Perplexity API Pricing (Updated 2026)
Compare pricing for all 6 Perplexity models. Prices shown per 1M tokens with historical trends.
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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 | - | - | ||
127K | $1.000 | $1.000 | 29.5 | 68.9 | 47.1 | - | - | ||
128K | $2.000 | $8.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
128K | $2.000 | $8.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
200K | $3.000 | $15.000 | — | — | — | - | - | ||
200K | $3.000 | $15.000 | 27.5 | 75.5 | 57.8 | - | - |
* Some models use tiered pricing based on prompt length. Displayed prices are for prompts under 200k tokens.
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