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Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search — pricing & benchmarks

By perplexity · Updated 2026-07-24 · vision / documentsstep-by-step reasoning

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search costs $3 per 1M input tokens and $15 per 1M output tokens, with a 200K context window. It is best suited for vision / documents, step-by-step reasoning, and is available through one OpenAI-compatible Appmo API key.
$3Input / 1M
$15Output / 1M
200KContext
—Intelligence
—Coding
—GPQA %
—Speed tok/s

What Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search is used for

Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search is best suited for vision / documents, step-by-step reasoning. Access it through one Appmo API key alongside 390 other models — Appmo's optimizer can route to it automatically when it is the best value for a request.

Use it via the Appmo API (OpenAI-compatible)

curl https://appmo.com/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APPMO_KEY" \
  -d '{"model":"perplexity/sonar-pro-search","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"Hello"}]}'

FAQ

How much does Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search cost?
Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search costs $3 per 1M input tokens and $15 per 1M output tokens ($6 blended), as of 2026-07-24. Prices are expected to fall as competition increases.

What is Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search best for?
Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search is best suited for vision / documents, step-by-step reasoning.

How do I use Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search?
Send requests to Appmo's OpenAI-compatible endpoint with model id "perplexity/sonar-pro-search" and one API key — no separate provider account needed.