Perplexity pricing, usage limits and free plan (Oct 2026)

Perplexity AI · 4 paid plans tracked · from $10/mo · last checked 2026-10-16

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Is Perplexity free?

Free tier
Free (Standard): 'practically unlimited basic searches'; Pro Searches 3/day; Research queries 1/month; no advanced models or image generation; limited file uploads.Source: perplexity.ai · checked 2026-10-16

Perplexity plans, prices and usage limits

Pro

$17/mo billed yearly
$17/mo billed annually (monthly price not shown on page)
Limits Pro Searches, Research queries, Comet assistant and file/app creation all 'weekly/monthly limits (average use)'; numbers not published. Limited-time +$40 Computer credits.Source: perplexity.ai · checked 2026-10-16

Max

$167/mo billed yearly
$167/mo billed annually (monthly price not shown on page)
Limits 'Unlimited usage'; 10,000 monthly credits; limits '(advanced use)' not quantified. Limited-time +$450 Computer credits.Source: perplexity.ai · checked 2026-10-16

Education Pro

$10/mo
Limits Everything in Pro for verified students/educators (SheerID).Source: perplexity.ai · checked 2026-10-16

Enterprise Pro

$40/mo
from $40/seat/mo or $400/yr
Limits 400 Pro Searches/week; 50 Research/month; 80 Comet queries/month; 100 file-upload sessions/week.Source: perplexity.ai · checked 2026-10-16

How Perplexity's limits reset

PlanPricePeriods the vendor mentions
Free$0DailyMonthly
Pro$17/mo billed yearlyWeeklyMonthly
Max$167/mo billed yearlyMonthly
Education Pro$10/moNot stated
Enterprise Pro$40/moWeeklyMonthly
  • Free Pro Searches 3/day.
  • Pro Pro Searches, Research queries, Comet assistant and file/app creation all 'weekly/monthly limits (average use)'.

Quoted from the sources above. Allowance periods are the time words each vendor uses in its limits ("weekly", "five-hour", "per month").

Notes

  • Enterprise Max: 4,000 Pro Searches/week, 500 Research/month, 15 videos/month.

Flags & uncertainty

Monthly (non-annual) prices for Pro and Max were not visible in the rendered pricing page.

Perplexity price and limit history

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Perplexity news

Curated from official Perplexity posts, changelogs and status pages. Pricing and limit moves are highlighted.

  1. Pricing
    Perplexity Agent API presets switch to Fast Search, cutting cost to $1 per 1K

    Low, medium and high presets now bill web_search at $1.00 instead of $2.50 per 1,000 calls; xhigh is unchanged.

    Source: docs.perplexity.aiCurrent Perplexity plans & limits
  2. Model
    Perplexity's APIs retire older OpenAI model IDs on 24 Oct

    The Agent and Orchestrator APIs drop gpt-5.4 variants, gpt-5.2, gpt-5.1, gpt-5 and gpt-5-mini at 00:00 UTC.

    Source: docs.perplexity.ai

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Is Perplexity free?

Yes. Free (Standard): 'practically unlimited basic searches'; Pro Searches 3/day; Research queries 1/month; no advanced models or image generation; limited file uploads.

How much does Perplexity cost?

Perplexity has 4 paid plans: Pro $17/mo billed yearly; Max $167/mo billed yearly; Education Pro $10/mo; Enterprise Pro from $40/seat/mo or $400/yr. Cheapest: $10/mo. Checked 2026-10-16.

What are Perplexity's usage limits?

Pro: Pro Searches, Research queries, Comet assistant and file/app creation all 'weekly/monthly limits (average use)'; numbers not published. Limited-time +$40 Computer credits. Max: 'Unlimited usage'; 10,000 monthly credits; limits '(advanced use)' not quantified. Limited-time +$450 Computer credits. Education Pro: Everything in Pro for verified students/educators (SheerID). Enterprise Pro: 400 Pro Searches/week; 50 Research/month; 80 Comet queries/month; 100 file-upload sessions/week. Monthly (non-annual) prices for Pro and Max were not visible in the rendered pricing page.

When do Perplexity usage limits reset?

Free: Pro Searches 3/day. Pro: Pro Searches, Research queries, Comet assistant and file/app creation all 'weekly/monthly limits (average use)'.

Has Perplexity's pricing changed recently?

No change is logged for Perplexity yet. Prices were last checked 2026-10-16.

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