Is Amazon Bedrock or Perplexity Sonar API cheaper?

Amazon Bedrock starts lower at $0.3 per million input tokens, $2.5 per million output, Perplexity Sonar API at $1 per million input tokens, $1 per million output, plus $5 to $12 per 1,000 requests. Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.

Has Amazon Bedrock or Perplexity Sonar API raised prices?

Amazon Bedrock: Claude flagship, input appeared by Sep 2023 at $11.02. It came down to $8 by Dec 2023 (-27%), then came down to $3 by Mar 2024 (-62%), then went up to $15 by Jun 2025 (+400%), then came down to $5 by Nov 2025 (-67%), and finally went up to $10 by Sep 2026 (+100%). Claude flagship, output appeared by Sep 2023 at $32.68. It came down to $24 by Dec 2023 (-27%), then came down to $15 by Mar 2024 (-37%), then went up to $75 by Jun 2025 (+400%), then came down to $25 by Nov 2025 (-67%), and finally went up to $50 by Sep 2026 (+100%). Amazon Titan and Nova, input has been listed since Sep 2023, starting at $1.30. It came down to $0.80 by Dec 2023 (-38%), then came down to $0.20 by May 2024 (-75%), then went up to $0.80 by Jan 2025 (+300%), and finally went up to $1.38 by Dec 2025 (+72%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output has been listed since Sep 2023, starting at $1.70. It came down to $1.60 by Dec 2023 (-6%), then came down to $0.60 by May 2024 (-62%), then went up to $3.20 by Jan 2025 (+433%), and finally went up to $10 by Dec 2025 (+213%). Perplexity Sonar API has not changed its listed prices since 2026.

Amazon Bedrock vs Perplexity Sonar API pricing

Amazon Bedrock is cheaper to start: $0.3 per million input tokens, $2.5 per million output against $1 per million input tokens, $1 per million output, plus $5 to $12 per 1,000 requests for Perplexity Sonar API. Amazon Bedrock has changed its listed prices 4 times since 2023. Perplexity Sonar API has not changed its listed prices since 2026.

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Amazon Bedrock vs Perplexity Sonar API at a glance

Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.

Amazon Bedrock

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Starts at: $0.3 per million input tokens, $2.5 per million outputAmazon Nova 2 Lite, USD per million tokens, on-demand in US East (N. Virginia), global cross-region rate where offered
Top listed plan: $10 per million input tokens, $50 per million output, globalClaude Fable 5.1
Priced by: Usage based
Free plan: Not recorded
Price history: since 2023
Price changes: 4

Perplexity Sonar API

Full analysis

Starts at: $1 per million input tokens, $1 per million output, plus $5 to $12 per 1,000 requestsSonar, USD per million tokens, before per request fees
Top listed plan: $3 per million input tokens, $15 per million output, plus $6 to $14 per 1,000 requestsSonar Pro
Priced by: Usage based
Free plan: Not recorded
Price history: since 2026
Price changes: none

Amazon Bedrock vs Perplexity Sonar API price history

Both histories on one chart. The default line is each product's cheapest paid plan.

Amazon Bedrock: USD per million tokens, on-demand in US East (N. Virginia), global cross-region rate where offered. Perplexity Sonar API: USD per million tokens, before per request fees. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan. Log scale.

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Observed	Amazon Bedrock Amazon Titan and Nova, input	Perplexity Sonar API Sonar, input
Sep 28, 2023	$1.30
Dec 21, 2023	$0.80
May 29, 2024	$0.20
Jan 9, 2025	$0.80
Dec 23, 2025	$1.38
Sep 21, 2026		$1
Sep 30, 2026	$1.38
Oct 3, 2026		$1

Plans side by side

Every plan currently listed, with the price it started at where we have it.

Amazon BedrockUSD per million tokens, on-demand in US East (N. Virginia), global cross-region rate where offered

Plan	Price	Listed since
Claude flagship, input	$10was $11.02 in 2023	Sep 2023
Claude flagship, output	$50was $32.68 in 2023	Sep 2023
Amazon Titan and Nova, input	$1.38was $1.30 in 2023	Sep 2023
Amazon Titan and Nova, output	$10was $1.70 in 2023	Sep 2023

Perplexity Sonar APIUSD per million tokens, before per request fees

Plan	Price	Listed since
Sonar, input	$1	Sep 2026
Sonar, output	$1	Sep 2026
Sonar Pro, input	$3	Sep 2026
Sonar Pro, output	$15	Sep 2026

What changed, and when

Every dated price move we have on record for either product, newest first.

Sep 2026Amazon Bedrock raised the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $5 to $10 (+100%). Claude flagship, output went from $25 to $50 (+100%).
Dec 2025Amazon Bedrock raised the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $0.80 to $1.38 (+72%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $3.20 to $10 (+213%).
Nov 2025Amazon Bedrock cut the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $15 to $5 (-67%). Claude flagship, output went from $75 to $25 (-67%).
Jun 2025Amazon Bedrock raised the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $3 to $15 (+400%). Claude flagship, output went from $15 to $75 (+400%).
Jan 2025Amazon Bedrock raised the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $0.20 to $0.80 (+300%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $0.60 to $3.20 (+433%).
May 2024Amazon Bedrock cut the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $0.80 to $0.20 (-75%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $1.60 to $0.60 (-62%).
Mar 2024Amazon Bedrock cut the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $8 to $3 (-62%). Claude flagship, output went from $24 to $15 (-37%).
Dec 2023Amazon Bedrock cut the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $1.30 to $0.80 (-38%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $1.70 to $1.60 (-6%).
Dec 2023Amazon Bedrock cut the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $11.02 to $8 (-27%). Claude flagship, output went from $32.68 to $24 (-27%).
Sep 2023Amazon Bedrock added the Claude flagship input and output plans. Claude flagship, input listed at $11.02. Claude flagship, output listed at $32.68.