Context Window
128,000
Input tokens
Full-context input ≈ $0.26
Model Cost Profile
Developer: perplexity· Tokenizer: Other · Instruct: deepseek-r1 · Quantization: unknown
Canonical ID: perplexity/sonar-deep-research
Pricing updated Apr 22, 2026
Live Pricing
Input: $2.00
Output: $8.00
Last synced Apr 22, 2026
Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research offers a substantial context window of 128,000 tokens, making it ideal for complex research tasks and extensive document analysis. Teams utilizing this API model can expect a competitive pricing structure, with input costs at $2.00 per million tokens and output costs at $8.00 per million tokens, which can impact budget planning for large-scale projects. This model is particularly beneficial for applications requiring deep contextual understanding, such as legal document review or academic research synthesis.
Provider Compliance
Context Window
128,000
Input tokens
Full-context input ≈ $0.26
Max Output
—
Not specified
Input Price / 1M
$2.00
Prompt tokens
Output Price / 1M
$8.00
Completion tokens
Top Benchmark
Pending
No benchmark data yet
Price History
Current Input / 1M
$2.00
Current Output / 1M
$8.00
Performance History
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| Usage Type | Price / 1M Tokens |
|---|---|
| Input (Prompt) | $2.00 |
| Output (Completion) | $8.00 |
| Internal Reasoning | $3.00 |
| Web Search | $5,000.00 |
Estimate monthly spend for Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research based on your workload.
Estimated Monthly Cost
$146
25M input + 12M output tokens
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