LiteLLMModels

PPLX 70B Chat API Pricing

As of October 10, 2026, PPLX 70B Chat costs $0.70 per 1M input tokens and $2.80 per 1M output tokens on Perplexity. It has a 4,096-token context window and returns up to 4,096 tokens per response.

Model ID perplexity/pplx-70b-chatPrices updated Checked
Input
$0.70 / 1M tokens
Output
$2.80 / 1M tokens
Context window
4,096 tokens
Max output
4,096 tokens
Providers
1
Added to LiteLLM
December 2023

PPLX 70B Chat 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.

ProviderModel name in LiteLLMInputOutputContext
Perplexityperplexity/pplx-70b-chat$0.70$2.804K

What PPLX 70B Chat costs in practice

1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each

Perplexity$2.80

Use PPLX 70B Chat with LiteLLM

Call PPLX 70B Chat 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.

Python SDK
from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="perplexity/pplx-70b-chat",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: pplx-70b-chat
    litellm_params:
      model: perplexity/pplx-70b-chat
      api_key: os.environ/PERPLEXITYAI_API_KEY
Call the proxy
curl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
  -d '{
    "model": "pplx-70b-chat",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'

PPLX 70B Chat FAQ

How much does PPLX 70B Chat cost?

PPLX 70B Chat costs $0.70 per 1M input tokens and $2.80 per 1M output tokens on Perplexity.

What is the context window of PPLX 70B Chat?

PPLX 70B Chat has a 4,096-token context window and returns up to 4,096 tokens per response.

Which providers offer PPLX 70B Chat?

PPLX 70B Chat is available from Perplexity through LiteLLM, using the model name perplexity/pplx-70b-chat.

How do I call PPLX 70B Chat with an OpenAI-compatible API?

Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="perplexity/pplx-70b-chat", 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.

When did LiteLLM add PPLX 70B Chat?

PPLX 70B Chat was added to LiteLLM's model price file in December 2023.

Sources

Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request.

LiteLLM docs: Perplexity.

Provider pages: Perplexity.