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Perplexity: Embed V1 4B

Source description (English)

pplx-embed-v1 -4B is one of Perplexity's state-of-the-art text embedding models built for real-world, web-scale retrieval. pplx-embed-v1 is optimized for standard dense text retrieval with the 4B parameter model maximizing retrieval...

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Overview

Model specifications

Context
32,000 tokens
Maximum output
28,800 tokens
Architecture
text->embeddings
Tokenizer
Other
Knowledge cutoff
Not provided
Moderated
No
OPENROUTER

Complete pricing

Synchronized OpenRouter rates. Token prices are shown per one million tokens.

Input
$0.03
per 1M tokens
API

Quick start

Set OPENROUTER_API_KEY locally. Python requires requests; JavaScript runs in Node.js. Keep the key on the server.

API documentation

curl --fail-with-body https://openrouter.ai/api/v1/embeddings \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENROUTER_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model":"perplexity/pplx-embed-v1-4b","input":"Your text here"}'
Capabilities

Input → Output

Input
text
Output
embeddings
API

Supported API parameters

Available providers

1 Provider

Checked: September 16, 2026

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OpenRouter

Perplexity

int8
Context
32K
Maximum output
29K
Input
$0.03
Output
Free
Cache read
Not provided
Cache write
Not provided
perplexity

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Perplexity: Embed V1 0.6B

pplx-embed-v1-0.6B is one of Perplexity's state-of-the-art text embedding models built for real-world, web-scale retrieval. pplx-embed-v1 is optimized for standard dense text retrieval with the 0.6B parameter model targeting lightweight, low-latency...

Context
32K
Input
text
Output
embeddings
Input: $0.004per 1M tokens
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Perplexity: Sonar Pro Search

Exclusively available on the OpenRouter API, Sonar Pro's new Pro Search mode is Perplexity's most advanced agentic search system. It is designed for deeper reasoning and analysis. Pricing is based...

Context
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Input
text · image
Output
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Input: $3Output: $15per 1M tokens
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Perplexity: Sonar Reasoning Pro

Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing. See details here Sonar Reasoning Pro is a premier reasoning model powered by DeepSeek R1 with Chain of Thought (CoT). Designed for...

Context
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Input
text · image
Output
text
Input: $2Output: $8per 1M tokens
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Perplexity: Sonar Pro

Note: Sonar Pro pricing includes Perplexity search pricing. See details here For enterprises seeking more advanced capabilities, the Sonar Pro API can handle in-depth, multi-step queries with added extensibility, like...

Context
200K
Input
text · image
Output
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Input: $3Output: $15per 1M tokens
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