Which is cheaper, Perplexity Sonar Deep Research or Sonar Reasoning Pro?

Neither: both run at $14 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.

Where is each one cheapest?

Perplexity Sonar Deep Research: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $14 is the number to beat. Sonar Reasoning Pro: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $14 is the number to beat.

Can I buy both from one provider?

Yes. 7 providers sell both: Eden AI, FastRouter, Helicone, Kilo Gateway, LLMTR, OpenRouter, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.

Which holds more context?

Both hold 128k tokens in one call.

Perplexity Sonar Deep Research vs Sonar Reasoning Pro.

model vs model · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Perplexity Sonar Deep Research and Sonar Reasoning Pro split the 5 rounds this table counts: the two list price rows, the cheapest price we can explain, the standard price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.

Perplexity

Perplexity Sonar Deep Research

$14/M tokens

Perplexity list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $1.68 per 1,000 pages

128k context

Perplexity

Sonar Reasoning Pro

$14/M tokens

Perplexity list price, nothing below it is accounted for · $1.68 per 1,000 pages

128k context · reads images

List price in (lower wins)

$2/M

List price out (lower wins)

$8/M

Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)

none below list

Standard price (lower wins)

$14/M

Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)

$1.68

Context

128k tokens

Open weights

Tool calling

Structured output

not stated

Reads images

yes

Reasoning

yes

Released

1 Feb 2025

1 Jan 2024

Providers selling it

Price we measure against

the maker's own

Trains on your prompts (no is better)

no provider to check

Providers selling both · 7

Eden AI$14 / $14
FastRouter$14 / $14
Helicone$14 / $14
Kilo Gateway$14 / $14
LLMTR$14 / $14
OpenRouter$14 / $14
Perplexity$14 / $14

Perplexity Sonar Deep Research then Sonar Reasoning Pro, per million tokens

Go further

open in the compare tool →every price for Perplexity Sonar Deep Research every price for Sonar Reasoning Pro

Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Perplexity Sonar Deep Research or Sonar Reasoning Pro?: Neither: both run at $14 per million tokens, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Where is each one cheapest?: Perplexity Sonar Deep Research: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $14 is the number to beat. Sonar Reasoning Pro: nobody goes below the maker's own price with a reason we can point at, so $14 is the number to beat.
Can I buy both from one provider?: Yes. 7 providers sell both: Eden AI, FastRouter, Helicone, Kilo Gateway, LLMTR, OpenRouter, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is Eden AI.
Which holds more context?: Both hold 128k tokens in one call.

Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.