Comparison
Perplexity Pro vs Perplexity Max
Both score 67.5 overall: what Perplexity Max adds is mostly usage, though the provider does not say how much. If Perplexity Pro's limits are enough, it is the better buy.
Every figure comes from the same records that produce the rankings.
| Row | Perplexity Pro | Perplexity Max |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | ▸$20 | $200 |
| Includes | Grok 4.7, GPT-6 Sol, Gemini 3.8 Flash and Claude Sonnet 5, among others | Everything in Pro, with higher limits on Deep Research, file uploads and video |
| Usage limits | Perplexity does not state its limits as a multiple of Free. | Perplexity does not state its limits as a multiple of Free. |
| Intelligence | 64 | 64 |
| Features | 91 | 91 |
| Sentiment | 65 | 65 |
Feature rows where both plans are identical are hidden — only meaningful differences are shown.
Perplexity Pro — 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
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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