Perplexity · Released Jan 1, 2024Sonar Pro
Deeper Sonar search model with broader retrieval and stronger synthesis.
- Capability
- —No ECI score yet
- Input
- $3.00per 1M tokens
- Output
- $15.00per 1M tokens
- Context
- 200K8K max output
What it costs
- Input
- $3.00per million tokens
- Output
- $15.00per million tokens
- Blended (3:1)
- $6.00pricier than 90% of priced models
Typical monthly bills
| Monthly usage | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| Side project2M input + 0.5M output tokens | $13.50 |
| Team assistant25M input + 5M output tokens | $150.00 |
| Production app250M input + 50M output tokens | $1,500 |
Official Perplexity API price, as listed on models.dev.
Independent benchmarks
Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for Sonar Pro yet.
The details
- Lab
- Perplexity
- Released
- Jan 1, 2024
- Knowledge cutoff
- Sep 1, 2025
- Context window
- 200,000 tokens
- Max output
- 8,192 tokens
- Inputs
- Text, Images
- Output
- Text
- Reasoning
- No
- Tool calling
- No
- Structured output
- No
- Weights
- Proprietary
- API model ID
sonar-proon Perplexity- Availability
- 5 API providerslisted on models.dev
What Perplexity claims
Published by the lab at launch. Settings vary, so compare these only with care.
| Benchmark | Score | Setting | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| SciCode | 22.6 percent correct | — | Source |
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About Sonar Pro
How much does Sonar Pro cost?
Sonar Pro costs $3.00 input / $15.00 output per million tokens (official Perplexity API price). At a 3:1 input-to-output mix that is $6.00 per million tokens, more expensive than 90% of the 360 priced models we track.
What is the context window of Sonar Pro?
Sonar Pro accepts up to 200,000 tokens per request and can write up to 8,192 tokens in one response.
How good is Sonar Pro?
Epoch AI has not published a Capabilities Index score for Sonar Pro yet.
Is Sonar Pro open source?
No. Sonar Pro is proprietary; you use it through Perplexity’s API or partner platforms.
What inputs does Sonar Pro support?
Sonar Pro accepts text and images and replies in text. It is not a dedicated reasoning model, does not support tool calling.
When was Sonar Pro released?
Perplexity released Sonar Pro on Jan 1, 2024. Its training data runs to Sep 1, 2025.
What are the best alternatives to Sonar Pro?
The closest current models from other labs on capability, price and release date are Qwen Max (Alibaba (Qwen), $1.60 / $6.40), Command R+ (Cohere, $2.50 / $10.00), Palmyra X4 (Writer, $2.50 / $10.00) and Step 2 (16K) (StepFun, $5.21 / $16.44).