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Perplexity: models, pricing and benchmarks

Answer engine and API built on Sonar models.

Models

in this index

Avg input

$10.58

per 1M tokens

Avg output

$48.10

per 1M tokens

Open weights

models

Best model

sonar-pro-max

by average score

Website

Visit

https://perplexity.ai

All Perplexity models

Sorted by average benchmark score. Prices are per million tokens and context is measured in tokens.

#	Model	Provider	Context	Input / 1M	Avg score
1	Sonar Pro Max	Perplexity	128000	$14.01	81.1
2	Sonar Pro Reasoning	Perplexity	128000	$13.94	80.5
3	Sonar Pro Pro	Perplexity	200000	$13.59	79.7
4	Sonar Pro	Perplexity	128000	$13.01	79.1
5	Sonar Pro Turbo	Perplexity	128000	$13.55	79.0
6	Sonar Max	Perplexity	32768	$11.60	77.8
7	Sonar Pro	Perplexity	65536	$11.25	77.1
8	Sonar Reasoning	Perplexity	200000	$11.48	76.2
9	Sonar	Perplexity	200000	$10.57	76.0
10	Sonar Turbo	Perplexity	65536	$10.71	75.7
11	Sonar Pro Mini	Perplexity	8192	$8.02	70.3
12	Sonar Mini	Perplexity	65536	$6.52	67.9
13	Sonar Pro Nano	Perplexity	32768	$5.50	66.1
14	Sonar Nano	Perplexity	4096	$4.37	61.9

Best Perplexity models

multimodal

Sonar Pro Max

Sonar Pro Max is a multimodal model from Perplexity. It offers a 128,000-token context window, costs $14.01 per million input tokens and $69.33 per million output tokens, and averages 81.1 across the index's benchmark suite.

$14.01 in · 128,000 context · 81.1 avg multimodal

Sonar Pro Reasoning

Sonar Pro Reasoning is a multimodal model from Perplexity. It offers a 128,000-token context window, costs $13.94 per million input tokens and $72.76 per million output tokens, and averages 80.5 across the index's benchmark suite.

$13.94 in · 128,000 context · 80.5 avg multimodal

Sonar Pro Pro

Sonar Pro Pro is a multimodal model from Perplexity. It offers a 200,000-token context window, costs $13.59 per million input tokens and $73.47 per million output tokens, and averages 79.7 across the index's benchmark suite.

$13.59 in · 200,000 context · 79.7 avg multimodal

Sonar Pro

Sonar Pro is a multimodal model from Perplexity. It offers a 128,000-token context window, costs $13.01 per million input tokens and $50.93 per million output tokens, and averages 79.1 across the index's benchmark suite.

$13.01 in · 128,000 context · 79.1 avg multimodal

Sonar Pro Turbo

Sonar Pro Turbo is a multimodal model from Perplexity. It offers a 128,000-token context window, costs $13.55 per million input tokens and $57.97 per million output tokens, and averages 79.0 across the index's benchmark suite.

$13.55 in · 128,000 context · 79.0 avg

How Perplexity fits

Perplexity has 14 models in the index, of which 0 are open weights. The average input price across the lineup is $10.58 per million tokens, and the average output price is $48.10 per million tokens. The strongest model by average benchmark score is sonar-pro-max.

Use the table above to compare individual models, or open a model page for its full benchmark breakdown. If you are choosing between providers, start with the comparison pages and then check context limits and licence terms.

FAQ

How many Perplexity models are in the index?

Perplexity has 14 models in this index, of which 0 are open weights.

What is the cheapest Perplexity model?

Sonar Nano is the cheapest Perplexity model by input price at $4.37 per million tokens.

What is the best Perplexity model?

Sonar Pro Max has the highest average benchmark score in the Perplexity lineup at 81.1.

Are Perplexity models open weights?

0 of the 14 Perplexity models in this index are open weights. The rest are proprietary.

Where is Perplexity based?

Perplexity was founded in 2022 and is headquartered in San Francisco, USA.