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Perplexity Sonar Pro
perplexity·perplexity/sonar-pro-4·GA·Closed·sonar-pro series
Advanced Sonar search model for deeper research and cited synthesis
At a glance
Reference price$3.00 / $15.00 per 1M
Cache read — · Kilo Gateway
Lowest paid$3.00 / $15.00
Helicone Gateway · 1× spread
Context200,000
Output limit8,000
Capabilities
ReasoningTool useStructured output✓ TemperatureAttachments
⚠ Providers report capability flags inconsistently
Modalities
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Knowledge cutoff2025-01
Released / updated2025-01-27 / 2025-03-07
Quality & performance
Artificial Analysis doesn't cover this model (267 of 2059 have data). Quality data comes from independent evals covering widely used models.
Available at 2 providers2 with public prices
| Provider | Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write | Context | Output limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helicone sonar-pro | Gateway | $3.00 | $15.00 | — | — | 200,000 | 4,096 | |
| Kilo Gateway perplexity/sonar-pro | Gateway | $3.00 | $15.00 | — | — | 200,000 | 8,000 |
Sorted by blended price (input×0.75 + output×0.25) asc. The official channel always shows regardless of rank. Whether a gateway's low price is actually usable can't be verified.
Your usage cost
1Helicone$1,350.00
2Kilo Gateway$1,350.00
The cheapest paid channel is the only channel.
Related models
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Price historyone sample accumulated per data sync
Input list $3.00Output list $15.00Min blended $6.00
Price history accumulates from each data sync; currently only 1 sample(s) (2026-08-21). Each future sync adds a point, and once accumulated a line is drawn here.