If you’re trying to figure out how much Perplexity AI will cost for a team, the first thing to know is: there is no separate “Team” plan like ChatGPT Team. For groups, Perplexity uses its Enterprise tiers on a per-seat (per-user) basis, starting at $40 per user per month.
This guide explains how Perplexity AI pricing works for teams of different sizes, what you actually get for each seat, and how billing scales as your team grows.
Perplexity describes Enterprise as a “flexible, user-based pricing model designed to scale with teams of all sizes”.
That means:
You pay per active seat (user) in your organization.
You can start small (even 5–10 people) and add seats as you grow.
You can mix Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max seats in the same organization.
Most blogs, Reddit threads and pricing breakdowns refer to this as the Perplexity team plan because it’s the option designed for groups rather than individuals.
For most teams, the entry point is Enterprise Pro.
From Perplexity’s official help center and onboarding docs:
$40 per seat / month, billed monthly
$400 per seat / year (about 20% cheaper than monthly)
Some third-party business guides describe this as “Enterprise Pro starting at $40/seat/month for teams”, with room for volume discounts at higher seat counts.
Enterprise Pro gives each team member everything in the individual Pro plan, plus team-centric features:
Admin & seat management
Central dashboard to add, remove and upgrade seats
One consolidated invoice for the whole team
Organization-wide knowledge
Shared file repository and internal knowledge search
Increased daily file upload limits with org-level controls
Collaboration tools
Shared Spaces for projects, departments or clients
Team members can co-build research threads and knowledge hubs
Data privacy for businesses
Enterprise data is not used to train models
Access to Perplexity’s Trust Center and compliance info
Support
Dedicated support, targeting responses within ~8 hours for Enterprise customers
Who it’s best for:
Startups, agencies, small departments, and education teams that want collaborative AI research, shared knowledge and centralized billing without the higher cost of Max seats.
If some people on your team are power users or you’re in a highly regulated environment, Enterprise Max may make sense for a subset of seats.
Official Perplexity FAQ and onboarding docs list:
$325 per seat / month
$3,250 per seat / year
You can mix Pro and Max seats in one organization, so only the people who really need Max have to pay Max prices.
Based on Perplexity’s Enterprise and plan comparison pages, Max includes all Enterprise Pro features plus:
Much higher or effectively unlimited Labs / Research usage
Access to the most advanced models inside Perplexity
Higher file limits across personal and shared repositories
Premium security options (e.g., SCIM, detailed audit logs, data retention controls) available org-wide when at least one Max seat exists
Priority support and faster access to new enterprise-focused tools
Who it’s best for:
Data science teams, AI/ML groups, legal or compliance teams, and leaders who run complex Deep Research or Labs workflows all day.
For context, here’s how team pricing compares to individual plans, using recent pricing summaries:
Free – $0
Great for casual users; limited research and file tools.
Pro (individual) – $20/month or $200/year
For single users who need unlimited Deep Research and access to premium models, but no team admin or shared knowledge features.
Max (individual) – $200/month or $2,000/year
For solo power users needing the highest allowances, Comet Plus extras, and new features first.
Enterprise Pro (teams) – $40/user/month
Everything in Pro plus team features, shared Spaces, admin controls and business-grade privacy.
Enterprise Max (teams) – $325/user/month
Everything in individual Max, integrated into a managed, secure organization.
So if you’re a manager trying to choose:
A handful of power users working alone → Individual Pro/Max
A real team with shared projects and compliance needs → Enterprise Pro/Max
Perplexity’s Enterprise billing is explicitly designed to scale with teams:
Pricing is per active seat – if someone leaves or no longer needs access, an admin can remove the seat.
You can change seat counts at any time; charges are adjusted accordingly.
If you upgrade a team member from Enterprise Pro → Enterprise Max mid-cycle, you’re typically charged a prorated difference for the rest of the billing period.
Downgrading usually creates a credit applied at the next renewal.
Monthly is more flexible for changing team size.
Yearly locks in the 20% discount ($400 vs $480 per seat for Pro, $3,250 vs $3,900 per seat for Max) but is less flexible if you shrink.
Third-party enterprise overviews and Perplexity’s own docs mention several ways teams can reduce costs:
Volume & custom pricing
Larger deployments (often 20+ seats) may qualify for volume discounts or custom terms.
Education & non-profit discounts
Many enterprise SaaS tools, including Perplexity, offer reduced rates for universities and NGOs; these are often handled case-by-case through sales.
Free trials
Some partners and resellers describe 30-day team trials for Enterprise Pro so your group can test features before committing.
Exact discounts change over time, so for the latest offers it’s best to contact Perplexity sales directly.
Yes. Perplexity’s Sonar API (used to embed Perplexity models in your own apps) is billed separately from Enterprise seats. The Enterprise help docs and API pricing page make clear that API usage is a different meter.
Approximate ranges (these can change):
Cheaper Sonar models: fractions of a dollar per 1M tokens
Sonar Pro / higher-end models: a few dollars per 1M input tokens and higher cost for output tokens
For small teams, you may never need the API; the web app plus Enterprise features can be enough. Product teams and SaaS builders, however, will often combine Enterprise seats + API spend.
When planning Perplexity AI teams pricing, it helps to model three things:
Team size
How many people actually need Perplexity every day?
Start with core roles (research, strategy, content, data) and expand later.
Usage profile
Occasional users → fewer Pro seats, more shared view-only usage.
Heavy researchers or technical staff → consider some Max seats.
Compliance & security
If you need audit logs, strict retention, or integration with identity tools (SCIM, SSO), ensure at least one Max seat and confirm requirements with sales.
Because team pricing depends on seat count, Pro vs Max mix, region, and any discounts, the most accurate number will always come from Perplexity’s Enterprise contact form or sales email.
When you reach out, have ready:
The number of users and rough split between standard vs heavy users,
Your industry (for compliance questions),
Whether you might also need API access.
There isn’t a separate “Perplexity AI Teams” SKU—teams simply use Enterprise Pro and Max, starting at $40/user/month, with higher-tier features and volume discounts as you scale. If your group collaborates heavily around research, documents and internal knowledge, stepping up from individual Pro to Enterprise seats is what turns Perplexity into a true shared AI workspace for your whole team.
