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Perplexity pricing and free tier

Perplexity free tier: 3 Pro searches per day, 1 Research query per month. The cheapest plan billed monthly is Pro at $20/month (Weekly Pro search limit, monthly Research limit (average use). $200/year.). Checked on the official pricing page on .

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Perplexity plans (checked Oct 18, 2026 on the official page, tax as stated by the vendor)
PlanBilled monthlyBilled annually, per monthUsage limit
Pro$20$16.67Weekly Pro search limit, monthly Research limit (average use). $200/year.
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Max$200$166.67Weekly Pro search and monthly Research limits for advanced use. $2,000/year (annual billing on web only).
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Perplexity official pages

Websitewww.perplexity.ai
Pricing pagehttps://www.perplexity.ai/pro
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Free tier3 Pro searches per day, 1 Research query per month Source

Monthly and annual prices are from the Help Center ($20/month or $200/year; $200/month or $2,000/year). Annual per-month figures are the yearly price divided by 12. Enterprise Pro starts at $40/month per seat (400 Pro searches per week, 50 Research queries per month). API usage is billed separately.

Cheapest plans of other AI search & research tool tools

Cheapest plan billed monthly
ServiceMonthlyFree tier
Kagi$5None
SciSpace$20—

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