Sonar Pro Search
Summary
Sonar Pro Search is a language model from Perplexity, released on 30 Oct 2025. It accepts text and images and generates text, with a 200K-token context window and up to 8K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens (OpenRouter), across 1 provider we track.
Exclusively available on the OpenRouter API, Sonar Pro's new Pro Search mode is Perplexity's most advanced agentic search system. It is designed for deeper reasoning and analysis. Pricing is based...
Last verified 4 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page links to its source.
Specifications
| Developer | Perplexity |
|---|---|
| Release date | 30 Oct 2025 [OpenRouter] |
| Status | Generally available |
| Context window | 200K (200,000 tokens) [OpenRouter] |
| Max output | 8K tokens [OpenRouter] |
| Input | Text and images [OpenRouter] |
| Output | Text [OpenRouter] |
| Reasoning mode | Yes [OpenRouter] |
| Tool calling | No [OpenRouter] |
| Structured output | Yes [OpenRouter] |
Sonar Pro Search API pricing by provider
USD per million tokens. Sorted by input price.
| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter perplexity/sonar-pro-search | $3 | $15 | – | 200K | OpenRouter, 4 Oct 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
What is the context window of Sonar Pro Search?
Sonar Pro Search has a context window of 200,000 tokens (200K) and can generate up to 8,000 tokens in a single response, according to OpenRouter.
How much does the Sonar Pro Search API cost?
Sonar Pro Search is listed from $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens (OpenRouter). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.
When was Sonar Pro Search released?
Perplexity released Sonar Pro Search on 30 Oct 2025, according to OpenRouter.
Change history
No changes detected since we started tracking this model. We re-check every source daily.