Perplexity Sonar
An AI search API service offered by Perplexity, priced according to search depth, that provides web search and augmented generation capabilities.
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The DeepSeek search API is 6.7× cheaper than the lowest tier of Perplexity Sonar and 10.7× cheaper for the medium-depth search tier.
With DeepSeek search plus V4.1 Flash generation, one grounded answer costs about $0.001 in total, while an equivalent Perplexity Sonar query costs between $0.005 and $0.012.
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The DeepSeek search API is 6.7× cheaper than the lowest tier of Perplexity Sonar and 10.7× cheaper for the medium-depth search tier.
50%UnverifiedWith DeepSeek search plus V4.1 Flash generation, one grounded answer costs about $0.001 in total, while an equivalent Perplexity Sonar query costs between $0.005 and $0.012.
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