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Sonar Pro SearchAPI
Exclusively available on the OpenRouter API, Sonar Pro's new Pro Search mode is Perplexity's most advanced agentic search system.
Prices update automatically — checked daily against provider list prices.
- $6 per 1M tokens, assuming 3 input for 1 output the convention used by Artificial Analysis
- cheaper than 18% of the 192 commercial models tracked here
- 5 of 5 Perplexity models tracked here, from cheapest
Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis measures 273 of the 383 models tracked here — this one is not yet covered. The pricing position above is measured across the full catalog and does not depend on benchmarks.
About this model
Sonar Pro Search is a commercial AI model by Perplexity. The specifications below are tracked automatically: pricing is refreshed daily from public list prices, so the numbers on this page reflect the current cost of using the model through its API.
Frequently asked questions
What is Sonar Pro Search?
Sonar Pro Search is an AI language model from Perplexity. It is a proprietary model, available through an API.
Is Sonar Pro Search free?
Sonar Pro Search is not free: it costs $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens. Open-weight alternatives can be self-hosted at no per-token cost.