sonar-small-chat
perplexity · chat model
sonar-small-chat is listed here as a chat model from perplexity. This page shows simple API pricing, token limits, and capability flags so you can compare it with similar options.
Input
$0.0700 / 1M tokens
Output
$0.2800 / 1M tokens
Cached input
N/A
Context
16.4K
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Pricing
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.0700 / 1M tokens |
| Output | $0.2800 / 1M tokens |
| Embedding | $0.0700 / 1M tokens |
Token limits
Context window
16.4K
Max input tokens
16.4K
Max output tokens
16.4K
Max tokens
16.4K
Capabilities
| Capability | Supported |
|---|---|
| Vision | — |
| Function calling | — |
| Parallel function calling | — |
| Tool choice | — |
| Prompt caching | — |
| Reasoning | — |
| Response schema | — |
| System messages | — |
| Audio input | — |
| Audio output | — |
| Web search | — |
| PDF input | — |
| Video input | — |
Sources
| Source links | |
| Pricing data | LiteLLM model cost map |
| Synced at | 2026-05-28 |
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