Perplexity: Sonar Pro
Analysis Summary
Perplexity: Sonar Pro sits in the Efficient tier on our leaderboard, ranked #277 of 557 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 adds vision and a 200K context but carries premium pricing relative to its limited intelligence index, making it hard to justify over stronger alternatives.
Assessed May 14, 2026
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Performance Profile
Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing..
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
perplexity/sonar-pro
|
| 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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