“Collectively, they provided incorrect answers to more than 60 percent of queries.”
Columbia Journalism Review, Mar 6, 2025
The facts
Perplexity at a glance.
From Perplexity AI's own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.
- Made by
- Perplexity AIBased in United States
- What it is for
- Deep research and AI searchAnswers from the web, with the sources linked.
- Free plan
- YesFree (Standard): Pro Searches "3/day", Research Queries "1/month", "Practically unlimited basic searches".
- Runs on
- Not stated
- Latest update
- Ultrafast Computer models, Decisions API, and connector controls, Oct 19, 2026
- Website
- perplexity.ai
Plans and prices
| Plan | A month | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard (Free) | Free | "Practically unlimited basic searches". |
| Pro | Not in US$ | Monthly price not shown on the Perplexity pages read (pro page did not render prices). |
| Max | $200 | "Perplexity Max costs $200/monthly or $2000/annually." (Help Center: Perplexity Max) |
| Education Pro | $10 | "$10/mo with verification from SheerID" |
| Enterprise Pro | $40 | "starts at $40/month or $400/year/seat" |
Perplexity Help Center: Which Perplexity Subscription Plan is right for you?, Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported
Read the small print
What its terms say.
Copied word for word from the maker's terms, with any lawsuits or complaints and their status when we last checked.
“Some data may be used to train AI models and improve search quality, unless you opt out through Account Settings”
Our note: Same help article: "AI Data Retention is enabled by default." for Free, Pro and Max; enterprise data "never" used for training. Platforms not verified from a fetched page.
Independent evidence
What tests of tools like this have found.
“Almost half of all AI answers had at least one significant issue.”
EBU, Oct 21, 2025
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