Sonar vs DeepSeek Flash Latest: pricing comparison
DeepSeek Flash Latest is the cheaper option at $0.00/$2.40 per 1M input/output tokens — Sonar ($1/$1) costs about 333x more per input token. Full spec-by-spec breakdown below.
| Sonar | DeepSeek Flash Latest | |
|---|---|---|
| Input /1M tokens | $1 | $0.00 |
| Output /1M tokens | $1 | $2.40 |
| Cache read /1M | — | $0.00 |
| Context window | 127K | 1.0M |
| Provider | Perplexity | ~deepseek |
| Vision input | Yes | Yes |
| Released | Jan 2025 | Sep 2026 |
Real workload costs: Sonar vs DeepSeek Flash Latest
Cost per single request at common token profiles — the cheapest model for each workload is highlighted.
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | Sonar | DeepSeek Flash Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | $0.0008 | $0.0007 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.0045 | $0.0012 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.02 | $0.0025 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.10 | $0.01 |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper: Sonar vs DeepSeek Flash Latest?
DeepSeek Flash Latest is the cheapest on input tokens at $0.00 per 1M, and Sonar is cheapest on output at $1 per 1M. Sonar costs about 333x more per input token than DeepSeek Flash Latest.
How much does Sonar cost per 1M tokens?
Sonar costs $1 per 1M input tokens and $1 per 1M output tokens on the Perplexity API, with a 127K-token context window.
How much does DeepSeek Flash Latest cost per 1M tokens?
DeepSeek Flash Latest costs $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens on the ~deepseek API, with a 1.0M-token context window.
What does a typical request cost on Sonar vs DeepSeek Flash Latest?
For a typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens: Sonar costs $0.0025, DeepSeek Flash Latest costs $0.0012. At 1,000 requests/day for a month that is $75.00 for Sonar vs $36.18 for DeepSeek Flash Latest.
Estimate your own workload with the per-model calculators (Sonar, DeepSeek Flash Latest), browse all current prices on the live model pricing dashboard, or run these models head-to-head on a real prompt (free account required). Prices may differ from provider list prices for batch or tiered usage.
Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.