Sonar Deep Research API Cost Calculator
Estimate your monthly API costs for Sonar Deep Research from Perplexity.
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input
$2.00
Output
$8.00
128K contextStreaming
Pricing last verified: Mar 21, 2026
30-Day Price History
Solid line: input price · Dashed line: output price
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Cost Breakdown
Input cost/request$0.001000
Output cost/request$0.002400
Cost per request$0.003400
Daily cost (1,000 requests)$3.40
Monthly estimate$102.00
Annual estimate$1,224.00
Compare with Similar Models
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| Sonar Reasoning Pro Perplexity | $2.00 | $8.00 |
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| Sonar Pro Perplexity | $3.00 | $15.00 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Sonar Deep Research cost per token?
Sonar Deep Research is priced at $2.00 per 1M input tokens and $8.00 per 1M output tokens. Use the calculator above to estimate your monthly costs based on your usage volume.
What is the context window for Sonar Deep Research?
Sonar Deep Research has a context window of 128K tokens (128,000 tokens).
How does Sonar Deep Research compare to similar models?
Sonar Deep Research costs $2.00 input and $8.00 output per 1M tokens. Sonar is less expensive at $1.00 input and $1.00 output per 1M tokens. See the "Compare with Similar Models" table above, or visit the Sonar page at /tools/cost-calculator/perplexity/sonar.