Price checked 2026-10-19, source: perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11680686-perplexity-max. Prices and benefits may change. Check the official site before you pay.
Pros
- Sources shown for every answer
- Strong at searching the latest information
- Can pick models from several companies
Cons
- Weaker than general chatbots at long creative writing and conversation
- Source summaries are sometimes inaccurate
These are opinions compiled by Pickx from public sources.
At a glance
Perplexity is an AI search engine that searches the web in real time when you ask a question and organizes the answer with source links. In addition to its own Sonar models, you can choose the latest models from several companies, such as GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok, so it suits office workers and students who often research the latest information and organize materials. Recently it has also added the AI browser Comet, Computer, which carries out tasks for you, and an in-depth investigation (Research) feature.
Full model list
Below is the search model list from the Perplexity Help Center (as of 2026-09-04). The actual list for each account follows the app's model picker, and models are added and retired from time to time.
| Model | Type | Features | Available plans |
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| Best (automatic selection) | Automatic routing |
| All plans including Free |
| Sonar 2 | Perplexity's own model |
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| GPT-5.6 Terra | OpenAI |
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| GPT-5.6 Sol | OpenAI (higher-tier model) |
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| Gemini 3.7 Flash |
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| Claude Sonnet 5 | Anthropic |
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| Claude Opus 5 | Anthropic (higher-tier model) |
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| Kimi K3 | Moonshot AI |
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| GLM 5.3 | Z.ai | Open-family model from Z.ai (Zhipu) / Good-value general answers |
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| Grok 4.6 | xAI |
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| Nemotron 3 Ultra | NVIDIA |
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| Model Council | Compare several models at once |
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- Comet (browser assistant) and Computer (task agent) modes use a separate model picker, so they may differ from the list above.
- On Enterprise, admins can block certain companies or models, so the list may be shorter.
- Image and video generation models (for example Sora 2 Pro video on Max) are offered by plan, but the exact model lineup changes often and we could not confirm it.
Summary by plan
| Plan | Price (monthly billing / annual billing) | What you can do | Usage limits | Features |
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| Free (Standard) | Free |
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| Good for trying out searches with sources |
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| Education Pro |
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| Unlimited Pro search | Discounted plan for verified students and educators only |
| Max |
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| Early access to new features (such as the Brain research preview) / Dedicated support / Annual billing available only on the web (perplexity.ai) |
| Enterprise Pro |
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| Enterprise Max |
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| API Platform | Usage-based pay-as-you-go |
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Which plan for whom
- Free: People who occasionally want to find the latest news or fact-check quickly with sources. Basic search is generous enough to replace everyday searching.
- Pro: People who research materials every day for work or study and want to switch between GPT, Claude and Gemini as needed. It is like using several companies' models on one subscription, so the value is good.
- Education Pro: People who can verify as students or faculty. You get Pro features at half price, with unlimited Pro search.
- Max: Professionals and researchers who run deep research all day, use top models such as GPT-5.6 Sol/Claude Opus 5, or automate lots of work with Computer.
- Enterprise Pro: Companies that adopt it team-wide, need internal data kept out of training, and must manage seats and permissions.
- Enterprise Max: Large companies and professional organizations with very heavy research use that need security and governance such as SCIM and audit logs.
- API Platform: Developers who want to add a 'search answer with sources' feature to their own service or internal tools.
Notes
- Information checked: 2026-10-12
- Sources:
- Perplexity Help Center – Advanced AI models included in each subscription
- Perplexity Help Center – Which plan is right for you
- Perplexity Enterprise pricing page
- Perplexity API pricing docs
- pricepertoken – Perplexity pricing summary (supplementary)
- usagepricing – Enterprise pricing change log (supplementary)
- Note: Korean won prices are not officially published. Prices may differ when paying through the App Store or Google Play.
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Prices converted at 1 USD = ₩1,329.49 (2026-10-19). Original price shown in brackets. Taxes as listed by each provider.
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