Limits & credits
Perplexity Limits by Plan: Free, Pro, Max and Enterprise
Perplexity Pro Search limits explained with the current daily, weekly, and monthly windows for Search, Research, Browser Agent, files, Computer, Max, Enterprise, and API.
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In short
Perplexity publishes numbers for its Free and Enterprise plans only. Free includes 3 Pro Searches a day and 1 Research query a month, with practically unlimited basic searches. Pro, Education Pro and Max have weekly and monthly limits that Perplexity describes only as "average use" for Pro and "advanced use" for Max, without a number. Enterprise Pro allows 400 Pro Searches a week and 50 Research queries a month, and Enterprise Max ten times that. Free's Pro Searches refresh daily; on paid plans Pro Searches and file uploads run on weekly windows, and Research, the browser agent and file and app creation on monthly ones. No app plan includes API credits: the API Platform is billed separately.
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Perplexity limits by plan
Perplexity gives numbers only for Free and the two Enterprise plans; for Pro, Education Pro and Max the table repeats its wording, and the period in each cell is the window that limit runs on.
Limit | Free | Pro and Education Pro | Max | Enterprise Pro | Enterprise Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pro Searches | 3 a day | Weekly limits (average use) | Weekly limits (advanced use) | 400 a week | 4,000 a week |
Research queries | 1 a month | Monthly limits (average use) | Monthly limits (advanced use) | 50 a month | 500 a month |
Browser agent (Comet Assistant) | No | Monthly limits (average use) | Monthly limits (advanced use) | 80 a month | 800 a month |
File and app creation | No | Monthly limits (average use) | Monthly limits (advanced use) | 50 a month | 500 a month |
File upload sessions | Limited | Weekly limits (average use) | Weekly limits (advanced use) | 100 a week | 1,000 a week |
Advanced AI models | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Image generation | No | Yes, no published count | Yes, no published count | Yes, no published count | Yes, no published count |
Training on your data | Standard | Opt-out available | Opt-out available | Never used for training | Never used for training |
Source: Perplexity's "Which Perplexity Subscription Plan is right for you?" help article, last modified October 8, 2026 and checked October 24, 2026. Education Pro has the same limits as Pro and costs $10 a month for verified students and educators. For plan prices, see Perplexity pricing.
When Perplexity limits reset
Each limit runs on its own window. Free's 3 Pro Searches refresh every day. On Pro, Education Pro, Max and both Enterprise plans, Pro Searches and file upload sessions are counted per week, and Research queries, browser-agent queries and file and app creation per month; Perplexity's description of Pro counts creation queries "every 30 days". Perplexity does not publish the day or time a window starts, so the reset you see depends on your own account: its usage display and limit notice show what is left and when it refreshes. Image generation has no published count on any plan, so there is no image reset date to look up either.
What "average use" and "advanced use" mean
Perplexity does not translate its consumer tiers into numbers. Pro is sized for average use and Max for advanced use, with Pro Searches and file uploads counted weekly and Research, browser-agent and creation queries counted monthly. Your account's usage display and limit notice show how much you have left and when it refreshes.
The practical difference is what happens to heavy users. On Pro, a week of intensive research can reach the weekly Pro Search limit; Max is the tier for people who hit those limits repeatedly. Enterprise plans are the only ones with published numbers, which matters when a team needs a guaranteed allowance per seat.
Basic searches are a separate matter. Perplexity describes them as practically unlimited, even on Free, so the limits in the table apply to Pro Search and the heavier modes.
Files, projects and creation
Pro allows up to 50 file uploads per project, and persistent files in projects and personal repositories have additional limits. Enterprise Max raises the personal repository, My Files, to 10,000 files and includes 15 eight-second videos a month with audio. Perplexity retired the Organization File Repository on October 1, 2026, and it is not available as a new Enterprise entitlement.
File and app creation, which builds reports, dashboards, spreadsheets, presentations and web apps, is not on Free. Pro and Max meter it monthly, and Enterprise Pro allows 50 a month and Enterprise Max 500.
App plans and the API are billed separately
Perplexity's API Platform is pay-as-you-go: you buy credits or set up auto top-up, and Perplexity states that it includes no complimentary API credits. A Pro or Max subscription does not pay for API calls, and API access does not unlock advanced models or Pro features in the Perplexity app. Perplexity Pro and Max vs API pricing compares the two routes.
What to do when you hit a limit
- Switch to basic search for quick lookups; it is practically unlimited and does not use Pro Searches.
- Wait for the window. Free Pro Searches refresh daily; on paid plans the usage display shows when the weekly or monthly window you hit refreshes.
- Save Research for real reports. Research queries are counted monthly, so use Pro Search for questions that do not need a full report.
- Upgrade if it keeps happening. Move from Pro to Max for advanced-use limits, or to an Enterprise plan when the team needs published per-seat numbers.
Cheaper official routes
- Students and educators: Education Pro costs $10 a month after SheerID verification and has the same limits as Pro (What is Education Pro?).
- Referral rewards have ended: Perplexity closed its "Give a month, Get a month" program on October 6, 2025 and the Comet referral program on November 6, 2025 (Partner promotions and referral programs).
- Partner codes: carrier and partner promotions use single-use codes redeemed on the web. Perplexity says it offers no sign-up discounts based on location, currency or demographics.
Checked October 11, 2026.
Which plan fits
- Free for occasional cited answers and a few Pro Searches a day.
- Pro (or Education Pro, if you qualify) for regular research, advanced models and image generation.
- Max when Pro's weekly or monthly limits interrupt your work most weeks; Perplexity Pro vs Max covers the upgrade.
- Enterprise Pro or Max when a team needs per-seat numbers, admin controls and data that is never used for training.
If you are weighing research tools, ChatGPT Deep Research limits by plan shows what OpenAI publishes for its equivalent feature.
Edited byRick Finch
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FAQ
Common questions
Does Perplexity Pro make Pro Search unlimited?
No. Perplexity publishes Pro as a weekly average-use tier and Max as a weekly advanced-use tier. It does not publish a stable numeric consumer cap, so the current account meter and limit notice govern.
When do Perplexity Pro Search limits reset?
Free's 3 Pro Searches refresh daily. On Pro, Education Pro and Max, Pro Searches run on a weekly window and Research on a monthly one, but Perplexity publishes neither the number nor the day the window starts. The account's usage display and limit notice show when yours refreshes.
What are the current Perplexity Research limits?
Free has 1 Research query per month. Consumer Pro and Max use qualitative monthly average-use and advanced-use limits. Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max publish 50 and 500 Research queries per month.
When should Pro users compare Perplexity Max?
Compare Max when one person repeatedly hits a visible Pro window or needs recurring Computer work. Max includes 10,000 monthly Computer credits; consumer Pro has no recurring Computer allocation.
Does Perplexity limit image generation?
Perplexity lists image generation on Pro, Education Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max, not on Free, and publishes no monthly image count for any of them. If image requests stop working, the account's limit notice is the only place a limit shows.
Are Computer credits the same as Pro Search limits?
No. Perplexity Ask searches do not consume Computer credits. Computer is a separate multi-step task meter, and its credits vary by task complexity.
Next steps
Take the next buying step
- GuideCompare Pro vs MaxUse this next when the checklist shows Pro is useful but the open decision is whether a heavier individual app plan is worth the jump.
- GuideSeparate app, Enterprise, and API budgetsUse this when the limit pressure could be solved by managed seats or developer API usage instead of a larger individual subscription.