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Google AI Pro vs Perplexity Pro: price, limits and newest models
Google AI Pro and Perplexity Pro side by side, each in its company's own words and checked September 28, 2026: what each costs, what each says about its limits, and which of the newest models each chat has.
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Short answer
Google AI Pro costs $19.99 a month and Perplexity Pro $20, or $17 billed yearly. Neither publishes a count. AI Pro is Gemini, with 5 TB of storage; Perplexity lets you pick six models, Gemini 3.8 Flash among them, for cited search. llmwise Pro ($20) has up to 125 Gemini 3.1 Pro and 250 Gemini 3.8 Flash messages a month.
Sources: Google One: Google AI plans, Gemini Apps Help: limits and upgrades for Google AI subscribers, Gemini: plans, Google One (India): Google AI plans, Gemini Apps Help: Changes to Gemini model access and limits, Perplexity pricing, Perplexity Help Center: What is Perplexity Pro? and Perplexity Pro, checked .
Google AI Pro vs Perplexity Pro, side by side
Each company's figures, checked September 28, 2026; the quotes behind them are on each plan's page.
| Google AI Pro | Perplexity Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Price a month | $19.99 | $20 |
| Billed yearly | $16.67 a month | $17 a month |
| In India | ₹1,950 a month | Not published |
| Limits, in brief | No count; 4x the free limits, per 5 hours and per week | No count; weekly Pro Search limits for average use |
| Newest models | Gemini 3.1 Pro: in its chat; Gemini 3.6 Flash: in its chat; Deep Think: not in its chat | GPT-6 Sol: in its chat; Gemini 3.8 Flash: in its chat; Claude Sonnet 5: in its chat; Kimi K3: in its chat; GLM 5.3: in its chat; Grok 4.7: in its chat |
| Also in the plan | “5 TB of cloud storage across Gmail, Drive, and Photos.” (Google One: Google AI plans) | “Every answer includes inline citations from trusted sources, so you can verify claims and make confident decisions.” (Perplexity Pro) |
What Google and Perplexity say about the limits
“AI Pro: 4x higher than standard limits”
Source: Gemini Apps Help: limits and upgrades for Google AI subscribers
“More usage limits and memory”
Source: Perplexity pricing
Google AI Pro or Perplexity Pro: which to pick
Research with sources
Perplexity Pro: citations in every answer.
Google's apps
Google AI Pro: Gemini in Gmail and Docs, and 5 TB of storage.
Many models
llmwise Pro: Gemini and five other families, each counted.
Both in one: llmwise Pro
llmwise Pro ($20) beside both plans, model by model: each count is the most you get if the month goes to that model.
| Model | Google AI Pro | Perplexity Pro | llmwise Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Pro (preview) | Expanded access: 4x the free limits | Not offered | Up to 125 a month |
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | Included, as on the free tier | You can pick it; Perplexity publishes no count | Up to 250 a month |
| GPT-6 Sol | Not offered: Gemini only | You can pick it; Perplexity publishes no count | Up to 125 a month |
| Claude Sonnet 5 | Not offered: Gemini only | You can pick it; Perplexity publishes no count | Up to 125 a month |
| Kimi K3 | Not offered: Gemini only | You can pick it; Perplexity publishes no count | Up to 125 a month |
| GLM 5.3 | Not offered: Gemini only | You can pick it; Perplexity publishes no count | Up to 250 a month |
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.
Each plan on its own, and more pairs
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Questions
Which is better for students?
Both offer students something: Google AI Pro is free for 12 months for eligible US college students, and Perplexity's Education Pro is $10 a month.
Which Gemini models does each have?
Perplexity names Gemini 3.8 Flash on its Pro page; Google's own plans name Gemini 3.1 Pro and 3.6 Flash. llmwise Pro ($20) has 3.1 Pro and 3.8 Flash.
Claude, GPT, Gemini, DeepSeek, Grok, Kimi, and GLM, in one chat.
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