Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search
Analysis Summary
Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search sits in the Emerging tier on our leaderboard, ranked #297 of 561 published models on overall intelligence. At $3.00 input and $15.00 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market. It offers a generous context window for extended reasoning and code review and supports vision.
Editorial notes
Perplexity Sonar Pro Search scores at the lower end of the intelligence range with limited coding data and very high pricing, making it a poor fit for general business workflows.
Assessed May 14, 2026
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Performance Profile
Exclusively available on the OpenRouter API, Sonar Pro's new Pro Search mode is Perplexity's most advanced agentic search system. It is designed for deeper reasoning and analysis. Pricing is based..
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
perplexity/sonar-pro-search
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| Provider | perplexity |
| Release Date | October 30, 2025 |
| Context Length | 200,000 tokens |
| Max Completion | 8,000 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $3.00 | $0.003000 |
| Output | $15.00 | $0.015000 |
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