Sonar Reasoning: API pricing, providers and specs
Textby Perplexity
Sonar Reasoning is a text model by Perplexity. One provider serves it: Helicone, at $5 /1M.
Lowest price$5/1Mat Helicone
Maker's price—The maker does not sell it
Providers1
Context—
How Sonar Reasoning compares
Against the 737 text models on the site priced the same way.
- Pricey for its class: at $5 /1M, its lowest price is above 78% of comparable models (median $1.10).
- 1 providers serve it; 0% of comparable models have fewer.
Sonar Reasoning prices by provider
Every provider's list price, read from its own price page or API. A price marked “from” changes with context length, resolution or mode.
| Provider | Input | Output | Prompt caching | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Helicone | $1/1M | From$5/1M | — | — |
Prices in US dollars, updated daily from each provider. Prices last checked Oct 25, 2026.
Specs
- Type
- Text
- Maker
- Perplexity
- Inputs
- Text
- Outputs
- Text
- Context
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- Max output
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- Capabilities
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- Released
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- License
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- Open weights
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Alternatives to Sonar Reasoning
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonar Reasoningthis model | $5/1M | — | — | 1 |
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| Gemini 3 Flash | $2.40/1M | 1.05M | 1466 | 5 |
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Sonar Reasoning FAQ
The lowest price for Sonar Reasoning is $5 /1M, at Helicone.
We have not found Sonar Reasoning's weights published by its maker.
1 API providers serve Sonar Reasoning. Compare their prices above, or open a provider to see everything it offers.
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