Documents & research · Automation
Perplexity
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Basic Search
IncludedComet Work
IncludedComputer
IncludedTypical credit estimates: simple facts or definitions 15–70; multistep research reports 350–950; data dashboards 2,400–9,800; complete apps or multiday builds 15,000+. Actual consumption varies with task complexity.
Model Council
Not includedFile connectors
Not includedImage generation
IncludedVideo generation
IncludedEducation Pro
Basic Search
IncludedComet Work
IncludedComputer
IncludedTypical credit estimates: simple facts or definitions 15–70; multistep research reports 350–950; data dashboards 2,400–9,800; complete apps or multiday builds 15,000+. Actual consumption varies with task complexity.
Model Council
Not includedFile connectors
Not includedImage generation
IncludedVideo generation
IncludedMax
Basic Search
IncludedComet Work
IncludedComputer
IncludedTypical credit estimates: simple facts or definitions 15–70; multistep research reports 350–950; data dashboards 2,400–9,800; complete apps or multiday builds 15,000+. Actual consumption varies with task complexity.
Model Council
IncludedFile connectors
Not includedImage generation
IncludedVideo generation
IncludedEnterprise Pro
Basic Search
IncludedComet Work
IncludedComputer
IncludedTypical credit estimates: simple facts or definitions 15–70; multistep research reports 350–950; data dashboards 2,400–9,800; complete apps or multiday builds 15,000+. Actual consumption varies with task complexity.
Model Council
Not includedFile connectors
IncludedImage generation
IncludedVideo generation
IncludedEnterprise Max
Basic Search
IncludedComet Work
IncludedComputer
IncludedTypical credit estimates: simple facts or definitions 15–70; multistep research reports 350–950; data dashboards 2,400–9,800; complete apps or multiday builds 15,000+. Actual consumption varies with task complexity.
Model Council
IncludedFile connectors
IncludedImage generation
IncludedVideo generation
IncludedMore capabilities and limits
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Commercial use
Education ProPersonal noncommercial use; credit Perplexity when publishing outputs.
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Education ProEU, UK and Turkey
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Education ProSouth Korea and Brazil
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Education ProOther regions, monthly subscription; within 24 hours
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Education ProOther regions, annual subscription; within 72 hours
Commercial use
Enterprise CustomUse for customer business; third-party model and data terms apply.
Refund request window · 14 days
Enterprise CustomEU, UK and Turkey
Refund request window · 7 days
Enterprise CustomSouth Korea and Brazil
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Enterprise CustomOther regions, annual subscription; within 72 hours
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Enterprise Pro Education / NPOUse for customer business; third-party model and data terms apply.
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Enterprise Pro Education / NPOEU, UK and Turkey
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Enterprise Pro Education / NPOSouth Korea and Brazil
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Enterprise MaxUse for customer business; third-party model and data terms apply.
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Enterprise MaxEU, UK and Turkey
Refund request window · 7 days
Enterprise MaxSouth Korea and Brazil
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Enterprise MaxOther regions, monthly subscription; within 24 hours
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Enterprise MaxOther regions, annual subscription; within 72 hours
Commercial use
Enterprise ProUse for customer business; third-party model and data terms apply.
Refund request window · 14 days
Enterprise ProEU, UK and Turkey
Refund request window · 7 days
Enterprise ProSouth Korea and Brazil
Refund request window · 1 days
Enterprise ProOther regions, monthly subscription; within 24 hours
Refund request window · 3 days
Enterprise ProOther regions, annual subscription; within 72 hours
Commercial use
FreePersonal noncommercial use; credit Perplexity when publishing outputs.
Commercial use
MaxPersonal noncommercial use; credit Perplexity when publishing outputs.
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MaxEU, UK and Turkey
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MaxSouth Korea and Brazil
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MaxOther regions, monthly subscription; within 24 hours
Refund request window · 3 days
MaxOther regions, annual subscription; within 72 hours
Commercial use
ProPersonal noncommercial use; credit Perplexity when publishing outputs.
Refund request window · 14 days
ProEU, UK and Turkey
Refund request window · 7 days
ProSouth Korea and Brazil
Refund request window · 1 days
ProOther regions, monthly subscription; within 24 hours
Refund request window · 3 days
ProOther regions, annual subscription; within 72 hours
Models and access
Claude Opus 5
Claude Sonnet 5
Gemini 3.7 Flash
GLM 5.3
GPT-5.6 Sol
GPT-5.6 Terra
Grok 4.6
Kimi K3
Nemotron 3 Ultra
Sonar 2
openai/gpt-6.1-sol
perplexity/sonar
Model rates
| Model / tier | Input | Cache read | Cache write | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| openai/gpt-6.1-solstandard | 4 | 0.2 | — | 15 |
| openai/gpt-6.1-solstandard | 2 | 0.1 | — | 10 |
| perplexity/sonarstandard | 0.25 | 0.0625 | — | 2.5 |
Official sources
2026-10-14

