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Perplexity AIProduct change · Feature change · Jul 6 → Jul 13, 2026

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

Verified Jul 13, 2026AI & Machine LearningDirection: neutral
The changeClaude Sonnet 4.6 — replaced.
Before · Jul 6Claude Sonnet 4.6
After · Jul 13Claude Sonnet 5
replaced
1 change2 capturesJul 6, 2026 → Jul 13, 2026

What happened

Between the Jul 6, 2026 and Jul 13, 2026 captures of Perplexity AI's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: 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). Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 9, 2026) lists Pro at $17 and Max at $167.

This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Perplexity AI. Perplexity AI has been tracked since 2026-06-27.

In the same window fal, Voxel51, Upstage, Together AI and Strawberry also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.

  • Pro · FeatureReplaced
    Claude Sonnet 4.6Claude Sonnet 5

Values as written on Perplexity AI's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.

Evidence

The two captures Pulse compared

Full-page captures of Perplexity AI's pricing page (www.perplexity.ai) from Jul 6, 2026 and Jul 13, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Claude Sonnet 4.6" becomes "Claude Sonnet 5".

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Perplexity AI, pricing history

Full history
  1. Aug 30, 2026improvedPerplexity AI refreshes AI roster: GLM jumps to 5.3, Kimi K3 tagged US-based
  2. Aug 17, 2026improvedPerplexity AI swaps Gemini 3.1 Pro for Gemini 3.7 Flash in AI model lineup
  3. Aug 11, 2026packagingPerplexity AI: Pro/Max plan copy genericized, memory now called out
  4. Jul 13, 2026improvedPerplexity AI refreshes AI lineup: Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-5.6 Terra join Pro plan · this change

Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window

All AI & Machine Learning changes
  1. falOct 19fal doubles Flux 3 Image edit price to $0.048 per megapixel
  2. Voxel51Oct 19Voxel51 slashes Custom-tier compute hours 71% as it adds free plan
  3. UpstageOct 19Upstage API deepens Solar Pro 4 promo to 70% off through Oct 19
  4. Together AIOct 19Together AI lists Muse Spark Open, Reflection Beam, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
  5. StrawberryOct 19Strawberry splits pricing into tabs, adds pooled-credit Enterprise plan

Questions about this change

Did Perplexity AI raise prices in July 2026?

No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 6, 2026 and Jul 13, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.

What changed on Perplexity AI's pricing page between Jul 6, 2026 and Jul 13, 2026?

Pro feature: Claude Sonnet 4.6 → Claude Sonnet 5, replaced. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 6, 2026 and Jul 13, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.

How often does Perplexity AI change its pricing?

Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Perplexity AI in the 90 days before this one; Perplexity AI has been tracked since 2026-06-27.