Perplexity · Schema

Cost

Cost breakdown for a chat completion request

Properties

Name Type Description
input_tokens_cost number Cost for input tokens in USD
output_tokens_cost number Cost for output tokens in USD
reasoning_tokens_cost object Cost for reasoning tokens in USD
request_cost object Cost for web search requests in USD (includes pro search cost if applicable)
citation_tokens_cost object Cost for citation tokens in USD
search_queries_cost object Cost for search queries in USD
total_cost number Total cost for the request in USD
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JSON Schema

perplexity-cost-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/Cost",
  "title": "Cost",
  "description": "Cost breakdown for a chat completion request",
  "properties": {
    "input_tokens_cost": {
      "type": "number",
      "title": "Input Tokens Cost",
      "description": "Cost for input tokens in USD"
    },
    "output_tokens_cost": {
      "type": "number",
      "title": "Output Tokens Cost",
      "description": "Cost for output tokens in USD"
    },
    "reasoning_tokens_cost": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Reasoning Tokens Cost",
      "description": "Cost for reasoning tokens in USD"
    },
    "request_cost": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Request Cost",
      "description": "Cost for web search requests in USD (includes pro search cost if applicable)"
    },
    "citation_tokens_cost": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Citation Tokens Cost",
      "description": "Cost for citation tokens in USD"
    },
    "search_queries_cost": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "number"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Search Queries Cost",
      "description": "Cost for search queries in USD"
    },
    "total_cost": {
      "type": "number",
      "title": "Total Cost",
      "description": "Total cost for the request in USD"
    }
  },
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "input_tokens_cost",
    "output_tokens_cost",
    "total_cost"
  ]
}

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