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Which Perplexity Subscription Plan is right for you?

Perplexity Help Center · perplexity.ai

What the free Standard tier gives, what Pro and Max add, and the student discount.

It answers 3 questions

  1. I'm new to AI. Which assistant should I start with: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Meta AI or another?
  2. Which AI research tool should I actually use: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, or Grok?
  3. Which AI search engine is best: Perplexity, ChatGPT search or Google AI Mode?

Read with it

  1. OpenAI's own table of Free, Go, Plus and Pro: what each includes, from GPT-6 chats and memory to voice, projects and deep... chatgpt.com Tool ChatGPT Plans and Pricing OpenAI
  2. Anthropic's comparison of Claude Free, Pro and Max, including memory, voice mode and the number of projects each plan allows. claude.com Tool Plans & pricing | Claude Anthropic
  3. Video ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Perplexity: Which One Is Actually Worth It? Tristan Ahumada
  4. A Wharton professor's practical take on picking one main assistant and using its deep research mode well. oneusefulthing.org Guide Using AI Right Now: A Quick Guide Ethan Mollick
  5. A Wharton professor's regular guide: any free model for low-stakes questions, ChatGPT or Claude for real work, and where... oneusefulthing.org Article An opinionated guide to which AI to use to do stuff Ethan Mollick (One Useful Thing)
  6. Survey of which assistants US adults use, from ChatGPT and Gemini to Copilot, Meta AI, Grok and Claude, broken down by age. pewresearch.org Article ChatGPT tops the list of chatbots Americans use, across age groups Pew Research Center
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