Perplexity Sonar pricing
Source: litellm · updated 2026-11-05
Short answer: Perplexity Sonar costs $2.40 per million input tokens and $2.40 per million output tokens. That is a 3:1 blended rate of $2.40 per million tokens, ranking it #702 of 813 tracked models by input price.
Input / 1M
$2.40
Output / 1M
$2.40
Output ÷ input
1.00×
Context window
919,327
Price breakdown
| Metric | USD |
|---|---|
| Input, per 1M tokens | $2.40 |
| Output, per 1M tokens | $2.40 |
| Output ÷ input multiple | 1.00× |
| 3:1 blended, per 1M tokens | $2.40 |
| Context window | 919,327 tokens |
| Vendor | empiriolabs |
What a typical workload costs
| Monthly volume | Input cost | Output cost | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M in / 250K out | $2.40 | $0.600 | $3.00 |
| 10M in / 2.5M out | $24.00 | $6.00 | $30.00 |
| 100M in / 25M out | $240 | $60.00 | $300 |
Other empiriolabs models
| Model | Input | Output |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen 3.7 Flash Variant 1 | $0.028 | $0.110 |
| Qwen 3.5 Flash Variant 1 | $0.029 | $0.287 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | $0.030 | $0.130 |
| GLM 4.6 V Flashx | $0.040 | $0.400 |
| Nova Micro 1.0 | $0.040 | $0.160 |
Cheaper alternatives
Next cheaper option: Morph GLM 53 744 B at $1.19 per 1M input tokens. Next step up: Grok 4.7 at $1.60 per 1M input tokens.
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