Perplexity: Sonar Pro
The Sonar Pro is an AI model developed by Perplexity that accepts both text and image inputs. It operates within a context length of 200,000 tokens and supports up to 8,000 completion tokens. Sonar Pro may be worth shortlisting for those with specific use cases involving multimodal input or who require a high level of contextual understanding. However, its cost is relatively steep, priced at $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens. The model's performance is reflected in its blended benchmark score of 7.8 across one independent benchmark, but further evaluation may be necessary to determine its viability for specific applications.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 7.2 across 1 benchmark, last refreshed 2026-10-13. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 12.6 |
- 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.