Perplexitysonar-deep-research

Perplexity: Sonar Deep Research API Pricing

Sonar Deep Research is a research-focused model designed for multi-step retrieval, synthesis, and reasoning across complex topics. It autonomously searches, reads, and evaluates sources, refining i...

Base Input Price$2.00/ 1M tokens

Base Output Price$8.00/ 1M tokens

Prompt Cache Read$2.000-0% discount

Batch API RateN/A24h async offload

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Provider Name	Input / 1M	Output / 1M	Prompt Caching	Access Endpoint
Perplexity Direct	$2.00	$8.00	Not available	Connect
OpenRouter	$2.00	$8.00	Not available	Connect

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