Calculate the cost of using perplexity-sonar from Empiriolabs for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 919,327 tokens
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perplexity-sonar is a chat model from Empiriolabs, one of 92 chat models they offer. It is priced at $2.40 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens, ranking 3432 out of 4195 chat models by cost and cheaper than 18% of models in this category. perplexity-sonar supports vision, reasoning, web search — one of only 7 chat models with this combination. Its 919K-token context window is in the top 34% among chat models.
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At $2.40 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens, perplexity-sonar ranks 3432 out of 4195 chat models by input cost. It is more expensive compared to the median of $0.60 for chat models, and is cheaper than 18% of models in this category.
perplexity-sonar is one of 92 Empiriolabs chat models, one of only 7 chat models combining reasoning, vision, web search. its 919K-token context window places it in the top 34% of chat models.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs perplexity-sonar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6 | AWS Bedrock | $3.00 | $15.00 | +25% |
| global.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6 | AWS Bedrock | $3.00 | $15.00 | +25% |
| gpt-6-sol | Azure | $2.00 | $10.00 | -17% |
Similar chat models from other providers
Yes. perplexity-sonar costs $2.40 per 1M input tokens compared to anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6's $3.00 per 1M input tokens, making it 25% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for vision, function calling, reasoning, web search, prompt caching, structured output.
perplexity-sonar input pricing is $2.40 per 1M tokens, which is 300% above the median of $0.60 for chat models. It ranks 3432 out of 4195 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 18% of models in this category. For output, it costs $2.40 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.88.
Among Empiriolabs's 92 chat models, perplexity-sonar ranks 80 by input cost. Its combination of reasoning, vision, web search is shared by only 6 other chat models.
The most comparable chat models to perplexity-sonar are: anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6 from AWS Bedrock ($3.00/1M input tokens); global.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6 from AWS Bedrock ($3.00/1M input tokens); gpt-6-sol from Azure ($2.00/1M input tokens); gpt-6.1-sol from Azure ($2.00/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
perplexity-sonar is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $2.40 and generating 1M output tokens costs $2.40.