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Looking for a cheaper or smarter replacement for pplx-embed-context-v1-4b by Perplexity? We compared every Embedding model with verifiable pricing on real input/output cost, context window, intelligence and modalities. 17 options are meaningfully cheaper.

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Costs are normalised to a blended 1M-token workload (or per-unit price for non-token models) using each model's latest verified pricing. Models with pricing under review are excluded from recommendations.