Starting Price
Free
Free Tier
Yes
API
Available
Platforms
web, ios, android, api
Overview
Perplexity is an AI search engine that provides sourced answers with citations. It combines multiple AI models with real-time web search to deliver accurate, up-to-date information with full transparency on sources.
Pricing Plans
Free
Free
3 Pro searches/day
- Unlimited quick searches
- 3 Pro searches/day
- Basic AI model
Popular
Pro
$20/mo
$17/mo billed yearly
- 300+ Pro searches/day
- GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 3 Pro
- File upload & analysis
- $5 API credits/mo
Max
$200/mo
- Unlimited queries
- Frontier models (GPT-5.2 Pro, Opus)
- Unlimited Labs & Research
- Enhanced video
- Priority support
API Pricing: Sonar: $0.20-$5/1M tokens depending on model
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Always provides sources/citations
- Real-time web search
- Clean, focused interface
- Access to multiple AI models
Cons
- Less creative than ChatGPT/Claude
- Pro searches limited on free plan
- Not great for coding tasks
- Can over-rely on top search results
Detailed Ratings
Overall
4.4
Ease of Use
4.8
Value for Money
4.5
Output Quality
4.3