Comparison
ChatGPT Pro vs Perplexity Max
ChatGPT Pro scores higher overall (82.9 vs 67.2) and costs less.
Every figure comes from the same records that produce the rankings.
| Row | ChatGPT Pro | Perplexity Max |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | ▸$100 | $200 |
| Includes | GPT-6 Pro (Astra) in Chat, and GPT-6 Astra and Sol in Codex with much higher allowances | Everything in Pro, with higher limits on Deep Research, file uploads and video |
| Usage limits | 5x Plus usage. | Perplexity does not state its limits as a multiple of Free. |
| Intelligence | ▸83 | 64 |
| Features | ▸100 | 91 |
| Sentiment | ▸71 | 63 |
| Coding agent | ▸Yes | No |
| API access | No | ▸Unknown |
Feature rows where both plans are identical are hidden — only meaningful differences are shown.
ChatGPT Pro — strengths
- Access to the strongest models we track — GPT-6 Astra: 56.9 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Source: help.openai.com · manually verified
Perplexity Max — strengths
- Access to the strongest models we track — GPT-6 Sol: 163.8 on the Epoch Capabilities Index
- Weaker recent user reviews than rivals — 70% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars
- Missing features that matter for this category — No coding agent
Source: perplexity.ai · manually verified
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