OpenRouter Provider Economics
Infrastructure usage, market share, and estimated provider billings
US · slug perplexity · as of 2026-08-26 (last complete UTC day) · methodology observed_tokens_calibrated_model_mix_observed_pricing
Jul 1, 2026 → Aug 26, 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-embed-v1-0.6B | 5.7B | $0.0040 | $0.0000 | — | — | — | — | $0.0032 | $18 | 85.4% | 1.0% |
| perplexity/sonar | 537.1M | $1.0000 | $1.0000 | — | — | — | — | $1.0000 | $537 | 8.1% | 29.2% |
| perplexity/pplx-embed-v1-4B | 181.8M | $0.0300 | $0.0000 | — | — | — | — | $0.0240 | $4.36 | 2.7% | 0.2% |
| perplexity/sonar-pro | 174.7M | $3.0000 | $15.0000 | — | — | — | — | $5.4000 | $943 | 2.6% | 51.2% |
| perplexity/sonar-pro-search | 41.3M | $3.0000 | $15.0000 | — | — | — | — | $5.4000 | $223 | 0.6% | 12.1% |
| perplexity/sonar-deep-research | 22.4M | $2.0000 | $8.0000 | — | — | — | — | $3.2000 | $72 | 0.3% | 3.9% |
| perplexity/sonar-reasoning-pro | 13.8M | $2.0000 | $8.0000 | — | — | — | — | $3.2000 | $44 | 0.2% | 2.4% |
| Date | Tokens | Share | $/Day | RouteProxy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | $826 | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-21 | 10.4B | 0.1% | $1.3K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-20 | 3.4B | 0.0% | $1.4K | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-18 | 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% | $915 | 0.016 |
| 2026-08-15 | 1.6B | 0.0% | $872 | 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 |