Is Perplexity Max worth it?
Perplexity Max ranks #12 of 14 in our overall ranking of paid AI subscriptions, with a score of 67.0 out of 100 (good). Its main strength: access to the strongest models we track — GPT-6 Sol: 163.8 on the Epoch Capabilities Index. Where it loses points: weaker recent user reviews than rivals — 69% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars.
Price
Switch currency at the top of the page. Official local prices are shown where the provider sets one; anything marked ≈ is converted at ECB rates.
What you get
Everything in Pro, with higher limits on Deep Research, file uploads and video
Usage limits, in Perplexity’s words: Perplexity does not state its limits as a multiple of Free.
- Web searchIncluded
- Deep researchIncluded
- Image generationIncluded
- Voice modeIncluded
- MemoryIncluded
- File uploadsIncluded
- Coding agentNot included
- Desktop appIncluded
- Mobile appIncluded
- IntegrationsIncluded
- API accessNot stated
Models included
- Claude Sonnet 5
- Gemini 3.8 Flash
- GPT-6 Sol
- Grok 4.7
Independent results from Epoch AI (CC BY 4.0) and Artificial Analysis. How every model ranks
Strengths and weaknesses
- Access to the strongest models we track — GPT-6 Sol: 163.8 on the Epoch Capabilities Index
- Weaker recent user reviews than rivals — 69% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars
- Missing features that matter for this category — No coding agent
Generated from the score, so it cannot contradict it. How scoring works.
Questions about Perplexity Max
- Is Perplexity Max worth it?
- Perplexity Max ranks #12 of 14 in our overall ranking of paid AI subscriptions, with a score of 67.0 out of 100 (good). Its main strength: access to the strongest models we track — GPT-6 Sol: 163.8 on the Epoch Capabilities Index. Where it loses points: weaker recent user reviews than rivals — 69% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars.
- How much does Perplexity Max cost?
- Perplexity Max costs $200 a month in the US. Paid annually it is $2000 a year. Price read from perplexity.ai.
- What does Perplexity Max include?
- Everything in Pro, with higher limits on Deep Research, file uploads and video. Usage: perplexity does not state its limits as a multiple of Free. Included: web search, deep research, image generation, voice mode, memory, file uploads, desktop app, mobile app and integrations. Not included: coding agent.
- Which AI models does Perplexity Max include?
- Perplexity Max includes Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.8 Flash, GPT-6 Sol and Grok 4.7. Models that cost extra on top of the plan are not listed.
- What are the alternatives to Perplexity Max?
- Similarly priced plans from other providers in our overall ranking: ChatGPT Pro (#1, $100/month), Claude Max (20x) (#3, $200/month) and Claude Max (5x) (#3, $100/month).