Perplexity APIs & meters
Search-grounded Sonar models and agent tools with token plus request fees.
Perplexity Search API request
$0.005 / search request
Perplexity Sonar request fee (low context)
$0.005 / Sonar request (low search context)
Perplexity Agent web_search tool
$0.0025 / web_search tool invocation
Perplexity Sonar request fee (high context)
$0.012 / Sonar request (high search context)
Perplexity
Search-grounded Sonar models and agent tools with token plus request fees.
There are 4 published meters for Perplexity. List unit prices run from $0.0025 to $0.012, with a median of $0.005. Billing units represented here: search request, Sonar request (low search context), web_search tool invocation, Sonar request (high search context). The most recent price check in this group is 2026-08-14.
Official Perplexity pricing page
Perplexity list rates
A cheap host rate is not the same kind of number as a per-GB or per-million-events rate. The source column is the page used for the check.
| Service | Unit price | Unit | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity Agent web_search tool | $0.0025 | web_search tool invocation | Perplexity pricing | |
| Perplexity Search API request | $0.005 | search request | Perplexity pricing | |
| Perplexity Sonar request fee (low context) | $0.005 | Sonar request (low search context) | Perplexity pricing | |
| Perplexity Sonar request fee (high context) | $0.012 | Sonar request (high search context) | Perplexity pricing |
Questions about Perplexity rates
Do Perplexity monthly plans show up in the calculator total?
When the source publishes a per-unit rate, the calculator uses that linear list rate. Included quotas, monthly minimums, annual packs, and volume discounts still live on the official docs.