Calculate the cost of using sonar-pro from Perplexity for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 200,000 tokens
Max: 8,000 tokens
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sonar-pro is a chat model from Perplexity, one of 16 chat models they offer. It is priced at $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens, ranking 1921 out of 2292 chat models by cost and cheaper than 16% of models in this category. sonar-pro supports web search. Its 200K-token context window is in the top 39% among chat models.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 200,000 input tokens. The maximum output length is 8,000 tokens.
At $3.00 per 1M input tokens and $15.00 per 1M output tokens, sonar-pro ranks 1921 out of 2292 chat models by input cost. It is more expensive compared to the median of $0.55 for chat models, and is cheaper than 16% of models in this category.
sonar-pro is one of 16 Perplexity chat models, with support for web search. its 200K-token context window places it in the top 39% of chat models.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs sonar-pro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6 | AWS Bedrock | $3.00 | $15.00 | 0% |
| global.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6 | AWS Bedrock | $3.00 | $15.00 | 0% |
| us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6 | AWS Bedrock | $3.30 | $16.50 | +10% |
Similar chat models from other providers
Yes. sonar-pro costs $3.00 per 1M input tokens compared to anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6's $3.00 per 1M input tokens, making it 0% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for vision, function calling, reasoning, web search, prompt caching, structured output.
sonar-pro input pricing is $3.00 per 1M tokens, which is 445% above the median of $0.55 for chat models. It ranks 1921 out of 2292 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 16% of models in this category. For output, it costs $15.00 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.50.
Among Perplexity's 16 chat models, sonar-pro ranks 16 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to sonar-pro 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); us.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6 from AWS Bedrock ($3.30/1M input tokens); eu.anthropic.claude-sonnet-4-6 from AWS Bedrock ($3.30/1M 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.
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sonar-pro 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 $3.00 and generating 1M output tokens costs $15.00.
