AI Rate CardAion-3.0 vs Sonar Pro Search: API price and specs
Aion-3.0 is 60% cheaper than Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search on output price.
Aion-3.0 is 30% cheaper than Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search has a 52.6% larger context than Aion-3.0.
| Field | Aion-3.0 | Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $3.00 | $3.00 |
| Median input, per 1M | $3.08 +2.8% | $3.00 |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $6.00 | $15.00 +150% |
| Median output, per 1M | $6.17 | $15.00 +143.3% |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $4.20 | $6.00 +42.9% |
| Context | 131K +34.5% | 200K |
| Max output | 33K | 8K +75.6% |
| Providers | 4 | 2 +50% |
| Regions | — | — |
| Accepts | text | image, text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | kilo | kilo |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Aion-3.0 or Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search?
Aion-3.0 is 60% cheaper than Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search on output price. Aion-3.0 is 30% cheaper than Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Aion-3.0 or Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search?
Aion-3.0: 131K tokens; Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search: 200K tokens.
Where can I use both Aion-3.0 and Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search?
kilo, openrouter