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Perplexity Pricing 2026

by Perplexity AI · Pricing last verified 2026-08-14 🟡 2/3 plans officially confirmed

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Plans

Starting at

Free

Max plan

$200/mo

API

No API

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Best for

🔍 Research🌐 Web Search📎 Citations✅ Fact-checking

Limitations:not for creative writingdeep research limits cut in 2026

Plans & Pricing

Free

Casual research and web search

🟡 조건부·지역 상이verified 2026-08-14 · 공식 가격 페이지source ↗

Free price is official; some usage-limit figures remain provider-undisclosed or community-reported.

Free

searches: Unlimited standardpro searches: 5/day (community report — official figure undisclosed)

Pro

Researchers and knowledge workers needing cited, real-time web search

🟢 공식 확인verified 2026-08-14 · 공식 가격 페이지source ↗

$20/mo

$16.67/mo billed annually

Models: GPT-5.4, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Sonar Pro

pro searches: 300+/day (community report — official figure undisclosed)deep research: 20 queries/day (community report — official figure undisclosed)file uploads: 50 files✓ image genapi access: No credits included (discontinued 2026-02) — API billed separately via perplexity-api

API credits discontinued 2026-02. Perplexity API billed separately.

Max

Power researchers needing top-tier models and Model Council feature

🟢 공식 확인verified 2026-08-14 · 공식 가격 페이지source ↗

$200/mo

Models: o3-pro, Claude Opus 4, GPT-5.4, Gemini models

pro searches: Unlimiteddeep research: Expanded✓ model councilfile uploads: Unlimited

Recommended for these tasks

🔍 Research & Fact-checking

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Frequently asked questions

Is Perplexity free?

Yes, Perplexity has a free plan. Casual research and web search

How much does Perplexity cost?

Perplexity offers 3 plans: Free at Free, Pro at $20/mo, Max at $200/mo.

Is Perplexity worth it in 2026?

Perplexity is particularly strong for: research, web-search, citations. At $20/month, it's a versatile choice for power users. Use the optimizer to see if it fits your workflow.

Pricing last verified 2026-08-17. All 22 services received a price-only review on 2026-08-14. First-party pricing pages confirmed 21 services; Kling subscription prices were reviewed but remain conditional because the official price table requires sign-in. Google AI Plus and expired Adobe Firefly promotions were corrected. Cursor and Devin Desktop pricing were rechecked on 2026-08-17, including Devin's SWE 1.7 model label.