How much does Sonar cost per 1M tokens?

Sonar is priced at $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens on openrouter. This is a stored listed price and may differ from current provider terms; verify the displayed source link before making a decision.

Sonar is provided by Perplexity. ModelPriceLab also tracks third-party platforms that resell or proxy this model.

What does the price record timestamp mean?

It shows when ModelPriceLab's stored record changed. It is not an independent source-verification timestamp; confirm current pricing with the provider or platform.

What is the context window for Sonar?

Sonar supports up to 127,072 tokens per request, with a max output of 114,364 tokens.

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Sonar pricing

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Input / 1M Tokens

$1.00

Output / 1M Tokens

$1.00

Context window

127,072

Record updated 2026-09-03 · openrouter

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Pricing per platform

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Platform	Region	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Cached input	Context
openrouter View source	global	$1.00	$1.00	-	127,072

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Sonar

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$6.00/mo

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Sonar

$6.00/mo

Input$4.00

Cached input$1.00

Output$1.00

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Sonar cost per 1M tokens?: Sonar is priced at $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens on openrouter. This is a stored listed price and may differ from current provider terms; verify the displayed source link before making a decision.
Who provides Sonar?: Sonar is provided by Perplexity. ModelPriceLab also tracks third-party platforms that resell or proxy this model.
What does the price record timestamp mean?: It shows when ModelPriceLab's stored record changed. It is not an independent source-verification timestamp; confirm current pricing with the provider or platform.
What is the context window for Sonar?: Sonar supports up to 127,072 tokens per request, with a max output of 114,364 tokens.

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