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openai/gpt-5.4-nano pricing
Perplexity charges $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.25 per million output tokens for openai/gpt-5.4-nano, and $0.02 for cached input. Below: every rate that applies, what common workloads cost, and cheaper options.
- Input
- $0.20/ 1M
- Output
- $1.25/ 1M
- Cached input
- $0.02/ 1M
All rates
| Tier | Input | Output | Cache read | Cache write |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $0.20 | $1.25 | $0.02 | — |
USD per million tokens. Long-context tiers apply when the whole prompt, cached tokens included, passes the threshold.
Work it out
What common workloads cost
| Workload | Per call | Cost per call | Calls a month | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chat reply | 1,500 input and 400 output tokens | $0.0008 | 100,000 | $80.00 |
| RAG answer, cached context | 2,000 fresh + 4,000 cached input, 500 output | $0.00111 | 100,000 | $110.50 |
| Agent step | 4,000 fresh + 8,000 cached input, 800 output | $0.00196 | 250,000 | $490.00 |
| Batch summary | 3,000 input and 300 output tokens via the Batch API | — | 1,000,000 | — |
Planning a mix of models? Simulate a workload with openai/gpt-5.4-nano, alongside anything else you run.
Cheaper options
Current models that cost at least 15% less for a typical chat reply. Cheaper isn't always equivalent: test quality on your own prompts, then use veqen diff to see the impact at your volume.
| Model | Chat reply | Saving |
|---|---|---|
| perplexity/glm-5.3-flash | $0.000425 | 47% |
| perplexity/llama-3.1-8b-instruct | $0.00038 | 52% |
| nebius/Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct | $0.000675 | 16% |
| nebius/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-R1-Distill-Llama-70B | $0.000675 | 16% |
Price history
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Last verified with price book 2026-10-22. Sources: Perplexity pricing and LiteLLM's MIT-licensed price file. Track every call to this model, per customer or project: install the SDK.