Answer engine · by Perplexity AI · verified September 25, 2026
Perplexity: the best free product in AI.
An answer engine rather than a chatbot: it searches the live web and cites its sources. The free tier is generous enough that many people never pay; students get Pro for $10.
Perplexity plans and prices, September 2026
Perplexity Free
- Unlimited quick searches with citations
- A few Pro searches per day
Perplexity Education Pro
- Full Pro for verified students and educators
Perplexity Pro
- Many more Pro searches per day
- Model choice
- File uploads
- Monthly API credit
Perplexity Max
- Highest limits
- 10,000+ Computer credits per month
- Early access to new features
- Citations on every answer
- Strong for current events, shopping research and fact-checking
- Free tier covers casual research
- Education Pro at $10 for verified students
- Weaker for brainstorming and long-form drafting
- Max at $200 is hard to justify for individuals
- Official pricing page is not readable without JavaScript, so details are harder to verify
Best for: Researchers, students, journalists and careful shoppers, and as a second tool next to any chatbot.
Verdict: Start free; you may never need to upgrade. Pro is worth it if you research daily.
Perplexity price history
No price or plan changes recorded since we started tracking. We re-check every week.
Perplexity pricing questions
How much does Perplexity cost?
Perplexity has 4 plans on sale, from free to $200/mo. The cheapest paid plan is Perplexity Education Pro at $10/mo.
Is Perplexity Pro worth $20?
If you run more than a handful of in-depth searches a day or want to pick between GPT, Claude and Sonar models, yes. Casual users are fine on free.
Is there a student discount?
Yes. Education Pro is $10/month for verified students and educators.
Sources
Checked against the official pages below on September 25, 2026. Prices are USD before local tax. See how we verify prices and the change log.