Key takeaways
- An AI search assistant that answers questions with web sources.
- Best for: Owners who do a lot of online research, Teams that want an admin-managed organization account.
- Pricing: Free plan, paid plans from Pro: $17 per month, billed yearly, as listed on November 6, 2026.
- Business data: Perplexity's Enterprise Pro help article says your organization's data is never used to train or fine-tune its models.
What Perplexity does
Perplexity is an AI tool built around answering questions from the web. A small business can use it for quick research on competitors, vendors and market questions. The prices we could read are for individual plans, and Enterprise Pro pricing was not shown.
Who it’s for
A good fit for
- Owners who do a lot of online research
- Teams that want an admin-managed organization account
Not a good fit for
- Teams that want AI built into their email and documents
- Buyers who need Enterprise Pro prices up front, since the pages we read do not show them
Perplexity pricing
| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Free (individual) | $0 per month |
| Pro (individual) | $17 per month, billed yearly |
| Max (individual) | $167 per month, billed yearly |
There is a free plan. As listed on Perplexity’s pricing page on November 6, 2026. Prices change, so check the live page before you buy.
Key features
- Enterprise Pro organizations
- Admins invite members to an organization from the Members screen.
- Invitations hold a seat
- A pending invitation holds a seat until it is accepted, canceled or declined.
- Account creation
- Invitees without an account are prompted to create one.
How to get started with Perplexity
- Open the Members screen in your Organization settings.
- Under Invite new members, enter email addresses separated by commas.
- Select Enterprise Pro.
- Click the plus button to send the invites.
- If no seat is free, confirm the seats the invitation needs.
Steps based on Perplexity’s own documentation. Menus change, so follow the live page if they differ.
Full walkthroughHow to Set Up Perplexity for Your Team (Enterprise Pro)Accounts, team invites, admin and data settings, connecting your apps, and three tasks to try first.Business data and privacy
Perplexity's Enterprise Pro help article says your organization's data is never used to train or fine-tune its models. It also says agreements with third-party AI providers prevent them from training on that data.
Source: Perplexity’s own documentation.
Perplexity alternatives
ChatGPT
by OpenAI
A general AI assistant for writing, research and everyday office tasks.
Best for Teams that want one general assistant for many tasks
Free plan, paid plans from Business Standard seat: $20 per user per month, billed yearly
Claude
by Anthropic
An AI assistant for writing, analysis and working through long documents.
Best for Teams that work with long documents and written content
Free plan, paid plans from Pro: $17 per month, billed yearly
Gemini
by Google
Google's AI assistant, built into Gmail, Docs and Meet for Workspace teams.
Best for Teams already paying for Google Workspace
Paid plans from Business Starter: $7 per user per month with a 1-year commitment
Microsoft 365 Copilot
by Microsoft
Microsoft's AI assistant that works inside Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
Best for Teams already paying for Microsoft 365
Paid plans from Copilot Business add-on: $18.00 per user per month, paid yearly (promotional through December 31, 2026)
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Perplexity: common questions
Is there a free Perplexity plan?
Yes. Perplexity's pricing page lists a Free plan at $0 per month. Pro and Max are paid plans.
Can a team use Perplexity under one organization account?
Yes. Perplexity's help center describes Enterprise Pro organizations where admins invite members from the Members screen.
Sources
Read on November 6, 2026. Vendors change prices and menus, so check the live page before you buy.
About the author
Andy Kang, AI Partner Team. Andy Kang writes the AI directory for AI Partner Team, which sets up and builds AI tools for small businesses alongside managed IT. Each page is written from the vendor’s own pricing, help and trust pages, and shows the day those pages were checked.
- Facts come from the vendor’s own website and help docs, linked on every page.
- Each page shows the date we last read those sources.
- We do not score or rank tools. We say who each one suits and who it does not.
- If a vendor does not publish a price, we say so instead of guessing.