Scientific Paper Fact-Checking: Sonar Deep Research

Complete Analysis: 25,000 tokens for Sonar Deep Research

Complete analysis of pricing, performance, and use cases for Perplexity's Sonar Deep Research model .

$0.080000 Total Cost
25,000 Total Tokens
2 minutes, 13.93 seconds Processing Time
187 Effective Tokens/Sec

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Sonar Deep Research
PerplexityMax Context: 1,000,000 tokens
$2 / $8 + citations research pricing
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$0.080000 Total Cost
$0.040000 Input Cost
$0.040000 Output Cost
$0.000000 Unit Cost
$0.000000 Search Cost
$0.000000 Request Fee
$0.000000 Tool Fee
$0.000000 Code Execution
25,000Total Tokens
$0.003200Cost per 1K
312,500Tokens per $
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Processing Speed

2m 13s Processing Time
200 Tokens/Second
300ms Time to First Token
187 Effective Speed

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🔄 Advanced Options

⚡ Optimization
Flat fee per session (e.g., $0.03 for Code Interpreter)
Hourly storage fee for cached data
First 50 hours free, $0.05/hour after
🧠 Reasoning & Thinking
Manual thinking tokens (billed at output rate)
🔧 Special Modes
Enable 6.0x Fast Mode multiplier
📚 Research & Citations
Enable $1.00/$4.00 rates + $10.00/1k search
Enable research tier pricing
Fee per source cited
🎤 Realtime Audio & Video
Session length for billing

Sonar Deep Research Perplexity 1000000

$0.080000
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💰 Total Cost Calculation (from Plugin)

Base Cost (No Optimizations) $0.080000 Input: $0.040000
Output: $0.040000
Optimized Cost $0.080000 Input: $0.040000
Output: $0.040000
Unit: $0.000000
Fees: $0.000000

Detailed Cost Analysis (from Plugin)

For 20,000 input tokens and 5,000 output tokens:

  • Input Cost: $0.040000
  • Output Cost: $0.040000
  • Total Cost: $0.080000
  • Cost per 1K tokens: $0.003200
  • Tokens per dollar: 312,500 tokens
  • Context Window: 1000000 tokens

Speed & Performance Analysis

With a processing speed of 200 tokens per second and 300ms time to first token:

  • Processing Time: 2 minutes, 13.93 seconds
  • Latency: 300 milliseconds to first token
  • Base Throughput: 200 tokens/second
  • Effective Throughput: 187 tokens/second (temperature-adjusted)

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📋 Active Input Parameters
Input Tokens: 20,000
Output Tokens: 5,000
Batch API: Enabled (50% discount)
Tools: Enabled
Rank AI Model & Provider Total Cost vs Sonar Deep Research
🏆 Mistral Small 3
Mistral AI
 $0.000875 Best Value ↓ 98.9% cheaper
🥈 Grok Code Fast 1
xAI
 $0.002875 ↓ 96.4% cheaper
🥉 Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google
 $0.003125 ↓ 96.1% cheaper
#4 Mistral Large 3
Mistral AI
 $0.004375 ↓ 94.5% cheaper
#5 Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google
 $0.004625 ↓ 94.2% cheaper
#6 Llama 4 Maverick (400B)
Meta AI
 $0.006000 (rounded ~ $0.01) ↓ 92.5% cheaper
#7 GPT-5.4 mini
OpenAI
 $0.009375 ↓ 88.3% cheaper
#8 Grok 4.3
xAI
 $0.009375 ↓ 88.3% cheaper
#9 o4-mini Deep Research
OpenAI
 $0.010000 ↓ 87.5% cheaper
#10 o4-mini
OpenAI
 $0.011000 (rounded ~ $0.01) ↓ 86.3% cheaper
#11 Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic
 $0.011250 (rounded ~ $0.01) ↓ 85.9% cheaper
#12 Gemini 3.1 Flash
Google
 $0.012500 (rounded ~ $0.01) ↓ 84.4% cheaper
#13 Grok 4.20 Beta
xAI
 $0.017500 (rounded ~ $0.02) ↓ 78.1% cheaper
#14 Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google
 $0.018750 (rounded ~ $0.02) ↓ 76.6% cheaper
#15 GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
OpenAI
 $0.026250 (rounded ~ $0.03) ↓ 67.2% cheaper
#16 GPT-5.3 Instant
OpenAI
 $0.026250 (rounded ~ $0.03) ↓ 67.2% cheaper
#17 Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic
 $0.033750 (rounded ~ $0.03) ↓ 57.8% cheaper
#18 Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google
 $0.037500 (rounded ~ $0.04) ↓ 53.1% cheaper
#19 Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google
 $0.050000 ↓ 37.5% cheaper
#20 Claude Opus 4.7
Anthropic
 $0.056250 (rounded ~ $0.06) ↓ 29.7% cheaper
#21 Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic
 $0.056250 (rounded ~ $0.06) ↓ 29.7% cheaper
#22 Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic
 $0.056250 (rounded ~ $0.06) ↓ 29.7% cheaper
#23 GPT-5.4
OpenAI
 $0.062500 (rounded ~ $0.06) ↓ 21.9% cheaper
#24 GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI
 $0.062500 (rounded ~ $0.06) ↓ 21.9% cheaper
#25 GPT-5.5 Instant
OpenAI
 $0.062500 (rounded ~ $0.06) ↓ 21.9% cheaper
#26 o3 Deep Research
OpenAI
 $0.100000 ↑ 25% more
#27 GPT-5.5
OpenAI
 $0.125000 (rounded ~ $0.13) ↑ 56.3% more
#28 o3 Pro
OpenAI
 $0.200000 ↑ 150% more
#29 GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI
 $0.315000 (rounded ~ $0.32) ↑ 293.8% more
#30 GPT-5.5 Pro
OpenAI
 $0.375000 (rounded ~ $0.38) ↑ 368.8% more
#31 GPT-5.5 Pro
OpenAI
 $0.375000 (rounded ~ $0.38) ↑ 368.8% more
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Mistral Small 3
Mistral AI

$0.000875
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 98.9%
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Grok Code Fast 1
xAI

$0.002875
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 96.4%
🥉

Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite
Google

$0.003125
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 96.1%
#4

Mistral Large 3
Mistral AI

$0.004375
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 94.5%
#5

Gemini 2.5 Flash
Google

$0.004625
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 94.2%
#6

Llama 4 Maverick (400B)
Meta AI

$0.006000 (rounded ~ $0.01)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 92.5%
#7

GPT-5.4 mini
OpenAI

$0.009375
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 88.3%
#8

Grok 4.3
xAI

$0.009375
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 88.3%
#9

o4-mini Deep Research
OpenAI

$0.010000
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 87.5%
#10

o4-mini
OpenAI

$0.011000 (rounded ~ $0.01)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 86.3%
#11

Claude Haiku 4.5
Anthropic

$0.011250 (rounded ~ $0.01)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 85.9%
#12

Gemini 3.1 Flash
Google

$0.012500 (rounded ~ $0.01)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 84.4%
#13

Grok 4.20 Beta
xAI

$0.017500 (rounded ~ $0.02)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 78.1%
#14

Gemini 3.5 Flash
Google

$0.018750 (rounded ~ $0.02)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 76.6%
#15

GPT-5.3 Codex Spark
OpenAI

$0.026250 (rounded ~ $0.03)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 67.2%
#16

GPT-5.3 Instant
OpenAI

$0.026250 (rounded ~ $0.03)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 67.2%
#17

Claude Sonnet 4.6
Anthropic

$0.033750 (rounded ~ $0.03)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 57.8%
#18

Gemini 2.5 Pro
Google

$0.037500 (rounded ~ $0.04)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 53.1%
#19

Gemini 3.1 Pro
Google

$0.050000
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 37.5%
#20

Claude Opus 4.7
Anthropic

$0.056250 (rounded ~ $0.06)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 29.7%
#21

Claude Opus 4.8
Anthropic

$0.056250 (rounded ~ $0.06)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 29.7%
#22

Claude Opus 4.6
Anthropic

$0.056250 (rounded ~ $0.06)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 29.7%
#23

GPT-5.4
OpenAI

$0.062500 (rounded ~ $0.06)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 21.9%
#24

GPT-5.4 Thinking
OpenAI

$0.062500 (rounded ~ $0.06)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 21.9%
#25

GPT-5.5 Instant
OpenAI

$0.062500 (rounded ~ $0.06)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↓ 21.9%
#26

o3 Deep Research
OpenAI

$0.100000
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↑ 25%
#27

GPT-5.5
OpenAI

$0.125000 (rounded ~ $0.13)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↑ 56.3%
#28

o3 Pro
OpenAI

$0.200000
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↑ 150%
#29

GPT-5.2 Pro
OpenAI

$0.315000 (rounded ~ $0.32)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↑ 293.8%
#30

GPT-5.5 Pro
OpenAI

$0.375000 (rounded ~ $0.38)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↑ 368.8%
#31

GPT-5.5 Pro
OpenAI

$0.375000 (rounded ~ $0.38)
vs Sonar Deep Research: ↑ 368.8%
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