How much does Sonar cost on Zeplik?

Input tokens cost 12.0 credits per million and output tokens 12.0 credits per million (1 credit = $0.10; the raw provider rates are $1.00 and $1.00 per million). New accounts start with free credits.

How long can a conversation with Sonar be?

Sonar has a 127K-token context window (127,072 tokens), which covers the conversation plus any documents you attach.

Does Sonar support images and tools?

Sonar accepts image input and does not support tool calling.

Sonar

General purposeVision

Perplexity · Released January 2025

Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources.

It is part of Perplexity's Sonar line, built specifically for search-grounded, citation-backed answers.

Facts and pricing

Provider: Perplexity
Context window: 127K tokens
Input price: 12.0 credits / 1M tokens ($1.00 raw)
Output price: 12.0 credits / 1M tokens ($1.00 raw)
Vision (image input): Yes
Tool calling: No
Extended reasoning: No

Credits are what Zeplik bills: 1 credit = $0.10, computed from the raw provider rate with a 1.20x margin. Raw prices shown per 1M tokens.

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What Sonar is best for

Balanced everyday work: writing, questions, brainstorming and summarization
Working with images: screenshots, charts, photos and scanned documents alongside text

Example prompts

Prompts that suit a general purpose model like Sonar:

Help me outline a talk about what I learned this year
Compare these two paragraphs and tell me which is clearer and why
Draft a polite reply declining this invitation
Explain this concept with a concrete everyday analogy

Perplexity family

Model	Context	Input cr/M	Output cr/M	Released
Sonar Pro Search	200K	36.0	180	October 2025
Sonar Reasoning Pro	128K	24.0	96.0	March 2025
Sonar Pro	200K	36.0	180	March 2025
Sonar Deep Research	128K	24.0	96.0	March 2025
Sonar	127K	12.0	12.0	January 2025

Model comparisons

Frequently asked questions

What is Sonar?: Sonar is an AI model by Perplexity. Sonar is lightweight, affordable, fast, and simple to use — now featuring citations and the ability to customize sources.
How much does Sonar cost on Zeplik?: Input tokens cost 12.0 credits per million and output tokens 12.0 credits per million (1 credit = $0.10; the raw provider rates are $1.00 and $1.00 per million). New accounts start with free credits.
How long can a conversation with Sonar be?: Sonar has a 127K-token context window (127,072 tokens), which covers the conversation plus any documents you attach.
Does Sonar support images and tools?: Sonar accepts image input and does not support tool calling.

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