Perplexity API (Sonar / Search API) by Perplexity AI
Raw web search results API plus an Agent API that answers with live-web citations.
Web search APIs Official MCP server
Price
$5 / 1k requests
list price
Free tier
No
SDK downloads
368K
npm @perplexity-ai/perplexity_ai · PyPI perplexityai
Status
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Pricing
| Free tier | — |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | — |
| Usage price | Search API $5.00 per 1K requests; Fast Search $1.00 per 1K; Agent API web_search tool $0.0025 per call + model tokens |
| Good to know | Sonar Chat Completions support ended 2026-09-27; Perplexity says to migrate to the Agent API (sync Sonar requests are being re-routed to it). Search API bills per successful POST /search (up to 5 queries per request = 1 unit). No free tier stated on the pricing page. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 9, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Official: @perplexity-ai/mcp-server |
|---|---|
| npm | npm install @perplexity-ai/perplexity_ai |
| PyPI | pip install perplexityai |
| GitHub | perplexityai/perplexity-py · 76 stars · last push Oct 7, 2026 |
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