Perplexity API Pricing (Updated 2025)
This page tracks Perplexity API pricing for all 6 models. Prices are shown per 1,000 tokens (cost per token) with clear examples so you can estimate spend quickly.
Current Prices (per 1,000 tokens)
Model | Input ($/1K tokens) | Output ($/1K tokens) | Context Length |
|---|---|---|---|
r1-1776 | $0.002000 | $0.008000 | 128,000 |
sonar | $0.001000 | $0.001000 | 127,072 |
sonar-deep-research | $0.002000 | $0.008000 | 128,000 |
sonar-pro | $0.003000 | $0.015000 | 200,000 |
sonar-reasoning | $0.001000 | $0.005000 | 127,000 |
sonar-reasoning-pro | $0.002000 | $0.008000 | 128,000 |
* Some models use tiered pricing based on prompt length. Displayed prices are for prompts ≤ 200k tokens.
What does "cost per token" mean?
Tokens are the basic units that AI models use to process text. Generally, 1,000 tokens ≈ ~750 words. The cost per token determines how much you pay for each unit of text processed by the model.
Formula: Total Cost = (tokens / 1,000) × price per 1K tokens
Examples
Example usage: A 500-word prompt + 300-word response ≈ ~1,067 tokens total.
- • 1,000 tokens ≈ ~750 words of text
- • Short email: ~200-400 tokens
- • Blog post: ~1,000-3,000 tokens
- • Research paper: ~10,000+ tokens
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