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Perplexity

Perplexity API Pricing (Updated 2026)

Compare pricing for all 6 Perplexity models. Prices shown per 1M tokens with historical trends.

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Overview

6
Total Models
$1.00
Cheapest Input (per 1M)
200K
Max Context Length

Model Release Timeline

5 releases
Jan 2025
$1.00 / $1.00
Mar 2025
$2.00 / $8.00
Mar 2025
$3.00 / $15.00
Mar 2025
$2.00 / $8.00
Oct 2025
$3.00 / $15.00
Spacing represents time between releases
Jan 2025Oct 2025

All Perplexity Models

Compare pricing for all 6 Perplexity models.

Model
Context
Input
Output
Coding
MMLU
GPQA
Cache Read
Cache Write
Actions
127K
$1.000
$5.000
62.3
-
-
Try
127K
$1.000
$1.000
29.5
68.9
47.1
-
-
Try
128K
$2.000
$8.000
-
-
Try
128K
$2.000
$8.000
-
-
Try
200K
$3.000
$15.000
-
-
Try
200K
$3.000
$15.000
27.5
75.5
57.8
-
-
Try

* Some models use tiered pricing based on prompt length. Displayed prices are for prompts under 200k tokens.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Currently, Sonar Reasoning is the most affordable at $1.00 per 1M input tokens.
Count your input tokens (prompt) and expected output tokens (response). Use the formula: (input_tokens/1M × input_price) + (output_tokens/1M × output_price). Our pricing calculator can help automate this.
Perplexity pricing varies by model. Input costs range from $1.00 to $3.00 per 1M tokens. See the table above for specific model pricing.