Pricing Details
Pricing Model: Perplexity uses a Freemium model that combines a free plan with monthly or annual subscriptions and paid enterprise plans, along with a separate pay-as-you-go API platform. The platform offers a Free/Standard plan at no cost, providing users with a search history and virtually unlimited basic searches, along with a very limited number of Pro Searches, Perplexity’s recommendation of the most suitable model for the query, and basic, limited file uploads. but it does not include advanced models, image generation, or premium support. The Pro plan costs $20 per month or $200 per year and provides expanded access to Pro Search and Research, advanced AI models, higher-volume file uploads and analysis, image and video generation, and the ability to create files and applications within specified limits, along with more citations per answer. New subscribers also receive a one-time promotional credit of 4,000 credits that expires after 30 days. The Max plan is priced at $200 per month or $2,000 per year and offers the highest levels of access to advanced models and the highest usage limits for features, in addition to 10,000 Computer credits per month and 35,000 one-time promotional credits for new subscribers, Max Assistant on Comet, access to Brain in Research Preview, expanded limits for creating files and applications, and priority support. Enterprise plans include Enterprise Pro, priced at $40 per seat per month or $400 per year, which adds to the Pro benefits seat management, an enterprise file repository, internal knowledge search, expanded usage limits, dedicated support, and security and privacy features, while Enterprise Max costs approximately $325 per seat per month or $3,250 per year, and offers all the benefits of Enterprise Pro with higher access levels to Research, document creation, applications, and Comet Assistant, along with advanced enterprise security features, priority support, and access to Brain in Research Preview. Perplexity also offers a standalone API platform based on pay-as-you-go pricing; API usage is not included in Enterprise subscriptions and requires purchasing credits or adding credit to the account.