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Sonar Small pricing

If you are budgeting for Sonar Small, start with the numbers below. We index 1 provider price. Cheapest input is $0.070 per million tokens. Cheapest output is $0.280 per million tokens. The model lists a 16K context window in our data.

16K context·1 provider·verified Apr 7, 2026
Best input$0.070per 1M tokens · Perplexity
Best output$0.280per 1M tokens · Perplexity

Pricing across providers

All figures are list prices per million tokens unless a column says otherwise. 1 offer is listed for Sonar Small. Best input in this view: Perplexity.

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Perplexity
Input / 1M
$0.070
Output / 1M
$0.280

Input vs output · 1M tokens

Cost calculator

The calculator uses the same dollars per million tokens as the table. Adjust sliders to see how Sonar Small cost scales with traffic.

In: $0.070/M·Out: $0.280/M

0.007000¢ / req

0.014000¢ / req

Daily
$2.10
Monthly
$63
Annual
$767

Model specifications

These fields describe Sonar Small as we store it (source: Perplexity). They sit next to price so buyers can check limits and tools in one place.

Context window
16,384 tokens
Max output
16,384 tokens
Vision (images)
No
Tool / function calling
No
Streaming
No
Released
N/A
Primary provider
Perplexity
Model family
N/A

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Frequently asked questions

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Yes. Sonar Small is available on Perplexity.

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