Perplexity API Pricing (Updated 2026)
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Current Pricing (per 1M tokens)
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Model | Input $/M | Output $/M | Coding | MMLU | GPQA | Cache Read | Cache Write | Context | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$1.000 | $1.000 | 29.5 | 68.9 | 47.1 | - | - | 127,072 | ||
$2.000 | $8.000 | — | — | — | - | - | 128,000 | ||
$2.000 | $8.000 | — | — | — | - | - | 128,000 | ||
$3.000 | $15.000 | — | — | — | - | - | 200,000 | ||
$3.000 | $15.000 | 27.5 | 75.5 | 57.8 | - | - | 200,000 |
* Some models use tiered pricing based on prompt length. Displayed prices are for prompts ≤ 200k tokens.
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