PSonar Reasoning ProAPI

Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing.

128KContext window · tokens

$2Input price · per M tokens

$8Output price · per M tokens

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Prices update automatically — checked daily against provider list prices.

$3.5 per 1M tokens, assuming 3 input for 1 output the convention used by Artificial Analysis
cheaper than 33% of the 192 commercial models tracked here
2 of 5 Perplexity models tracked here, from cheapest

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Benchmarks & performance

Independent benchmark scores for Sonar Reasoning Pro, measured by Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index18

MATH-50095.7%

AIME79%

vs. models measured heretop 70%

Scores higher than 30% of the 273 models measured by Artificial Analysis and tracked here.
Models at this level cost $0.96 per 1M tokens (median of 17) — this one costs $3.5.
Cheaper and better on this index: Grok 4.6 · GPT-5.6 Sol (batch) · GLM 5.3 and 135 more

Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis

About this model

Sonar Reasoning Pro 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 Reasoning Pro?

Sonar Reasoning Pro is an AI language model from Perplexity. It is a proprietary model, available through an API. It scores 18 on the Artificial Analysis intelligence index.

Is Sonar Reasoning Pro free?

Sonar Reasoning Pro is not free: it costs $2 per million input tokens and $8 per million output tokens. Open-weight alternatives can be self-hosted at no per-token cost.

What is Sonar Reasoning Pro good at?

Independent benchmarks from Artificial Analysis give it MATH-500 95.7%, AIME 79%.