What is Perplexity: Sonar's context window?

Perplexity: Sonar accepts up to 127,072 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 114,364 output tokens.

Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Perplexity: Sonar?

Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $1.00 for Perplexity: Sonar, with a 16,385 token context window.

Where does this Perplexity: Sonar price come from?

From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

Perplexity: Sonar pricing

Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources. Perplexity: Sonar from OpenRouter costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens. Context window 127,072 tokens.

API id perplexity/sonar · OpenRouter · source · updated 2026-09-25 · general-purpose

$1.00

Input / 1M tokens

$1.00

Output / 1M tokens

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Cached input / 1M

127K

Context window

Perplexity: Sonar specifications

Provider: OpenRouter
API id: perplexity/sonar
Model type: general-purpose
Context window: 127K tokens
Max output: 114K tokens
Currency: USD
Price source: Provider API
Last checked: 2026-09-25

What Perplexity: Sonar costs in practice

Estimated cost at common usage volumes
Workload	Input tokens	Output tokens	Estimated cost
Short chat turn	1,000	500	$0.0015
Document summary	50,000	2,000	$0.05
1M tokens in, 200K out	1,000,000	200,000	$1.20

Estimates use the standard tier and ignore caching discounts, so real bills with repeated prompt prefixes are typically lower.

Common questions

How much does Perplexity: Sonar cost per 1M tokens?: Perplexity: Sonar costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens on the standard tier.
What is Perplexity: Sonar's context window?: Perplexity: Sonar accepts up to 127,072 tokens in a single request, and can return up to 114,364 output tokens.
Is there a cheaper OpenRouter model than Perplexity: Sonar?: Yes. OpenAI: GPT-3.5 Turbo is $0.500 per 1M input tokens versus $1.00 for Perplexity: Sonar, with a 16,385 token context window.
Where does this Perplexity: Sonar price come from?: From the OpenRouter catalogue, because OpenRouter does not publish machine-readable pricing. OpenRouter is a reseller, so its rate can differ from OpenRouter's own — verify before committing spend.

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