Comparison
Claude Max (5x) vs Perplexity Max
Claude Max (5x) scores higher overall (80.4 vs 67.5) and costs less.
Every figure comes from the same records that produce the rankings.
| Row | Claude Max (5x) | Perplexity Max |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | ▸$100 | $200 |
| Includes | Everything in Pro. Fable only on paid usage credits. | Everything in Pro, with higher limits on Deep Research, file uploads and video |
| Usage limits | 5x Pro's per-session usage allowance. | Perplexity does not state its limits as a multiple of Free. |
| Intelligence | ▸88 | 64 |
| Features | 88 | ▸91 |
| Sentiment | 49 | ▸65 |
| Image generation | No | ▸Yes |
| Coding agent | ▸Yes | No |
| API access | No | ▸Unknown |
Feature rows where both plans are identical are hidden — only meaningful differences are shown.
Claude Max (5x) — strengths
- Access to the strongest models we track — Claude Opus 5.5: 59.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
- Weaker recent user reviews than rivals — 56% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars
- Missing features that matter for this category — No image generation
Source: support.claude.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 — 72% 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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