perplexity-cost-tuning
Installation
SKILL.md
Perplexity Cost Tuning
Overview
Reduce Perplexity Sonar API costs. Perplexity charges per-token (input + output) plus a per-request fee that varies by search context size. The biggest cost lever is model selection: sonar-pro costs 3-15x more than sonar per request.
Pricing Reference
| Model | Input $/M tokens | Output $/M tokens | Request Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
sonar |
$1 | $1 | $5 per 1K requests |
sonar-pro |
$3 | $15 | $5 per 1K requests |
sonar-reasoning-pro |
$3 | $15 | $5 per 1K requests |
sonar-deep-research |
$2 | $8 | $5 per 1K searches |
Search context size (Low/Medium/High) affects the request fee. More context = higher fee.