OpenRouter Provider Economics
Infrastructure usage, market share, and estimated provider billings
US · slug perplexity · as of 2026-10-11 · methodology observed_tokens_calibrated_model_mix_observed_pricing
Jul 1, 2026 → Oct 11, 2026 · observed tokens with calibrated model-mix revenue estimates
Stacked daily OpenRouter-attributable billings from this provider’s model mix (similar layout to OpenRouter’s tokens chart, in $)
| Model | Est Tokens | Listed In $/M | Listed Out $/M | Eff In $/M | Eff Out $/M | Cache Hit | I/O Mix | Blended $/M | Est Billings | % Tokens | % Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| perplexity/pplx-decider-v1.1-27b-20261006 | 20.3B | $0.0200 | $0.0000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $0.0160 | $324 | 84.1% | 27.0% |
| perplexity/pplx-embed-v1-0.6B | 2.8B | $0.0040 | $0.0000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $0.0032 | $8.95 | 11.6% | 0.7% |
| perplexity/pplx-embed-v1-4B | 637.5M | $0.0300 | $0.0000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $0.0240 | $15 | 2.6% | 1.3% |
| perplexity/sonar | 282.9M | $1.0000 | $1.0000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $1.0000 | $283 | 1.2% | 23.5% |
| perplexity/sonar-pro | 72.6M | $3.0000 | $15.0000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $5.4000 | $392 | 0.3% | 32.6% |
| perplexity/sonar-pro-search | 18.3M | $3.0000 | $15.0000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $5.4000 | $99 | 0.1% | 8.2% |
| perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro | 16.3M | $2.0000 | $8.0000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $3.2000 | $52 | 0.1% | 4.3% |
| perplexity/sonar-deep-research | 9.0M | $2.0000 | $8.0000 | — | — | — | 80.0/20.0 | $3.2000 | $29 | 0.0% | 2.4% |
| Date | Tokens | Share | $/Day | RouteProxy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-11 | 24.1B | 0.1% | $1.2K | 0.017 |
| 2026-10-10 | 19.9B | 0.1% | $1.2K | 0.017 |
| 2026-10-09 | 28.2B | 0.1% | $2.2K | 0.017 |
| 2026-10-08 | 11.1B | 0.0% | $2.4K | 0.016 |
| 2026-10-07 | 7.3B | 0.0% | $1.9K | 0.016 |
| 2026-10-06 | 9.6B | 0.0% | $2.1K | 0.017 |
| 2026-10-05 | 8.6B | 0.0% | $2.3K | 0.017 |
| 2026-10-04 | 6.1B | 0.0% | $998 | 0.017 |
| 2026-10-03 | 3.0B | 0.0% | $837 | 0.017 |
| 2026-10-02 | 4.5B | 0.0% | $1.6K | 0.015 |
| 2026-10-01 | 3.7B | 0.0% | $1.8K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-30 | 3.2B | 0.0% | $1.5K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-29 | 2.8B | 0.0% | $1.9K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-28 | 2.2B | 0.0% | $1.9K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-27 | 1.5B | 0.0% | $806 | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-26 | 1.5B | 0.0% | $714 | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-25 | 2.0B | 0.0% | $1.3K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-24 | 2.3B | 0.0% | $1.6K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-23 | 3.5B | 0.0% | $1.9K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-22 | 4.1B | 0.0% | $1.4K | 0.015 |
| 2026-09-21 | 2.9B | 0.0% | $1.7K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-20 | 2.9B | 0.0% | $897 | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-19 | 2.9B | 0.0% | $902 | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-18 | 3.1B | 0.0% | $1.4K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-17 | 3.2B | 0.0% | $1.6K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-16 | 3.6B | 0.0% | $1.5K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-15 | 3.8B | 0.0% | $1.7K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-14 | 4.4B | 0.0% | $1.6K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-13 | 3.3B | 0.0% | $807 | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-12 | 3.2B | 0.0% | $937 | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-11 | 3.7B | 0.0% | $1.5K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-10 | 3.1B | 0.0% | $1.4K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-09 | 3.1B | 0.0% | $1.7K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-08 | 4.4B | 0.0% | $1.7K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-07 | 6.9B | 0.0% | $1.6K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-06 | 2.9B | 0.0% | $892 | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-05 | 3.3B | 0.0% | $1.3K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-04 | 1.7B | 0.0% | $2.3K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-03 | 2.1B | 0.0% | $2.0K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-02 | 5.2B | 0.0% | $2.1K | 0.016 |
| 2026-09-01 | 9.2B | 0.1% | $1.8K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-31 | 9.7B | 0.1% | $1.8K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-30 | 12.9B | 0.1% | $1.2K | 0.017 |
| 2026-08-29 | 12.1B | 0.1% | $1.3K | 0.017 |
| 2026-08-28 | 17.7B | 0.1% | $2.6K | 0.017 |
| 2026-08-27 | 7.6B | 0.0% | $3.5K | 0.017 |
| 2026-08-26 | 6.6B | 0.0% | $1.8K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-25 | 8.8B | 0.0% | $2.4K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-24 | 11.7B | 0.1% | $2.4K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-23 | 14.5B | 0.1% | $1.3K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-22 | 10.2B | 0.1% | $834 | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-21 | 10.4B | 0.1% | $1.3K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-20 | 3.4B | 0.0% | $1.4K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-19 | 3.6B | 0.0% | $2.1K | 0.017 |
| 2026-08-18 | 3.9B | 0.0% | $1.6K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-17 | 2.1B | 0.0% | $1.5K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-16 | 1.9B | 0.0% | $916 | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-15 | 1.6B | 0.0% | $873 | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-14 | 1.6B | 0.0% | $1.3K | 0.017 |
| 2026-08-13 | 1.8B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-12 | 1.8B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-11 | 3.0B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-10 | 3.1B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-09 | 3.4B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-08 | 11.1B | 0.1% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-07 | 12.0B | 0.1% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-06 | 11.0B | 0.1% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-05 | 5.6B | 0.1% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-04 | 6.9B | 0.1% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-03 | 15.5B | 0.2% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-02 | 39.6B | 0.5% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-08-01 | 31.7B | 0.4% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-31 | 64.1B | 0.8% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-30 | 68.8B | 0.8% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-29 | 47.3B | 0.6% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-28 | 86.8B | 1.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-27 | 50.4B | 0.6% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-26 | 20.0B | 0.3% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-25 | 41.7B | 0.6% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-24 | 38.3B | 0.4% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-23 | 18.5B | 0.2% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-22 | 3.3B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-21 | 3.5B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-20 | 2.6B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-19 | 1.6B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-18 | 2.0B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-17 | 2.5B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-16 | 3.0B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-15 | 3.4B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-14 | 1.8B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-13 | 1.7B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-12 | 1.4B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-11 | 1.3B | 0.0% | $0.00 | — |
| 2026-07-10 | 2.3B | 0.0% | $1.8K | 0.017 |
| 2026-07-09 | 2.2B | 0.0% | $1.9K | 0.017 |
| 2026-07-08 | 2.0B | 0.0% | $2.1K | 0.017 |
| 2026-07-07 | 2.4B | 0.0% | $3.0K | 0.017 |
| 2026-07-06 | 2.1B | 0.0% | $1.5K | 0.017 |
| 2026-07-05 | 1.7B | 0.0% | $992 | 0.017 |
| 2026-07-04 | 1.5B | 0.0% | $942 | 0.017 |
| 2026-07-03 | 1.6B | 0.0% | $1.4K | 0.017 |
| 2026-07-02 | 1.7B | 0.0% | $2.0K | 0.017 |
| 2026-07-01 | 2.3B | 0.0% | $2.3K | 0.017 |