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Perplexity Sonar API costs $1 to $15 per per million tokens as of May 2026, with 2 plans available. The median contract is $200/year based on 3 verified purchases.

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  • Free tier: No free tier available

Perplexity Sonar API offers 2 pricing tiers: Sonar (search-augmented models), Enterprise. The Enterprise plan is scaled rag.

Compared to other ai search apis software, Perplexity Sonar API is positioned at the budget-friendly price point.

  • Median contract: $200/yr from 3 purchases
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How much does Perplexity Sonar API cost?

Perplexity Sonar API pricing starts at $1/per million tokens across 2 plans, with enterprise pricing available on request. Plans include Sonar (search-augmented models) (custom pricing), Enterprise (custom pricing).

Perplexity Sonar API Pricing Overview

Perplexity Sonar API has 2 pricing plans ranging from $1 to $15/per million tokens. The Sonar (search-augmented models) plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote and is designed for agentic workflows needing fresh web data. The Enterprise plan requires contacting sales for a custom quote and is designed for scaled rag.

The median Perplexity Sonar API customer pays $200/year based on 3 verified purchases.

This pricing was last verified in April 24, 2026.

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How Perplexity Sonar API Pricing Compares

Compare Perplexity Sonar API pricing against top alternatives in AI Search APIs.

You.com Search API $0-$50/per 1K queries Compare → Brave Search API $0-$30/per 1K queries Compare → Kagi Search API $0-$25/per 1K queries Compare →

All Perplexity Sonar API Plans & Pricing

Plan Monthly Annual Best For
Sonar (search-augmented models) Custom Custom Agentic workflows needing fresh web data
Enterprise Contact Sales Contact Sales Scaled RAG
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Sonar (search-augmented models)

  • Sonar: $1/1M input, $1/1M output + $5/1K searches
  • Sonar Pro: $3/1M input, $15/1M output + $5/1K searches
  • Sonar Reasoning Pro: reasoning + search
  • Citations included in every response

Enterprise

  • Volume discounts
  • Higher rate limits
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Usage-Based Rates

Per-unit pricing for Perplexity Sonar API API usage.

Sonar (search-augmented models)

Model Input Output Cached Per
sonar $1.00 $1.00 — 1M tokens
sonar-pro $3.00 $15.00 — 1M tokens
  • Per-search fee of $5/1K requests additional to token costs

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What Companies Actually Pay for Perplexity Sonar API

The median Perplexity Sonar API buyer pays $200/year based on 3 verified purchase transactions.

What companies actually pay $200/yr Median across 3 community cost mentions
Source: Community cost mentions (Reddit, Hacker News) — aggregated from 3 distinct user reports. Indicative only — not contract-grade data.

How Perplexity Sonar API Pricing Compares

Software Starting Price Top Price
Perplexity Sonar API $1/per million tokens $15/per million tokens
Brave Search API Free $30/per 1K queries
Kagi Search API Free $25/per 1K queries
You.com Search API Free $50/per 1K queries

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