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Perplexity pricing: every plan and the API
Every Perplexity plan Perplexity sells, in its own words and checked September 28, 2026, beside the API's price per token and what one typical message costs on each.
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Short answer
Perplexity has four plans: Perplexity Free, Education Pro at $10, Perplexity Pro at $20 and Perplexity Max at $200 a month; Pro is $17 billed yearly. It publishes no message count for Pro. llmwise has all six models Pro names; on llmwise Pro ($20), a Claude Sonnet 5 message works out to $0.16 if the month goes to it.
Sources: Perplexity pricing and Perplexity Help Center: Which Perplexity Subscription Plan is right for you?, checked .
Every Perplexity plan and its price
Every Perplexity plan and its price in Perplexity's own words, checked September 28, 2026, before tax.
| Plan | Price | For | In Perplexity's words |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity Free | Free | Searches with citations; 3 Pro Searches a day | “Free: Search only with accurate answers and citations: $0/month” (Perplexity pricing) |
| Education Pro | $10 a month | Pro at a discount for verified students and educators | “Education Pro ($10/mo with verification from SheerID).” (Perplexity Help Center: Which Perplexity Subscription Plan is right for you?) |
| Perplexity Pro | $20 a month | No count; weekly Pro Search limits for average use | “$20/month” (Perplexity pricing) |
| Perplexity Max | $200 a month | The highest limits and frontier models | “No limits on scale, no compromises on accuracy.: $200/month” (Perplexity pricing) |
Perplexity's API, per message
llmwise doesn't carry Perplexity's own models; the table below prices the models it does carry.
| Model | API price per million tokens (in / out) | A typical message | On llmwise Pro | A message on llmwise Pro, if the month goes to it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-6 Sol | $2.00 / $10.00 | $0.0150 | Up to 125 a month | $0.16 |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | $0.75 / $3.75 | $0.0056 | Up to 250 a month | $0.08 |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | $2.00 / $10.00 | $0.0150 | Up to 125 a month | $0.16 |
| Kimi K3 | $3.00 / $15.00 | $0.0225 | Up to 125 a month | $0.16 |
| GLM 5.3 | $1.40 / $4.40 | $0.0087 | Up to 250 a month | $0.08 |
| Grok 4.7 | $1.60 / $4.80 | $0.0098 | Up to 250 a month | $0.08 |
Every limit is published. Paid plans also have a monthly fair-use limit on AI cost: Pro $7.50, Max $20, Ultra $42, Studio $85. Using every message on your plan at typical sizes stays under it; very large messages and heavy research use it faster. Every limit, explained.
What else Perplexity says about Perplexity's prices
“Pro Searches: 3/day: Weekly limits (average use)”
Source: Perplexity Help Center: Which Perplexity Subscription Plan is right for you?
Perplexity's plans, one by one
- Perplexity Pro: price, limits and models
No count; weekly Pro Search limits for average use
- Perplexity for students: the terms and the dates
- ChatGPT Plus vs Perplexity Pro
- Claude Pro vs Perplexity Pro
- Google AI Pro vs Perplexity Pro
Questions
How much is Perplexity Pro?
Pro is $20 a month, or $17 billed yearly; Max is $200; verified students pay $10 for Education Pro (checked September 28, 2026).
How many searches does Perplexity Pro give?
Perplexity's help center gives Free 3 Pro Searches a day and Pro weekly limits "for average use"; it publishes no number for Pro.
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