Perplexity: Sonar Pro
Analysis Summary
Perplexity Sonar Pro is a search-augmented model from Perplexity, with an intelligence index of 15.2 and vision support. Its MMLU Pro score of 0.755 is reasonable for general knowledge tasks, and the 200K context window gives it capacity for longer inputs. It is designed for web-grounded retrieval rather than deep reasoning or coding.
For businesses, it suits research-oriented workflows where up-to-date information retrieval matters more than analytical depth. Vision support adds some utility for image-based queries. It lacks tool use and function calling, limiting its agentic applicability, and its coding performance is modest.
At $3.00 input and $15.00 output per million tokens, it is expensive for its capability tier. Teams that specifically need real-time web search integration may find value here, but for most business tasks, a stronger general-purpose model at similar or lower cost will deliver better results.
Assessed June 6, 2026
Editorial notes
Perplexity Sonar Pro offers vision support and a 200K context window with web-grounded responses, but its reasoning depth is limited and pricing is high relative to its benchmark performance.
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How Perplexity: Sonar Pro compares
Perplexity: Sonar Pro ranks #229 of 378 AI models we track for overall intelligence. Its 200K-token context window is larger than 66% of the models we list. At $3.00 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 10% of comparable models.
About Perplexity: Sonar Pro
Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing..
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
perplexity/sonar-pro
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| Provider | perplexity |
| Release Date | March 7, 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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Frequently asked questions about Perplexity: Sonar Pro
How much does Perplexity: Sonar Pro cost?
Perplexity: Sonar Pro costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Perplexity: Sonar Pro?
Perplexity: Sonar Pro has a context window of 200,000 tokens (200K).
What can Perplexity: Sonar Pro do?
Perplexity: Sonar Pro supports image/vision input.
Who created Perplexity: Sonar Pro?
Perplexity: Sonar Pro is developed by Perplexity and was released on March 7, 2025.
