Perplexity Sonar Pro API Pricing
- Input / output
- $7.20 / $36.00 per 1M tokens
- Context
- 919K tokens
- Max output
- 32K tokens
As of November 7, 2026, Perplexity Sonar Pro costs $7.20 per 1M input tokens and $36.00 per 1M output tokens on EmpirioLabs AI. It has a 919,328-token context window and returns up to 32,768 tokens per response.
Perplexity Sonar Pro pricing by provider
1 listing across 1 provider. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.
| Provider | Model name in LiteLLM | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EmpirioLabs AI | empiriolabs/perplexity-sonar-pro | $7.20 | $36.00 | 919K |
What Perplexity Sonar Pro costs in practice
1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each
| EmpirioLabs AI | $32.40 |
100 long-document requests with 100,000 input and 2,000 output tokens each
| EmpirioLabs AI | $79.20 |
Perplexity Sonar Pro cost calculator
At EmpirioLabs AI's price ($7.20 input, $36.00 output per 1M tokens), 10,000 requests a day with 1,000 input and 500 output tokens each cost $252 a day, about $7,560 a month. Change the numbers for your workload, or compare it with other models.
- Per request
- $0.0252
- Per day
- $252
- Per month (30 days)
- $7,560
Perplexity Sonar Pro features
Input: text, image. Output: text.
- Image input
- Reasoning
- Web search
Use Perplexity Sonar Pro with LiteLLM
Call Perplexity Sonar Pro through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/chat/completions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.
from litellm import completion
response = completion(
model="empiriolabs/perplexity-sonar-pro",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)model_list:
- model_name: perplexity-sonar-pro
litellm_params:
model: empiriolabs/perplexity-sonar-pro
# credentials: see the provider's LiteLLM docs pagecurl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $LITELLM_API_KEY" \
-d '{
"model": "perplexity-sonar-pro",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'Perplexity Sonar Pro FAQ
How much does Perplexity Sonar Pro cost?
Perplexity Sonar Pro costs $7.20 per 1M input tokens and $36.00 per 1M output tokens on EmpirioLabs AI.
What is the context window of Perplexity Sonar Pro?
Perplexity Sonar Pro has a 919,328-token context window and returns up to 32,768 tokens per response.
Which providers offer Perplexity Sonar Pro?
Perplexity Sonar Pro is available from EmpirioLabs AI through LiteLLM, using the model name empiriolabs/perplexity-sonar-pro.
How do I call Perplexity Sonar Pro with an OpenAI-compatible API?
Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="empiriolabs/perplexity-sonar-pro", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/chat/completions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.
What features does Perplexity Sonar Pro support?
Perplexity Sonar Pro supports image input, reasoning and web search.
When did LiteLLM add Perplexity Sonar Pro?
Perplexity Sonar Pro was added to LiteLLM's model price file on November 4, 2026.
Sources
Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Maintainers update it from each provider's published pricing, and this page is usually rebuilt within 20 minutes of every change. Provider pricing pages:
LiteLLM docs: EmpirioLabs AI.
Provider pages: EmpirioLabs AI.