A Perplexity model that gives fast, straightforward answers.
Context Window
127.0K
Max Output
128.0K
Avg output tokens (7d)
323 tokens
Input Price (Auto)
$1.00/1M
Output Price (Auto)
$1.00/1M
Cache Read (Auto)
$0.50/1M
Benchmarks
Benchmarks
Performance metrics and benchmarks
Sourced from Artificial Analysis.
Intelligence Index
9.4
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
Graduate-level scientific reasoning
47.1%
Better than 22% of models compared
HLE
Humanity's Last Exam
4.9%
Better than 30% of models compared
Coding
SciCode
Python programming for scientific computing
22.9%
Better than 24% of models compared
LiveCodeBench
Contamination-free coding benchmark
29.5%
Better than 35% of models compared
Math
AIME
American Invitational Mathematics Examination
48.7%
Better than 68% of models compared
Math-500
Diverse mathematical problem solving benchmark
81.7%
Better than 48% of models compared
Knowledge
MMLU-Pro
Professional and academic subject knowledge
68.9%
Better than 33% of models compared
Last updated Aug 17, 2026
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