Perplexity pricing
Answer engine that cites its sources on every response.
Read this alongside the table. Perplexity's page shows only the annual-equivalent monthly rate and offers no billing toggle, so both paid figures here are annual rates, not monthly-billing prices.
Plans
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | free | Search only with accurate answers and citations. Good for limited daily usage. |
| Pro | $17 | per account / month | Page explicitly states '$17/month when billed annually'. No monthly-billing price is printed on the page. |
| Max | $167 | per account / month | Page explicitly states '$167/month when billed annually'. No monthly-billing price is printed on the page. |
Who it's for
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Price history
| Date | Plan | Was | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Pro | $20 | $17 | -15% |
| 2026-10-10 | Max | $200 | $167 | -16.5% |
| 2026-10-06 | Free | — | Free | new plan |
| 2026-10-06 | Individual | Free | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-06 | Enterprise | — | — | removed plan |
| 2026-10-05 | Individual | — | Free | new plan |
| 2026-10-05 | Pro | $17 | $20 | +17.6% |
| 2026-10-05 | Max | $167 | $200 | +19.8% |
| 2026-10-05 | Enterprise | — | — | new plan |
| 2026-10-05 | Free | Free | — | removed plan |
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