Perplexity now has a clear pricing ladder: a Free plan for casual use, Pro and Max for power-users, and Enterprise Pro / Enterprise Max for teams and businesses.

Below is a breakdown of every plan, what it costs, and who it’s best for.

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1. Perplexity AI Pricing – Plans at a Glance

According to Perplexity’s own plan comparison and enterprise pages, these are the main tiers and list prices:

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2. Perplexity AI Cost per Month

Here’s the monthly view of Perplexity AI cost:

• Free: $0

• Pro: $20/month

• Education Pro: $4.99/month after a free first month for eligible students/educators

• Max: $200/month

• Enterprise Pro: $40 per user/month

• Enterprise Max: $325 per user/month

These prices are for standard subscriptions; promotions (student offers, telco bundles, etc.) can temporarily lower the effective monthly cost.

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3. Perplexity AI Subscription Price (Monthly vs Yearly)

Perplexity uses a classic monthly vs yearly model:

• Pro:

  • $20/month, or

  • $200/year on web (roughly 2 months free vs paying monthly).

• Max:

  • $200/month, or

  • $2,000/year (web only), which saves $400 over twelve monthly payments.

• Enterprise Pro:

  • $40 per seat/month, or

  • $400 per seat/year (20% discount).

• Enterprise Max:

  • $325 per seat/month, or

  • $3,250 per seat/year (20% discount).

Education Pro is billed monthly only at $4.99 after the free starter month—no annual option.

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4. Perplexity AI Pro Pricing

Perplexity Pro is the main paid plan for individual users.

Price: $20/month or $200/year.

What you get (vs Free):

• Around 300+ Pro searches/day (Free has ~5)

• Access to multiple premium models and better “Pro Search” results

• Unlimited file uploads for PDFs, docs, and media

• Access to Labs, Pages, and other advanced tools

• Higher limits for images and more consistent Comet / browser assistant usage

If you rely on Perplexity for daily research, study, or content work, Pro is the sweet spot: affordable but powerful.

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5. Perplexity AI Paid Plan Overview

When people say “Perplexity AI paid plan”, they usually mean one of these:

1. Pro – individual power users

2. Max – top-tier individual plan

3. Enterprise Pro / Max – team/organization tiers

Max adds:

• Unlimited Labs queries

• Strongest models and “Deep Research” features

• Early access to advanced tools like Comet browser upgrades and email assistant

• Much higher usage limits than Pro

Max is aimed at researchers, agencies, and serious professionals who constantly hit Pro limits or need the full Labs + Deep Research stack.

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6. Perplexity AI Enterprise Pricing

Perplexity’s Enterprise tiers are priced per seat:

• Enterprise Pro

  • $40/user/month

  • $400/user/year

• Enterprise Max

  • $325/user/month

  • $3,250/user/year

Key enterprise features include:

• Team management & SSO

• Internal Knowledge Search across company files + the web

• Admin tools (audit logs, data retention controls, SCIM, etc.) for larger orgs

• Enterprise-grade security and compliance (SOC 2, etc.)

Enterprise pricing is straightforward: pay only for active seats, and admins can mix Pro and Max seats inside the same organization.

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7. Perplexity AI Business Plan

If you’re a business (startup, agency, or SME), your “Perplexity AI business plan” is usually one of these paths:

• Small team (1–3 heavy users)

  • Start with individual Pro or Max accounts if you don’t yet need shared billing or admin control.

• Growing team (5–50 users)

  • Move to Enterprise Pro for centralized billing, SSO, and internal knowledge integrations.

• Research-heavy or AI-first org

  • Mix Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max seats so key users get the Max tools while others stay on Pro.

This gives you business-grade controls without forcing every user onto the most expensive tier.

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8. Perplexity AI Teams Pricing

Perplexity doesn’t brand a separate “Teams” plan; instead, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max effectively are the teams pricing:

• Enterprise Pro: $40 per user/month (or $400/year).

• Enterprise Max: $325 per user/month (or $3,250/year).

Admins can:

• Add/remove seats at any time,

• Mix Pro and Max seats in one organization,

• Use org-wide analytics and controls.

For a small 10-person team on Enterprise Pro, you’re looking at:

• 10 × $40 = $400/month or

• 10 × $400 = $4,000/year (with the 20% annual discount).

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9. Perplexity AI Premium vs Free

Think of “Perplexity AI premium” as any paid tier (Pro / Max / Enterprise) vs the Free plan.

Free plan highlights

• $0, no card needed

• Core AI search and answer engine

• Limited Pro searches/day (about 5)

• Basic Comet usage with low weekly query limits

Great for: testing the product, occasional questions, light personal use.

Premium (Pro & Max) highlights

• 300+ Pro searches/day (Pro) or effectively no limits for most users (Max)

• Unlimited file uploads and richer document features

• Labs, Pages, advanced models, and better Research tools

• Priority support and Pro Perks (discounts, promos)

Premium is designed for people who work or study with Perplexity, not just experiment.

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10. Perplexity AI Pro vs Free Plan

Here’s a simple side-by-side comparison.

Rule of thumb:

• If you only ask a few questions a week → Free is enough.

• If you rely on Perplexity daily for research, school, client work, or content → Pro almost always pays for itself.

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11. Which Perplexity AI Plan Should You Choose?

• Just getting started?

  • Use Free for a while and see how often you hit limits.

• Student or solo professional?

  • Go with Pro; if you’re eligible, Education Pro is a cheaper version with many of the same benefits.

• Heavy researcher, agency, or power user?

  • Consider Max if you live inside Labs, Deep Research, and Comet.

• Company or team?

  • Start with a few Enterprise Pro seats, upgrade key users to Enterprise Max if they need the extra horsepower.