---
title: "Sonar Retired — API Pricing"
source_api: "perplexity"
model: "sonar"
provider: "Perplexity"
model_type: "llm"
size_tier: "medium"
context_window: 128000
max_output_tokens: 4096
input_modalities: ["text"]
output_modalities: ["text"]
weights_access: closed
canonical_url: https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis/perplexity-sonar
index_url: https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis
---

# Sonar sticker prices

List rates as published by Perplexity, before any volume or enterprise discounts.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | Perplexity |
| Model type | LLM — Generates text from a prompt, so it can be compared with other LLMs on price and capability. |
| Size tier | Medium — The balanced tier of a model family, trading some capability for speed and cost. |
| Pricing published by | Perplexity |
| Input modalities | Text |
| Output modalities | Text |
| Input cost | $0.25 / 1M tokens |
| Output cost | $2.50 / 1M tokens |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens |
| Max output tokens | 4,096 tokens per response (includes reasoning tokens) |
| Model weights | Closed weights |
| Cached input | $0.0625 / 1M tokens |
| Knowledge cutoff | September 2025 |
| Deprecated | 2026-09-27 |
| Verification status | Awaiting human review |


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```

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## Pricing History

- Oct 5, 2026 – present: Input cost: $0.25 / 1M, Output cost: $2.50 / 1M, Cached input cost: $0.0625 / 1M, Cache creation cost: $0.00 / 1M, 5-minute cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, 1-hour cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, Reasoning output cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache storage cost: $0.00 / 1M/hr

## History

Last change detected: 2026-10-05T06:02:17Z (automated scan)

- 2026-09-19 (unknown):
Initial record created

## Source

https://docs.perplexity.ai/getting-started/pricing

## Comparable models

None identified yet.

## What other models does Perplexity offer?

None.

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