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AI21 Labs vs Perplexity API pricing

Verified 2026-10-23 (2 days ago)Source: AI21 Labs: www.ai21.com/pricing, Perplexity API: docs.perplexity.ai/guides/pricingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of AI21 Labs and Perplexity API at three volumes and at your own
VolumeAI21 LabsPerplexity API
small1M input, 200K output$0.28 / moJamba Mini$0.01 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2
growing50M input, 10M output$14 / moJamba Mini$0.50 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2
scale1B input, 200M output$280 / moJamba Mini$10 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2
your volumeset above$14 / moJamba Mini$0.50 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2

Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.

Cheapest model per service, USD per 1M tokens

Cheapest priced model of each service
ServiceCheapest modelInputOutputModels listed
AI21 LabsJamba Mini$0.20$0.402
Perplexity APIpplx-decider-flash-v1.2$0.01$06

Every model

Every model of both services, USD per 1M tokens
ModelServiceInputOutput
Jamba MiniAI21 Labs$0.20$0.40
Jamba LargeAI21 Labs$2$8
pplx-embed-v1-0.6bPerplexity API$0.004unlisted
pplx-embed-context-v1-0.6bPerplexity API$0.008unlisted
pplx-decider-flash-v1.2Perplexity API$0.01$0
pplx-decider-v1.2Perplexity API$0.02$0
pplx-embed-v1-4bPerplexity API$0.03unlisted
pplx-embed-context-v1-4bPerplexity API$0.05unlisted

Models are compared by name and price, never by position. Pick one model per service, or "Cheapest model", in the cost table above.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of AI21 Labs and Perplexity API aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
PositionAI21 LabsPerplexity API
Free$0 onceFree Trialno tier
EntryunlistedPay As You GounlistedSearch API
Midno tierno tier
TopContact salesCustom PlanunlistedSearch API with Fast Search

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
MeasureAI21 LabsPerplexity API
Tightest limitunlistedunlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.