> Perplexity
Perplexity provides the Sonar API for usage-based AI search and reasoning. It offers a limited free tier for end-users and a usage-based API for developers, optimized for real-time grounded answers. Details were checked against the provider's own page at perplexity.ai.
// pros
- Legitimate commercial company, mature product, stable reputation
- The free tier already supports cited, web-connected search Q&A
- Transparent Sonar API pricing (search and citations included in the token price)
// cons
- The free tier limits daily queries / advanced-model uses; deep features require payment
- The API is pay-per-usage, not a public free service
- Data is used for product/retrieval; check its policy for privacy-sensitive scenarios
Good for users who want 'cited, web-connected search Q&A' via its free tier; not a fit if you want to leverage large free API credits (the API is pay-per-usage).
community_reputation
Perplexity is a well-known first-party AI search product, stably operated and transparent, with no exit/key-theft risk; the probe's 403 is just Cloudflare anti-bot, which is normal. Its 'free' is the free tier of a paid product.
imported analysis — independent third party, not Uprouter editorial · verify before relying on it
Free tier present — value not quantified
This provider offers a free tier, but its terms don’t convert cleanly into a USD figure (e.g. request-count limits or capacity-dependent pools). We refuse to print a misleading zero here. See the note below and the official pricing page for the exact limits.
note: Web/app free tier: limited daily Q&As on basic model; Sonar API is pay-per-token. The $5/mo API credit requires the $20/mo Pro subscription, so it is not a free-tier credit; new accounts may get small trial credit.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (source-reported) | free | — | — | — | Web/App free tier: a limited number of search Q&As per day on a basic model; Pro at $20/month includes $5/month of API credit; the Sonar API is pay-per-token (new accounts may get trial credit). |
| Pay-as-you-go | payg | — | $1.00 | $1.00 | sonar ~$1/$1 + per-request search fee |
| Sonar API | payg | — | $1.00 | $1.00 | Base rate for Sonar models. Search fees of $5-12 per 1k requests may apply. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity default free search model (basic Sonar class) | — | — | — |
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$ Does Perplexity have a free tier?
Yes — Perplexity offers a free tier. Always confirm current limits on Perplexity's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does Perplexity cost per 1M tokens?
Perplexity does not publish simple per-1M-token pricing (it may bill per request, per output, or via a subscription plan). Check their official pricing page for exact figures.
$ Is Perplexity safe to use?
Uprouter rates Perplexity as low risk. Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
$ Can I use Perplexity through Uprouter Connect?
Yes — Perplexity is Connect-compatible. Add your Perplexity API key in Uprouter Connect (encrypted at rest) and route requests to it through one OpenAI- and Claude-compatible API, optionally behind failover aliases. Uprouter meters the traffic in compute at the provider's listed rate.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
price_history
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live_status
full history →best-effort probes · not a guarantee · last 13h ago
| Checked | Status | Latency |
|---|---|---|
| 13h ago | up | 39ms |
| 1d ago | up | 81ms |
| 1d ago | up | 59ms |
| 2d ago | up | 40ms |
| 3d ago | up | 35ms |
| 4d ago | up | 48ms |
| 12d ago | down | — |
Uprouter runs its own probes; best-effort, not a guarantee. Probe results depend on our network location and cadence — for production, always use the provider’s own status page.
risk_&_confidence
Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
curl https://uprouter.online/api/connect/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer upr_live_YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{
"model": "perplexity-default-free-search-model-basic-sonar-class",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello via Perplexity" }]
}'Metered in Uprouter compute — the usage log shows which upstream served each request and its exact cost.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, Connect compatibility, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.