# New: Router API

By Steven Van · 2026-07-01

Unified access to open-weight models hosted by Perplexity through a single endpoint — with your existing Perplexity API key.

Perplexity has launched a [Router API](<https://docs.perplexity.ai/changelog#july-2026>), giving unified access to the open-weight models it hosts through a single endpoint using an existing [Perplexity](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/perplexity>) API key.

- Compatible with the OpenAI Chat Completions and Anthropic Messages formats, so switching over is just a base-URL change.

- Requests are automatically routed across model deployments with health-based failover.

- Pricing is per-token at each model's published rate, with no per-request fees.

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Sources

[Original source](<https://docs.perplexity.ai/changelog#july-2026>)

[Read New: Router API on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/perplexity-new-router-api>)

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