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Perplexity
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General-purpose model optimized for search and information retrieval.
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Provider
Perplexity
Median cost per request
$0.0047
Input price
$1.00 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.00 / 1M tokens
Strengths
search, general
Modalities
text, image
Context window
126k tokens
Max output
126k tokens
Popularity
Top 31% (39 of 55)
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2. Pick a template or paste your prompt.
3. Ship to web, API, or embed.
CostDistribution
Price distribution shows typical request cost
Quartiles reveal what most runs cost; spikes usually mean long prompts or outputs
- •Median = typical cost per 100 requests for this model
- •Wide spread means costs vary a lot by prompt size or tools
- •Use this to estimate pricing before scaling usage
Price Distribution
Typical price per 100 requests across recent runs
SpeedDistribution
TTFT distribution shows how fast responses start
Lower time-to-first-token means snappier experiences
- •Median TTFT = typical wait before tokens start
- •Wide spread means response speed varies by prompt complexity
- •Aim for lower TTFT on interactive user flows
TTFT Distribution
Provider time-to-first-token distribution
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