Perplexity: Sonar
microperplexity/sonar
Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources. It is designed for companies seeking to integrate lightweight question-and-answer features...
AA INDEX7.7
CONTEXT127K
MODALITYtext+image->text
OPENNESSProprietary
ADDEDAug 2026
LAST PRICED4 min ago
Input
$1.00 /M
Output
$1.00 /M
Blended (40/60)
$1.00 /M
Cost / IQ
$5.1948 /M
Cost / IQ = Blended Price ÷ (AA Intelligence Score ÷ 40). Normalises price by model intelligence so you can compare value across tiers. Lower = better value per unit of intelligence. Not a transactional price.
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Price History
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Low: $1.00/M
High: $1.00/M
Average: $1.00/M
Provider Comparison
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| Provider | Input $/M | Output $/M | Blended $/M ↑ | vs Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓Perplexity | $1.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | median |
Blended price = 40% input + 60% output. Median price shown in header is the reference price for this model.
Cost / IQ Comparison
Cost / IQ (quality-adjusted $/M)$5.1948/M
Cost per GPT-4-equivalent token. Lower = better value. Comparable across all models.
At or below SIT TPI
Value Ranking (by Cost / IQ)
Rank #472 of 521 micro models
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Data Sources
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Aggregator
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API Access
# Get this model's current price
curl https://api.inferenceindexer.ai/v1/models/perplexity/sonar
# Response (truncated)
{ "model_id": "perplexity/sonar", "name": "Perplexity: Sonar", "blended_price_per_m": 1, "sit_adjusted_price": 5.194805 }