Is Perplexity AI free?
AI answer engine with cited web search and a limited free research allowance.
Current free offer summary
The Free (Standard) plan includes practically unlimited basic searches, 3 Pro Searches per day, 1 Research query per month, and limited file uploads. Perplexity selects the model for each free query. Advanced models and image generation are not included.
What Perplexity AI does
Perplexity’s Free (Standard) plan provides practically unlimited basic searches, three Pro Searches per day, one Research query per month, and limited file uploads. Perplexity selects the model for free queries; advanced model selection and image generation are not included in the Free plan.
- AI search engine
- Live web citations
- Pro deep research queries
- File and document analysis
- Collections
Best for
- ✓ Academic and market research
- ✓ Fact-checking and citation discovery
- ✓ Summarizing news and current events
- ✓ Replacing standard web search engines
Important limits
- • The Free plan has 3 Pro Searches per day and 1 Research query per month
- • Free users cannot choose an advanced model
- • File uploads are limited
- • The API Platform has separate pay-as-you-go billing and no complimentary credits
FreeAIList verdict
Perplexity Free works well for everyday web research with citations and keeps basic searches plentiful. Save its three daily Pro Searches and one monthly Research query for questions that need more involved synthesis.
Paid plans: Perplexity Pro is a paid plan with extended access to advanced models, research, and file features. The API Platform is billed separately and does not include complimentary API credits.
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- Which Perplexity subscription plan is right for you? ↗
Perplexity Free (Standard) includes practically unlimited basic searches, 3 Pro Searches per day, 1 Research query per month, limited file uploads, model selection by Perplexity, and no advanced-model or image-generation access.
- What is Perplexity Pro? ↗
Perplexity Pro provides paid access to advanced models and higher product limits; the separate API Platform uses pay-as-you-go billing and includes no complimentary API credits.