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Perplexity AI

Product

San Francisco, CA-based AI company founded in 2022. Private. Operates in AI-powered search and knowledge synthesis. Serves consumers and enterprise customers with an AI answer engine.

Entry price

$17

Pro · /mo, billed annually

Plans tracked

no add-ons

Pricing changes

Latest Oct 9 '26

Pricing model

Subscription

Free tier available

Pricing Change History

10 changes

202610 changes

Oct 9, 2026

Improvement

Daily

Perplexity AI adds xAI's Grok 4.7 to Pro lineup, drops Anthropic's Claude Haiku 5.5

Pro model lineup: Grok 4.7 (xAI) added; Claude Haiku 5.5 (Anthropic) removed

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Oct 8, 2026

Improvement

Daily

Perplexity AI swaps Grok 4.7 for Claude Haiku 5.5 in model lineup

Computer AI model lineup updated: Claude Haiku 5.5 (Anthropic's compact model) added; Grok 4.7 (xAI's most advanced model) removed from the list of models offered.

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Sep 30, 2026

Improvement

Daily

Perplexity AI swaps GPT-6 Sol for GPT-6.1 Sol in Computer and Pro model lineup

Model list entry renamed from GPT-6 Sol to GPT-6.1 Sol in Computer/Pro model lineup.

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Sep 29, 2026

Improvement

Daily

Perplexity AI upgrades Pro lineup from Claude Sonnet 5 to Claude Sonnet 5.5

Pro model lineup: Claude Sonnet 5 upgraded to Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Anthropic's fast model)

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Sep 23, 2026

Improvement

Daily

Perplexity AI swaps GPT-5.6 Terra for GPT-6 Sol in multi-model answers

In the 'Multiple AI models deliver richer answers' showcase, one of the underlying models Perplexity orchestrates was updated from GPT-5.6 Terra to GPT-6 Sol.

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Sep 5, 2026

Improvement

Daily

Perplexity AI bumps Gemini model to 3.8 Flash in AI lineup

The Gemini model listed among Perplexity's available AI models was upgraded from 'Gemini 3.7 Flash' to 'Gemini 3.8 Flash' in the multi-model showcase section.

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Aug 30, 2026

Improvement

Daily

Perplexity AI refreshes AI roster: GLM jumps to 5.3, Kimi K3 tagged US-based

AI model roster refreshed: GLM upgraded from 5.2 to 5.3 and now labeled 'New' + '(US-based)'; Kimi K3 now labeled '(US-based)'; the 'New' badge was removed from Gemini 3.7 Flash.

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Aug 17, 2026

Improvement

Weekly

Perplexity AI swaps Gemini 3.1 Pro for Gemini 3.7 Flash in AI model lineup

AI model lineup swapped Gemini 3.1 Pro for Gemini 3.7 Flash (tagged 'New') in the multi-model showcase; plan prices, credits, and plan features are unchanged.

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Aug 11, 2026

Packaging

Weekly

Perplexity AI: Pro/Max plan copy genericized, memory now called out

Perplexity Pro & Max plan feature bullets rewritten: named models (Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Sonar 2) dropped for generic 'AI models' wording; both tiers now explicitly call out 'memory' as included.

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Jul 13, 2026

Improvement

Weekly

Perplexity AI refreshes AI lineup: Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-5.6 Terra join Pro plan

Perplexity refreshed its AI model lineup: the Pro plan's model list swapped Claude Sonnet 4.6 for Claude Sonnet 5, and the homepage model showcase updated GPT-5.4 to GPT-5.6 Terra (marked New).

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