Sonar API Pricing
Retired September 27, 2026: Perplexity ended Sonar Chat Completions support on that date. Synchronous sonar requests are being reformulated as Agent API requests, rolling out by model, and asynchronous ones are no longer accepted; Perplexity's suggested starting point is the Agent API fast preset. The rates below are the last the Sonar API listed, kept for invoice checks. Sonar was Perplexity's standard web-grounded answer model. The Sonar API listed it at $1/M input and $1/M output, with request and search fees billed separately. Checked against Perplexity's migration guide.
Run the numbers.
Live calculator pre-loaded with current Sonar token rates. Perplexity request and search fees are documented in the scenarios and FAQ, because they are separate from token pricing.
Real-world presets.
Web answer low context
Market check medium context
Evidence-rich answer
Daily topic monitor
This is a chars-per-token approximation, not a real tokenizer. Actual tokens vary by language, code density, and tool-call overhead — counts are typically ±10–20% off for English prose, more for code or non-Latin scripts. For exact billing, use the vendor's official tokenizer.
| Model | Input /M | Output /M | Effective blended | Context | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonar Current | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 agentic 92/8 | not listed | Low-cost web-grounded answers |
| Sonar (Agent API) | $0.25 cache $0.0625 | $2.50 | $0.289 −3.5× | not listed | Perplexity's per-token model on the Agent API |
| Sonar Pro | $3.00 | $15.00 | $3.96 retired | not listed | Higher-quality search answers |
| Sonar Reasoning Pro | $2.00 | $8.00 | $2.48 retired | not listed | Reasoned web research |
| Sonar Deep Research | $2.00 | $8.00 | $2.48 retired | not listed | Multi-step deep research |
| Reka Flash | $0.80 | $2.00 | $0.896 −10% | not listed | Fast chat and production assistants |
| Aya Expanse 32B | $0.50 | $1.50 | $0.58 −42% | 128K | Multilingual generation and translation |
| Reka Edge | $0.10 | $0.10 | $0.10 −10× | not listed | Lowest-cost Reka chat |
Frequently asked.
Practical Sonar pricing questions, with public list prices separated from assumptions and add-on fees.
Q · 01 What happened to Sonar? +
sonar the suggested starting point is the Agent API fast preset. Perplexity does not say which rates a reformulated request bills at. Its own model on the Agent API, Sonar (Agent API), lists at $0.25/M input and $2.50/M output, with tools billed per call.Q · 02 What is Sonar priced at? +
$1/M input and $1/M output on Perplexity's official pricing page, verified 2026-06-14.Q · 03 Is prompt caching priced separately? +
$1/M, instead of inventing a discount.Q · 04 How is the effective price calculated? +
$1/M.Q · 05 Does this include every possible fee? +
Q · 06 Are there free trials or production keys? +
Q · 07 Which API model ID should I use? +
sonar belonged to the Sonar Chat Completions API, which Perplexity stopped supporting on September 27, 2026. Its suggested starting point is the Agent API fast preset; Perplexity's own per-token model there is perplexity/sonar, priced on the Sonar (Agent API) page.