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Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) — connect via API key.
www.perplexity.aiQuick setup
Open the kRouter dashboard at http://localhost:20128
Go to Providers → click Perplexity Web (Pro/Max)
Sign in to the provider in your browser, then copy the session cookie
Paste the cookie into kRouter and test the connection
Use in your IDE
Point any OpenAI-compatible client at kRouter using your local API key.
# Endpoint
http://localhost:20128/v1
# API key (from Dashboard → API Keys)
sk-krouter-XXXX
# Model
pw/<model-id>How Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) billing works with kRouter
Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) authenticates with a browser session cookie rather than an API key. kRouter authenticates it via cookie. 7 models are routable as perplexity-web/<model>.
Through kRouter, Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) serves chat and code completion. Requests reach it through the same local OpenAI-compatible endpoint as every other provider, so switching to or from Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) is a one-line model change in your client rather than a rewrite.
Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) models & pricing
These are the model ids kRouter routes to. This provider does not publish per-token rates.
| Model | Route as |
|---|---|
| Perplexity Auto (Free) | perplexity-web/pplx-auto |
| Perplexity Sonar | perplexity-web/pplx-sonar |
| GPT-5.4 (via Perplexity) | perplexity-web/pplx-gpt |
| Gemini 3.1 Pro (via Perplexity) | perplexity-web/pplx-gemini |
| Claude Sonnet 4.6 (via Perplexity) | perplexity-web/pplx-sonnet |
| Claude Opus 4.6 (via Perplexity) | perplexity-web/pplx-opus |
| Nemotron 3 Super (via Perplexity) | perplexity-web/pplx-nemotron |
Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) links
Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) FAQ
Is Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) free through kRouter?
Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) is pay-per-token: you bring your own API key and are billed by Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) at their rates. kRouter adds nothing on top and is free and MIT-licensed.
How do I use Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) with Claude Code or Cursor?
Connect Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) in the kRouter dashboard, then point your tool at kRouter's local endpoint (http://localhost:20128/v1) with a kRouter API key. Any OpenAI-compatible client works, and models are addressed as perplexity-web/<model>.
Which Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) models can kRouter route to?
7 models, including Perplexity Auto (Free), Perplexity Sonar, GPT-5.4 (via Perplexity). Every one is addressed as perplexity-web/<model> from any client.
What happens when Perplexity Web (Pro/Max) is rate limited?
kRouter detects the limit, parks that account until its real reset time, and fails over to your next connected account or provider — so the request still completes instead of erroring.