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Perplexity: Sonar Pro.

multimodal closed 200K ctx
Cheapest input
$3.0/M
on OpenRouter
Cheapest output
$15.0/M
on OpenRouter
Fastest
35 tok/s
on OpenRouter
Hosted equiv.
~$5.4/hr
@ 100 tok/s on OpenRouter

Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing. See [details here](https://docs.perplexity.ai/guides/pricing#detailed-pricing-breakdown-for-sonar-reasoning-pro-and-sonar-pro) For enterprises seeking more adva

Hosted API only

No self-host path — closed weights.

Perplexity: Sonar Pro's weights aren't published. Use it via the access providers below.

Where to use it

Cheapest hosted endpoints.

Provider Access $/M in $/M out
OpenRouter api aggregator $3.0 $15.0 Launch ↗
Performance

Speed across providers.

Tokens/sec and time-to-first-token measured against the same prompt template on each provider's API.

Provider Tokens/sec TTFT Total
OpenRouter 35.1 1991 ms 3075 ms
FAQ

Frequently asked.

How do I run Perplexity: Sonar Pro?
Perplexity: Sonar Pro is a closed-source API model. The cheapest way to access it is through the API providers listed on this page (direct API, aggregators, and hosted chat UIs).
Where can I access Perplexity: Sonar Pro?
Perplexity: Sonar Pro is available via OpenRouter. Each access option lists its own pricing (per million tokens or hourly hosting).
How much does it cost to run Perplexity: Sonar Pro?
API pricing starts at $3.0/M input tokens and $15.0/M output tokens. Self-hosting cost depends on the GPU you rent — see the Run It Yourself tab.
Is Perplexity: Sonar Pro open-source or proprietary?
Perplexity: Sonar Pro is a proprietary model from Perplexity. Access is API-only — there are no public weights to download.