Perplexity: Sonar Pro
Perplexity's Sonar Pro offers vision support and a 200K context window with moderate benchmark scores, but its high price relative to its intelligence level makes it poor value compared to stronger alternatives at similar or lower cost.
Assessment date: April 4, 2026
Our methodology takes into account a range of factors including pricing, functionality, capabilities, benchmark performance, and real-world applicability. Rankings are reviewed and updated regularly as new models are released. Issues with our rankings? Contact us
Performance Profile
Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing. Plus, with a larger context window, it can handle longer and more nuanced searches and follow-up questions.
Capabilities
Architecture
| Modality | Text + Image → Text |
| Tokenizer | Other |
Benchmark Scores
Intelligence
Technical
Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
Model Information
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $3.00 | $0.003000 |
| Output | $15.00 | $0.015000 |
Live Performance
Live endpoint metrics — refreshed every 30 minutes.
