) For enterprises seeking more advanced capabilities, the Sonar Pro API can handle in-depth, multi-step queries with added extensibility, like...
- Model ID:
perplexity/sonar-pro - Modality: text+image->text
- Tool calling: not supported · Structured output: not supported
Providers and prices for Sonar Pro
The same model costs different amounts depending on who serves it. Prices are per 1M tokens, cheapest first. Uptime and throughput are OpenRouter's rolling measurements, not vendor claims.
| Provider | Input | Output | Context | Quant | Uptime 24h | Throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexitycheapest | $3.00 | $15.00 | 200K | — | 100.0% | — |
FAQ
How much does the Sonar Pro API cost?
$3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens. A typical workload of 1M input + 300K output tokens costs about $7.50.
Is Sonar Pro free?
No. It is a paid model starting at $3.00 per 1M input tokens, though some providers offer trial credits.
Which provider is cheapest for Sonar Pro?
Perplexity at $3.00 input / $15.00 output per 1M tokens.
Can I self-host Sonar Pro?
No. Sonar Pro is closed-weight and only available through hosted APIs.