# Perplexity models

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| Model | Context | Latency | Throughput | Input | Output | Cache | Web Search | Capabilities | ZDR | No Training | Regional Inference | Free Tier | Released |  |
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| ![perplexity logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fperplexity.png&w=48&q=75) [perplexity/search](/ai-gateway/models/perplexity-search) |  |  |  |  |  |  | $5/K \+ input costs |  |  |  |  |  | 06/01/2026 |  |
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| ![perplexity logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fperplexity.png&w=48&q=75) [perplexity/pplx-embed-v1-4b](/ai-gateway/models/pplx-embed-v1-4b) | 32K |  |  | $0.03/M |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 02/26/2026 |  |
| ![perplexity logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fperplexity.png&w=48&q=75) [perplexity/pplx-embed\-v1-0.6b](/ai-gateway/models/pplx-embed-v1-0.6b) | 32K |  |  | $0.004/M |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 02/26/2026 |  |
| ![perplexity logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fperplexity.png&w=48&q=75) [perplexity/sonar](/ai-gateway/models/sonar) | 127K | 2.2s | 142tps | $1/M | $1/M |  | $5/K\*+2 more |  |  |  |  |  | 02/19/2025 |  |
| ![perplexity logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fperplexity.png&w=48&q=75) [perplexity/sonar-pro](/ai-gateway/models/sonar-pro) | 200K | 4.0s | 59tps | $3/M | $15/M |  | $6/K\*+2 more |  |  |  |  |  | 02/19/2025 |  |
| ![perplexity logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Fperplexity.png&w=48&q=75) [perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro](/ai-gateway/models/sonar-reasoning-pro) | 127K | 2.5s | 110tps | $2/M | $8/M |  | $6/K\*+2 more |  |  |  |  |  | 02/19/2025 |  |