Perplexity
Model lab · 7 models · also sold by 1 other providers · perplexity.ai
Perplexity models
| In / out per 1M | Cheapest route | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
32K | $0.004 | Free | $0.004 / Free | $0.003 | 32K | Lab list price | · | pplx-embed-v1-0.6B is one of Perplexity's state-of-the-art text embedding models built for real-world, web-scale retrieval. |
32K | $0.03 | Free | $0.03 / Free | $0.022 | 32K | Lab list price | · | pplx-embed-v1 -4B is one of Perplexity's state-of-the-art text embedding models built for real-world, web-scale retrieval. |
200K | $3 | $15 | $3 / $15 | $6 | 200K | Lab list price | · | Exclusively available on the OpenRouter API, Sonar Pro's new Pro Search mode is Perplexity's most advanced agentic search system. |
128K | $2 | $8 | $2 / $8 | $3.5 | 128K | Lab list price | · | Sonar Deep Research is a research-focused model designed for multi-step retrieval, synthesis, and reasoning across complex topics. |
200K | $3 | $15 | $3 / $15 | $6 | 200K | Lab list price | · | Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing. |
128K | $2 | $8 | $2 / $8 | $3.5 | 128K | Lab list price | · | Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing. |
127K | $1 | $1 | $1 / $1 | $1 | 127K | Lab list price | · | Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use , now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources. |
On other routes
| Model | In / out per 1M | Vs headline | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $0.004 / FreeSame vs headline | Same | int8 · pplx-embed-v1-0.6B is one of Perplexity's state-of-the-art text embedding models built for real-world, web-scale retrieval. | |
| $0.03 / FreeSame vs headline | Same | int8 · pplx-embed-v1 -4B is one of Perplexity's state-of-the-art text embedding models built for real-world, web-scale retrieval. |
Perplexity's own price list
Read by hand 2026-09-25Source| Item | Price (USD) |
|---|---|
| Modelsper 1M tokens, in / out | |
| Sonar Plus a request fee per 1K requests by search context size: $5 low, $8 medium, $12 high. | $1 / $1 |
| Sonar Deep Research Also citation tokens $2 and reasoning tokens $3 per 1M, and $5 per 1K search queries. | $2 / $8 |
| Sonar Pro Plus $6 low, $10 medium, $14 high per 1K requests. | $3 / $15 |
| Sonar Reasoning Pro Plus $6 low, $10 medium, $14 high per 1K requests. | $2 / $8 |
| Embeddingsper 1M tokens | |
| pplx-embed-context-v1-0.6b | $0.008 |
| pplx-embed-context-v1-4b | $0.05 |
| pplx-embed-v1-0.6b | $0.004 |
| pplx-embed-v1-4b | $0.03 |
| Search | |
| Search API Fast search is $1.00 per 1K requests. | $5.00per 1K requests |
About Perplexity
Perplexity on the price map
Size: context window, 8K to 2MEqual blended cost (3:1) 249 models, lower left is cheaper