Sonar

Name: Sonar
Brand: perplexity
SKU: perplexity/sonar
Price: 1.05 USD
Availability: InStock

perplexity/sonar

text, image in · text out · 127,072 context · 114,364 max output

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Effective cost per 1k requestsInput tokens 2,000Output tokens 500Cached share 50%

cost = p_in·(input − cached) + p_cache_read·cached + p_out·output + p_req; cached tokens are the prefix a sticky endpoint already holds (part2b §9.3), which is why the cheapest list price is not always the cheapest request.

Provider	Region · quant	Context / max out	Input / M	Output / M	Cache read / write	Markup	Per 1k req	Uptime 30 d	TTFT p50 / p95	Throughput	Last 24 h	Fidelity	Data	Capabilities	Status
OpenRouter	global · unknown	127,072 / 114,364	$1.050	$1.050	— / —	+5.0%	$2.625	—	—	—	no traffic	—	no-train 30 d	model default	active

Quick start

curl https://api.ai.ml/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIML_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"perplexity/sonar","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Say hello"}]}'

Get a key in the console

Changelog

new_model model perplexity/sonar added (active); endpoint ep_openrouter_sonar_global (perplexity/sonar) added as active; price input 1.050 output 1.050 USD/M 10/5/2026