Sonar
perplexity/sonar出品方： Perplexity · 系列: sonar · 發布 2024-01-01 · 知識截止: 2025-09-01
Prices in USD per 1M tokens. Unknown means the provider does not publish per-token pricing.
能力清單
Model fit scores
0–100 · higher is betterThese scores reward declared capabilities, context size, price and provider availability — they are not benchmark results. Use them as a directional signal alongside your own evaluation.
Coding9
- Tool calling0/40
- Structured output0/20
- Reasoning0/10
- Context window (100K → 1M)2/20
- Provider availability7/10
Agents7
- Tool calling0/35
- Structured output0/25
- Reasoning0/15
- Output token limit0/15
- Provider availability7/10
JSON / structured output26
- Structured output / JSON mode0/50
- Tool calling0/20
- Temperature control10/10
- Price-friendly for high-volume16/20
Cost efficiency55
- Headline price (log-scaled)55/95
- Has prompt-cache pricing0/5
Long context45
- Context window (100K → 2M)35/90
- Has published price for full window10/10
Production-readiness89
- Number of independent providers35/40
- Has published per-token price20/20
- Context window ≥ 8K15/15
- No data inconsistencies across providers4/10
- Official model (not derivative)15/15
Cost Efficiency Index
Open full calculator →Estimated cost using the recommended provider's headline rate. Each scenario fixes average input/output tokens — the assumptions are shown in the third column.
| Scenario | Cost | Assumption |
|---|---|---|
RAG answer per 1,000 RAG answers | $5.50 < $0.01 per request | 5K input tokens (query + 4 retrieved chunks of ~1K each) and a 500-token answer. Typical SaaS knowledge-base bot. |
Support ticket triage per 10,000 tickets | $11.00 < $0.01 per request | 1K input tokens (ticket body + system prompt) and a 100-token JSON classification reply. High-volume customer support. |
Data extraction per 1,000 documents | $2.50 < $0.01 per request | 2K input tokens (a single document page) and a 500-token JSON extraction. ETL / invoice / form pipelines. |
Code review per 1,000 PRs | $9.00 < $0.01 per request | 8K input tokens (diff + surrounding files) and a 1K-token review comment. PR-bot workloads. |
Agent step per 1,000 steps | $12.60 $0.01 per request | 12K input tokens (long-running tool history) and a 600-token tool-call decision. Cost per agent step. |
定價詳情
推薦定價來自 perplexity · sonar
於 7 家供應商可用
| 服務商 | 服務商模型 ID | 輸入 / 1M | 輸出 / 1M | 上下文 | 發布日期 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity perplexity | sonar | $1.00 | $1.00 | 128K | 2024-01-01 |
| Perplexity Agent perplexity-agent | perplexity/sonar | $0.250 | $2.50 | 128K | 2024-01-01 |
| Vercel AI Gateway vercel | perplexity/sonar | $1.00 | $1.00 | 127K | 2025-02-19 |
| Kilo Gateway kilo | perplexity/sonar | $1.00 | $1.00 | 127K | 2024-01-01 |
| SAP AI Core sap-ai-core | sonar | $1.00 | $1.00 | 128K | 2024-01-01 |
| Helicone helicone | sonar | $1.00 | $1.00 | 127K | 2025-01-27 |
| LLM Gateway llmgateway | sonar | $1.00 | $1.00 | 128K | 2024-01-01 |
各渠道資料存在不一致
- context_window varies: 127000, 127072, 128000
- release_date varies (span 415d): 2024-01-01, 2025-01-27, 2025-02-19
- modalities varies across offerings
各服務商對此模型的回報值不一致。上方「核心數據」採用代表性服務商的值；逐項請以下表為準。
Frequently asked questions
How much does Sonar cost?
Sonar costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens, sourced from perplexity. Cache reads, audio tokens and >200K-context tiers (where applicable) are listed in the Pricing detail block above.
What is the context window of Sonar?
Sonar has a context window of 128K tokens, with a max output of 4K tokens per reply. This is the total combined size of prompt + completion.
Does Sonar support tool calling?
No. Sonar does not support tool calling (function calling). If your workflow requires it, look at the /capabilities/tool-calling list for alternatives.
Does Sonar support structured output / JSON mode?
Support for structured output / JSON-schema-constrained decoding is not reported for Sonar in our data source. Verify with Perplexity's official documentation before relying on it in production.
Can Sonar accept image input?
No. Sonar only accepts text as input. If you need image input, see our /capabilities/vision list for current vision-capable models.
Is Sonar open-weight?
No. Sonar is a proprietary model — only Perplexity (and any approved hosting partners) can serve it. The pricing above reflects the cheapest API access.
What are the best alternatives to Sonar?
If Sonar doesn't fit, consider Sonar Pro, Sonar Reasoning Pro, Perplexity Sonar Deep Research. Each one targets the same use case — see the Related links below for direct head-to-head pages.
Where does this data come from?
All numbers come from the public models.dev API and are normalised into a single canonical model record. We re-pull daily and write any changes (price, context, capability) to the /changelog page.
Explore more
More Perplexity models
- Sonar Pro$3.00 in / $15.00 out
- Sonar Reasoning Pro$2.00 in / $8.00 out
- Perplexity Sonar Deep Research$2.00 in / $8.00 out
最近更新：
Data is sourced from models.dev and normalized for comparison. Prices and capabilities may change. Always verify critical production decisions with the provider's official documentation.