Perplexity: Sonar Pro
Perplexity's Sonar Pro is a robust AI model capable of processing both text and images, with a substantial context length of 200,000 tokens. While it lacks support for reasoning or structured output, this model excels in blending benchmark scores across various tests, achieving a score of 15.1 on the AI Index. At a cost of $3.0 per million input tokens and $15.0 per million output tokens, Sonar Pro might be more suitable for users needing text and image processing without complex reasoning tasks; however, its higher price point may make it less appealing compared to models offering similar functionalities at lower costs.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 13.7 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-08-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 15.1 |
- Model ID
- perplexity/sonar-pro
- Vendor
- perplexity
- Released
- March 2025
- Tokenizer
- Other
- Input Modalities
- text, image
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 8,000 tokens
- Tool Calling
- not supported
- Structured Output
- not supported
- Reasoning Mode
- not supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- no
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.11 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $2.25 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $45.00 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Perplexity: Sonar Pro cost?
- $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens.
- What is Perplexity: Sonar Pro's context window?
- 200,000 tokens, roughly 300 pages of text in a single request.
- Can Perplexity: Sonar Pro process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.