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Perplexity AI

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Verdict

AI-powered search engine with cited answers

Research with citations; fact-checking; competitive analysis; literature review; current events

Best for

Researchersstudentsknowledge workersjournalistsanyone who values cited answers

Quick facts

Free tier
Practically unlimited basic searches, 3 Pro Searches a day, 1 Research query a month and limited basic file uploads; no advanced AI models or image generation.
Starting price
$10/month
Platforms
web, mobile
Company
Perplexity AI
Ready to try Perplexity AI? Start with the getting-started guide.

Pricing

USD, as of 2026-10-26. Max prices: https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11680686-perplexity-max. Enterprise prices: https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10352986-enterprise-pricing-and-billing-frequently-asked-questions. Education Pro: the plan-comparison article.

PlanPriceKey limits
Pro$17/monthBilled annually; a monthly-billing price is not stated on Perplexity's pricing pages
Max$200/monthOr $2,000/year ($167/month billed annually); annual billing only on the perplexity.ai web app
Education Pro$10/monthWith student verification (SheerID)
Enterprise Pro$40/seat/monthOr $400/year per seat
Enterprise Max$325/seat/monthOr $3,250/year per seat

Prices checked 2026-10-26

Key capabilities

Works with

  • Text
  • documents

Outputs

  • Text with citations
  • Markdown
  • Pages (shareable)

Features

  • Pro and Max subscribers can opt out of data collection in settings; Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max data is never logged or used for training, per Perplexity's plan comparison (as of 2026-10-26).
  • The plan comparison table lists Pro Searches at 3 a day on Free, weekly limits on Pro and Max, 400 a week on Enterprise Pro and 4,000 a week on Enterprise Max (as of 2026-10-26).

Get it

How to use Perplexity AI on phones and tablets.

App StoreiOSGoogle PlayAndroid
  • Mobile web: Works in a mobile browser (responsive or dedicated mobile site).

Technical details

Offline
No
API
Yes
Languages
Multilingual
Difficulty
Beginner-friendly
Privacy
High
Time to productivity
5 min
Upgrade when
Needing more than 5 Pro searches/day; API access; team features; unlimited file uploads
Integrations
Chrome extension, Zapier, API, Slack

What changed

  • 2026-10-26 · plans — Plans source moved from a Slack-connector help article to the official pricing hub. Pro is $17/month billed annually; the unstated $20 monthly figure was removed. Added Education Pro and Max's $167/month annual equivalent.
  • 2026-10-26 · plans — New fact file: Free plan limits (3 Pro Searches a day, 1 Research query a month) and Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max prices from Perplexity's Help Center.
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