Ease of use
9.2
Onboarding, navigation, and day-to-day workflow friction.
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AI Search Engines
Perplexity
AI answer engine for cited search, deep research, and multi-model analysis.
Perplexity: AI answer engine for cited search, deep research, and multi-model analysis.. Pricing: From $20/mo + usage. Best for Fast cited web research and current-awareness work and Summarizing documents, code, audio, and video attachments.
Tool score: 8.6 / 10
From $20/mo + usage
Free plan available
API available
Overview
Bottom line
AI answer engine for cited search, deep research, and multi-model analysis.
Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine built for fast, citation-backed research. It combines live web search, conversational responses, and source links in a single interface, which makes it especially useful for current events, market scans, fact checking, and multi-source synthesis.
Paid tiers add model choice, Research, Create files and apps, larger file limits, image and video generation, and faster support. The product also extends into enterprise search, the Comet browser, and a separate usage-based API, so it covers both end-user research and developer workflows.
Standout strengths
- Fast answers with inline citations
- Strong default UX for search-first work
- Broad capability set across consumer, enterprise, and API use cases
Tool scorecard
How the tool scores
A standardized tool profile score across usability, pricing value, feature depth, and support quality.
Tool score
8.6
/ 10Value for money
8.5
How much practical capability the product delivers for the price.
Features
9.1
Breadth, polish, and depth across the core product surface.
Support
7.8
Docs, help channels, and how easily issues get resolved.
Capabilities
Input types
text, image, audio, video, code, file
Output types
text, image, video, code, file
Platforms
web, ios, android, mac, windows, api
APIMobile app
Company context
Company
Perplexity AI, Inc.
Founded
2022
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Category
AI Search Engines
Pricing
Pricing snapshot
Free
$0/mo + usage
Usage: Practically unlimited basic searches, 3 Pro Searches/day, 1 Research query/month
- Cited web answers
- Research mode
- Advanced AI models
- Create files and apps
Pro
$20/mo + usage
Usage: Up to 200 Pro queries/week, 20 Deep Research/month, 25 assets/month, 3 videos/month
- Advanced AI models
- Research and Create files and apps
- Image and video generation
- Faster support
Enterprise Pro
$40/mo + usage
Usage: 400 Pro queries/week, 50 Deep Research/month, 80 Comet Assistant queries/month
- No training on company data
- SSO or SCIM and admin controls
- Search across web, files, and work apps
- Dedicated enterprise support
Max
$200/mo + usage
Usage: Highest consumer access to advanced models, Max Assistant, and new features
- Highest model access
- Max Assistant and newest products
- Expanded Create files and apps usage
- Priority support
Enterprise Max
$325/mo + usage
Usage: 4000 Pro queries/week, 500 Deep Research/month, 800 Comet Assistant queries/month
- Highest enterprise limits
- Advanced reasoning models and multi-model research
- Audit logs and data retention controls
- Dedicated enterprise support
FAQ
Common questions
Does Perplexity have a free plan?
Yes. Perplexity offers a free plan with practically unlimited basic searches, limited Pro Searches, and limited Research access.
What is included in Perplexity Pro?
Perplexity Pro adds advanced model choice, more citations per answer, Research, Create files and apps, larger upload limits, image generation, limited video generation, and faster support channels.
Does Perplexity have an API?
Yes. Perplexity sells a separate usage-based API that includes Search API endpoints, Sonar model families, and Agent API tool charges. API usage is billed separately from app subscriptions.
What platforms does Perplexity support?
Perplexity runs on the web and mobile apps, and Comet extends the product to Mac and Windows browser workflows. Developers can also use the API platform.
Is enterprise data used for training?
Perplexity states that Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max data is not used for model training by Perplexity or its third-party LLM partners.
Recent updates
Changelog snapshot
feature
September 25, 2025Launched Search API access so developers can buy raw search results and related developer tooling separately from the consumer app.
feature
July 9, 2025Introduced Comet, Perplexity's AI browser and assistant workflow surface.
feature
February 14, 2025Introduced Deep Research, a longer-form multi-step research mode that performs many searches and returns a synthesized report.
feature
April 23, 2024Launched Enterprise Pro for organizations that need private search, admin controls, and business collaboration features.
Tool snapshot
Perplexity
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Pricing unit
- Hybrid
- Starting price
- From $20/mo + usage
- Best for
- Fast cited web research and current-awareness work, Summarizing documents, code, audio, and video attachments, Comparing multiple frontier models in one workspace, Market, product, and competitive scans with source links
- Category
- AI Search Engines
Last verified April 13, 2026
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Review: Perplexity ReviewPerplexity is one of the best AI tools for current, citation-backed research. It is easiest to recommend on the free tier or Pro, while Max is mainly for heavy power users.Pricing: Perplexity PricingPerplexity pricing spans Free, Pro, Max, enterprise seats, and a separate usage-based API. Pro is the clearest value plan for most individual buyers.
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