Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for input tokens while Sonar Pro Search costs $3 per 1M tokens.
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Lyria 3 Clip Preview vs Sonar Pro Search
Pick Lyria 3 Clip Preview when budget and context both matter.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Lyria 3 Clip Preview when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Lyria 3 Clip Preview is estimated at $0 vs $10.5 for Sonar Pro Search, saving $10.5 (100% lower).
Cost-first pickLyria 3 Clip Preview
Context-first pickLyria 3 Clip Preview
Sample savings$10.5100%
10x traffic gap$105
Lyria 3 Clip Preview is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $105. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Lyria 3 Clip Preview stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | Sonar Pro Search |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | $0 | $22.5 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | $0 | $18 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | $0 | $78 |
Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for output tokens while Sonar Pro Search costs $15 per 1M tokens.
Lyria 3 Clip Preview has 848.58K more context (5.24x larger).
Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $10.5.
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.
Quick Decision
Lyria 3 Clip Preview has the lower input price; Lyria 3 Clip Preview has the lower output price; Lyria 3 Clip Preview offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Lyria 3 Clip Preview is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0 for Lyria 3 Clip Preview and $10.5 for Sonar Pro Search.
Choose Lyria 3 Clip Preview when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.
Choose Sonar Pro Search when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Lyria 3 Clip Preview is estimated at $0 vs $10.5 for Sonar Pro Search, saving $10.5 (100% lower).
- Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $10.5.
- Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for input tokens while Sonar Pro Search costs $3 per 1M tokens.
- Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for output tokens while Sonar Pro Search costs $15 per 1M tokens.
- Lyria 3 Clip Preview has 848.58K more context (5.24x larger).
| Feature | Lyria 3 Clip Preview (Google) | Sonar Pro Search (Perplexity) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0 | $3 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $0 | $15 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $0 | $10.5 |
| Context Window | 1.05M | 200K |
| Release Date |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Lyria 3 Clip Preview is estimated at $0 vs $10.5 for Sonar Pro Search, saving $10.5 (100% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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