LIVE
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-CF$0.00 9.7%
DEEPSEEK-V4-FL$0.28 26.3%
LLAMA-4-MAVERI$0.60 11.9%
GROK-4-FAST$0.50 6.0%
QWEN-PLUS$0.78 0.6%
MINIMAX-M2.1$0.95 2.6%
MINIMAX-M2$1.00 2.9%
MINIMAX-01$1.10 8.0%
GPT-4.1-MINI$1.60 13.7%
GROK-4-1-FAST-$0.50 8.9%
GPT-4.1-MINI-2$1.60 31.8%
XAI$0.00 4.5%
MINIMAX-M2.7$0.00 9.9%
QWEN3.5-FLASH-$0.26 31.0%
GPT-4.1-NANO$0.40 13.0%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40 0.8%
DEEPSEEK-AI$0.00 27.0%
GROK-4.1-FAST$0.50 16.4%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20 6.1%
GOOGLE$1.50 3.4%
AUTO$0.00 9.7%
GOOGLE$0.00 27.8%
MINIMAX-M2.7$1.20 7.2%
GOOGLE$0.00 0.6%
BODYBUILDER$-1000000.00 5.4%
GLM-4-LONG$0.00 14.1%
GEMINI-2.0-FLA$0.30 20.0%
GEMINI-2.0-FLA$0.40 6.6%
-CF$0.00 9.7%
DEEPSEEK-V4-FL$0.28 26.3%
LLAMA-4-MAVERI$0.60 11.9%
GROK-4-FAST$0.50 6.0%
QWEN-PLUS$0.78 0.6%
MINIMAX-M2.1$0.95 2.6%
MINIMAX-M2$1.00 2.9%
MINIMAX-01$1.10 8.0%
GPT-4.1-MINI$1.60 13.7%
GROK-4-1-FAST-$0.50 8.9%
GPT-4.1-MINI-2$1.60 31.8%
XAI$0.00 4.5%
MINIMAX-M2.7$0.00 9.9%
QWEN3.5-FLASH-$0.26 31.0%
GPT-4.1-NANO$0.40 13.0%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40 0.8%
DEEPSEEK-AI$0.00 27.0%
GROK-4.1-FAST$0.50 16.4%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20 6.1%
GOOGLE$1.50 3.4%
AUTO$0.00 9.7%
GOOGLE$0.00 27.8%
MINIMAX-M2.7$1.20 7.2%
GOOGLE$0.00 0.6%
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sonar-reasoning

Perplexity
Efficiency score
87/100
27.4%
Input price
$1.00/ 1M tokens
Output price
$5.00/ 1M tokens
Context window
128K
Throughput
122tok/s
Availability
97.2%
Cost / task
$0.005

Capabilities

Accepts (input)
Text
Produces (output)
Text

7-day heat trend

27.4%

Pricing breakdown

Input price
$1.00/ 1M tokens
$0.0010 / 1K
Output price
$5.00/ 1M tokens
$0.0050 / 1K
Blended price
$4.00/ 1M tokens
$0.0040 / 1K

Typical 3:1 output-to-input mix, per 1M tokens

Estimated monthly cost by workload

Chat assistant
$900.00/ mo
1K in · 400 out · 10K req/day
RAG / long context
$1,650/ mo
8K in · 600 out · 5K req/day
Agent / tool use
$2,520/ mo
3K in · 1.5K out · 8K req/day
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Market position

  • Cheaper than 12% of tracked models
  • Faster than 6% of tracked models
  • Efficiency rank: #1007 of 1105

Best suited for

Complex reasoning, analysis, planning and multi-step problem solving where answer quality matters more than raw cost.

About sonar-reasoning

Sonar Reasoning is retained as a deprecated Perplexity reasoning route so older supplier rows can migrate cleanly to Sonar Reasoning Pro.

sonar-reasoning is a Reasoning model from Perplexity (US). HotON.ai tracks it at $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $5.00 per 1M output tokens, with a 128K-token context window, ~122 tokens/sec throughput and 97.2% availability. Its composite efficiency score is 87/100 at an estimated $0.005 per successful task.

Frequently asked questions

How much does sonar-reasoning cost per 1M tokens?+

sonar-reasoning is tracked at $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $5.00 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3:1 output-to-input workload blends to roughly $4.00 per 1M tokens. Figures are illustrative demo data.

What is sonar-reasoning best for?+

Complex reasoning, analysis, planning and multi-step problem solving where answer quality matters more than raw cost.

How fast is sonar-reasoning?+

sonar-reasoning delivers about 122 tokens/sec with 97.2% tracked availability, suitable for latency-sensitive, real-time applications.

Is sonar-reasoning cheaper than other AI models?+

Within the HotON.ai tracked set, sonar-reasoning is cheaper than 12% of models on input price and ranks #1007 of 1105 by overall efficiency.

Pricing is real (via the TestKey catalog, updated daily). Quality (Arena Elo) is real where the model is ranked on LMArena. Speed, availability and efficiency are modeled estimates.