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Perplexity: what’s new and our verdict

AI search with citations in every answer; Pro is $20 a month ($17 billed annually) and Max is $200 ($167 billed annually).

Official site

Release Ruler for Perplexity: marked at its Reported release date on the timeline of every AI model we track.

At a glance

Evidence
Reported
First covered
Oct 25, 2026
Last verified
Oct 25, 2026
Pricing
Official page, dated
Best for
AI search and research

Evidence and ranking

Evidence behind this verdict

  1. Sources read2 cited sources, latest fetched Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  2. Facts re-checkedLast verified Oct 25, 2026. (done)
  3. Not run by us yetWe have not run it, so this is labelled Reported. (not done)

Where we rank it (editorial)

Listed here but not yet ranked. Ranks are editorial picks, not benchmark scores.

Pricing: Read from perplexity.ai/hub/pricing and its help center, 2026-10-25. (checked 2026-10-25)

Our verdict

AI search with citations in every answer; Pro is $20 a month ($17 billed annually) and Max is $200 ($167 billed annually).

Good for

  • People who want cited web answers
  • Researchers using deep research

Skip if

  • You want an offline or local tool

Status: Reported. This write-up is based on official release notes and docs; we have not run this release ourselves yet.

Best for

Key facts

Perplexity's pricing hub lists Free ($0, citations on every answer, limited weekly usage), Pro at $17 a month billed annually ($20 monthly) and Max at $167 a month billed annually ($200 monthly per its help center). Pro adds Perplexity Computer access and premium sources; Max adds higher limits on Deep Research and more video creation.

  • License: Proprietary
  • Platforms: Web, apps and Comet browser (per Perplexity)
  • Pricing model: Freemium
  • Free tier: Free: $0, limited weekly usage with citations
  • Paid plans: Pro $20/month or $17/month billed annually; Max $200/month or $167/month billed annually; Enterprise Pro and Max per seat
  • How to start: Open perplexity.ai and try the Free plan.
  • Catalog entry: facts read from the vendor's pages on 2026-10-25. We do not track release notes for this entry.

How to set it up: Get started with Perplexity

These steps come from the vendor's own pages as read on 2026-10-25. We have not run Perplexity.

  1. Get access

    Open perplexity.ai and try the Free plan.

  2. Check the limits and costs first

    Free: $0, limited weekly usage with citations. Paid: Pro $20/month or $17/month billed annually; Max $200/month or $167/month billed annually; Enterprise Pro and Max per seat. Read from perplexity.ai/hub/pricing and its help center, 2026-10-25.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Citations on every answer
  • Annual discount

Cons

  • API billed separately from subscriptions

Alternatives and comparisons

  • You.com: You.com now presents itself as search and inference infrastructure for AI: web search, answer and research APIs plus an inference router.
  • ChatGPT: OpenAI's assistant for chat, writing, images, voice and agent-style work.
  • Elicit: AI research assistant that searches academic papers, extracts data and drafts reports; free Basic tier with paid per-user plans.

See all alternatives to Perplexity

FAQ

What is Perplexity?

Perplexity's pricing hub lists Free ($0, citations on every answer, limited weekly usage), Pro at $17 a month billed annually ($20 monthly) and Max at $167 a month billed annually ($200 monthly per its help center). Pro adds Perplexity Computer access and premium sources; Max adds higher limits on Deep Research and more video creation.

Is Perplexity free?

Free: $0, limited weekly usage with citations. Paid: Pro $20/month or $17/month billed annually; Max $200/month or $167/month billed annually; Enterprise Pro and Max per seat. Read from perplexity.ai/hub/pricing and its help center, 2026-10-25. Checked 2026-10-25; prices change, so confirm on the vendor's page.

What license is Perplexity under?

Its license: Proprietary. Read from the project's own pages on 2026-10-25.

What we have not verified

  • Release date (none published on the pages we read; the date shown is the day we first covered this entry)
  • Answer quality (not tested)

Sources

Last verified · Agentic Weekly

  • Elicit: AI research assistant that searches academic papers, extracts data and drafts reports; free Basic tier with paid per-user plans.
  • You.com: You.com now presents itself as search and inference infrastructure for AI: web search, answer and research APIs plus an inference router.

How to cite this page

Agentic Weekly, "Perplexity: what's new, verdict & setup", last updated 2026-10-25, https://theagenticweekly.com/tools/perplexity

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