Free
$0
Basic search with citations and limited daily usage.
- Search with citations
- 3 Pro Searches per day
- 1 Research query per month
- Limited file uploads
Perplexity
Editor reviewedAI answer engine that searches the live web and cites its sources
Freemiumperplexity.aiUpdated
About Perplexity
Perplexity is an AI answer engine from Perplexity AI, Inc. You ask a question in plain language and it searches the web, then writes a short answer with numbered citations that link to the sources it used. This replaces the usual process of opening several search results and reading them one by one. It is available on the web and as iOS and Android apps, and the company also offers a separate AI browser called Comet and a developer API.
Best for
- Answering factual and current-events questions with checkable sources, and running multi-step web research
- Market and competitor research: Gather cited summaries of companies, products and news.
- Literature and topic review: Find and summarize sources on an unfamiliar subject.
- Fact-checking current events: Check recent news against linked sources.
- Technical lookups: Search documentation and libraries with cited answers.
- Product comparison: Compare products using up-to-date web information.
Not ideal for
- Offline use
- Users who need a general creative writing or image-first assistant
Popular with
- Researchers
- Students
- Analysts
- Journalists
- Developers
- Knowledge workers
- Enterprise teams
Screenshots
Key features
- Cited answers
- Pro Search
- Research
- Model selection
- File uploads
- Perplexity Computer
- Comet browser
- Perplexity API
Pros and cons
Pros
- Every answer links to numbered sources, so claims are easy to check
- Free plan includes search with citations
- Paid plans offer a choice of advanced models from several providers
- Available on web, iOS, Android and through a developer API
- Separate Comet browser integrates the assistant into browsing
Cons
- Free plan is limited to 3 Pro Searches per day and 1 Research query per month
- Pro and Max limits are described as weekly or monthly allowances rather than fixed numbers
- Max costs $200 per month, and Enterprise Max costs $325
- Answers can still contain errors, so the cited sources need checking
Pricing
Plans as listed by the vendor on . Check their site for current prices.
Pro
Most popular$20/month
Higher limits, advanced models and Perplexity Computer for individuals.
- Extended Pro Search
- Extended Research
- Advanced AI models
- Image generation
- Create files and apps
- Comet Assistant
- Weekly Computer usage
Max
$200/month
Highest consumer limits, with monthly credits and priority support.
- Everything in Pro
- 10,000 monthly credits
- Highest Comet Assistant limits
- Brain (research preview)
- Extended Create files and apps
- Priority support
Enterprise Pro
$40/user/mo
Team plan with admin controls and organizational features.
- 400 Pro Searches per week
- 50 Research queries per month
- 80 Comet Assistant queries per month
- 500 monthly credits
- File uploads and sharing
Enterprise Max
$325/user/mo
Highest enterprise limits with SCIM, audit logs and priority support.
- 4,000 Pro Searches per week
- 500 Research queries per month
- 15,000 monthly credits
- 15 videos per month
- SCIM and audit logs
- Priority support
Our ratings
Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team.
8.7overall
- Live Web Search & Citations
- 9.2
- Real-time Factuality & News
- 8.6
- Source Transparency
- 9.0
- Document & Research Analysis
- 8.3
- Search Speed & Responsiveness
- 8.5
Platforms
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- API
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Release history
- Sonar Update
Perplexity Sonar & Reasoning Upgrade
Upgraded core Sonar search models delivering higher citation accuracy, faster page crawling, and improved PDF table parsing.
- Higher citation accuracy
- Faster page crawling
- Improved PDF tabular extraction
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Frequently asked questions
How does Perplexity differ from Google Search?
Perplexity writes a direct answer from several retrieved web pages and lists numbered citations, while Google Search mainly returns a list of links. Users can still open the cited pages to verify the answer.
Is Perplexity free?
Yes. The free plan includes search with citations, 3 Pro Searches per day and 1 Research query per month, according to Perplexity's help center. Paid plans raise these limits.
How much does Perplexity Pro cost?
Perplexity Pro is $20 per month, or $200 per year, according to Perplexity's help center. The pricing page currently shows the annual rate as about $17 per month.
What is the difference between Pro and Max?
Max costs $200 per month and adds higher limits, 10,000 monthly credits, the highest Comet Assistant limits, access to Brain in research preview, and priority support.
Is Perplexity available for teams?
Yes. Enterprise Pro starts at $40 per seat per month and Enterprise Max is $325 per month, per the help center. Enterprise Max adds SCIM, audit logs and higher limits.
Does Perplexity have an API?
Yes. Perplexity's developer docs describe an Agent API, Search API, Embeddings API, Decisions API and an Orchestrator API. API usage is billed separately from consumer subscriptions.
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