Calculate the cost of using sonar from OpenRouter for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 127,072 tokens
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sonar is a chat model from OpenRouter, one of 355 chat models they offer. It is priced at $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens, ranking 1775 out of 2661 chat models by cost and cheaper than 33% of models in this category. sonar supports vision. It accepts up to 127K input tokens.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 127,072 input tokens.
At $1.00 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens, sonar ranks 1775 out of 2661 chat models by input cost. It is more expensive compared to the median of $0.50 for chat models, and is cheaper than 33% of models in this category.
sonar is one of 355 OpenRouter chat models, with support for vision.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs sonar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.80 | $3.20 | -20% |
| anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $1.00 | $5.00 | 0% |
| anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5@20251001 | AWS Bedrock | $1.00 | $5.00 | 0% |
Similar chat models from other providers
No. sonar costs $1.00 per 1M input tokens while amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 costs $0.80 per 1M input tokens, making amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 20% more affordable for input. However, sonar may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.
sonar input pricing is $1.00 per 1M tokens, which is 100% above the median of $0.50 for chat models. It ranks 1775 out of 2661 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 33% of models in this category. For output, it costs $1.00 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.44.
Among OpenRouter's 355 chat models, sonar ranks 225 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to sonar are: amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.80/1M input tokens); anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5-20251001-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($1.00/1M input tokens); anthropic.claude-haiku-4-5@20251001 from AWS Bedrock ($1.00/1M input tokens); apac.amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.84/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
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sonar is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $1.00 and generating 1M output tokens costs $1.00.