Is Perplexity free? What the free plan includes today
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What's free
3 Pro Searches per day and 1 Research per month; file uploads are limited. No image generation or advanced models.
An older help article says 5 Pro Searches per day; we show the stricter, newer figure.
⚠ The official pages disagree or don't give exact numbers, so double-check before you rely on this limit.
Details
| Account | only for some features |
|---|---|
| Minimum age | 13+ |
| What it does | text, web search, files |
| Paid plan | Pro: $17 billed yearly |
| Checked on | October 16, 2026 |
Checked automatically once a week on the official page. Official source for the limits
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Change history
No changes recorded since October 16, 2026.
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