What is the latest version of Perplexity?

The current shipped version of Perplexity is Teammates, fully local Computer on Mac, and Voice mode (Nov 2026), as of November 6, 2026.

How much does Perplexity cost?

Perplexity starts at $20 per month on its cheapest paid tier, as of November 6, 2026.

What AI model does Perplexity use?

Perplexity runs primarily on Claude Opus 4.5.

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Perplexity

Name: Perplexity
Price: 20 USD
Author: Perplexity

Perplexity · #4 most active of 14 in Search & Research

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Conversational search that cites its sources and offers deep research modes.

Trust score · Mostly verified

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Entry price: VerifiedVersion: VerifiedModel stack: DisputedUsage claim: DisputedHow this works →

Current version

Teammates, fully local Computer on Mac, and Voice mode (Nov 2026)

Entry cost

from $20/mo

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The short answers · verified November 6, 2026

What is the latest version of Perplexity?: The current shipped version of Perplexity is Teammates, fully local Computer on Mac, and Voice mode (Nov 2026), as of November 6, 2026.
How much does Perplexity cost?: Perplexity starts at $20 per month on its cheapest paid tier, as of November 6, 2026.
What AI model does Perplexity use?: Perplexity runs primarily on Claude Opus 4.5.

Source: Perplexity — perplexity.ai · Reusable under CC BY 4.0 — cite Tomorrow

Capabilities

Cited answers
Deep research
Comet browser
Spaces
Shopping
Focus modes
Gateway API
Agent API
Search API
Embeddings API
OpenAI Compatibility
Perplexity MCP Server
Perplexity CLI
RAG Pipelines
Sonar API
Web search grounding
Citations
MCP Server
Computer MCP
Web Search
Router API
MCP
MCP Perplexity
Web search API
MCP server
CLI tool
OpenAI compatibility
Web search tools
OpenAI-compatible
MCP Perplexity Computer
CLI
Contextualized Embeddings
Real-time web search
Web Search API
Web search integration
Web-grounded answers
MCP Support
MCP Integration
Orchestrator API
Decisions API
Automations
Inline visualizations
Deep Research
Computer mode
inline visualizations
Side Chat
Brain
Computer
Interactive visualizations
Computer Mode
Skills Marketplace
Hybrid compute
Inline Visualizations
Projects
Model Council
Brain for Max
Shared workspaces
Perplexity Computer
Personal Computer for Windows
Role-based access controls
Hybrid compute on Mac
Computer in Email
Voice mode
Agent Plugins
Teammates
Computer on Mac

Pricing

Pro
Free
Max
Free
Enterprise
Free

Entry price over time

6/12/2026 · $2011/8/2026 · $20

Geek mode

Models under the hood

Claude Opus 4.5
Anthropic
disclosed
Claude Opus 5.5
Anthropic
disclosed
Frontier Models
Anthropic
disclosed
Gemini 3 Pro
Google
disclosed
GPT-5.2
OpenAI
disclosed
GPT-5.6 Luna
OpenAI
disclosed
GPT-5.6 Terra
OpenAI
disclosed
GPT-6 Astra
OpenAI
disclosed
GPT-6.1 Sol
OpenAI
disclosed
Grok 4.6
xAI
disclosed
Kimi K3
Moonshot AI
disclosed
MiniMax H3
MiniMax
disclosed
Opus 5
Anthropic
disclosed
Seedance 2.5
Seedance
disclosed
Sonar
Perplexity
disclosed

Context window

Varies by model

Public API

yes

Multi-model routing

yes

Stack signals

api
mcp
cli
embeddings

Shared model stack

Other tracked products running on the same foundation models — a quick read on how much of the catalog moves when one of these models changes.

GPT-5.2OpenAI · 20 products
- Windsurf
- Writesonic
- Trae
- Perplexity
- Codex
- CoCounsel
- Copy.ai
- Notion AI
- Jasper
- Julius AI
- Consensus
- Elicit
- +8 more
GPT-6 Astra+2 aliasesOpenAI · 14 products
- Windsurf
- Perplexity
- Codex
- Lovable
- GPT Image
- Browser Use
- ElevenLabs
- ChatGPT Deep Research
- n8n
- ChatGPT Agent
- Devin
- Hex
- +2 more
Claude Opus 5.5+1 aliasAnthropic · 11 products
Claude Opus 5+1 aliasAnthropic · 10 products
GPT-5.6 LunaOpenAI · 7 products
GPT-6.1 Sol+2 aliasesOpenAI · 7 products
GPT-5.6 TerraOpenAI · 6 products
Grok 4.6+1 aliasxAI · 6 products

green disclosed · amber inferred · grey unattributed. Aliases are folded into one model; provider concentration counts only models with an established vendor.

Reported scale

Reference data. Each figure is whatever the source actually said — weekly users, downloads, revenue run-rate — with its own definition and date. These are not comparable between tools and are never used to rank anything.

Monthly active users
34M
monthly users
Third-party estimate
Secondary compilation, not vendor-confirmed.
as of Apr 2026·Perplexity statistics compilation 2026 ·inferred
Annualised revenue
$500M+
ARR
Third-party estimate
Reported alongside a $22.6B valuation.
as of Apr 2026·Perplexity statistics compilation 2026 ·inferred
Queries per month
780M
queries / mo
Vendor stated
as of May 2025·Aravind Srinivas, public remarks ·disclosed

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Cost: Free tier · from $49/mo
Model: Claude

Glean

Enterprise search and agents over every internal system.

Version: October Drop 2026
Cost: from $100/mo
Model: 40+ Unique LLMs (

ChatGPT Deep Research

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Multi-step research reports

Version: Deep Research
Cost: from $20/mo
Model: GPT-5.2 Thinking

Exa

Search API built for AI

Version: 3.0
Cost: Free tier · from $1,000/mo
Model: agentic models

Consensus

Evidence-based answers from science

Version: 2025 platform
Cost: Free tier · from $9/mo
Model: GPT-5.2

Elsewhere on the same models

Products in other segments that name one of Perplexity's models in their stack.

Breeze

HubSpot

AI across the CRM

Version: Agent Hub
Cost: Free tier · from $20/mo
Model: GPT-5.2

Gemini Code Assist

Google

Enterprise coding assistant and agent mode across IDEs and GCP.

Version: 2.81.0
Cost: from $19/mo
Model: Gemini 3 Pro

Icon

Ad creative generation and performance iteration.

Version: 2025
Cost: from $499/mo
Model: frontier models

ThoughtSpot Spotter

ThoughtSpot

Agentic analytics

Version: Spotter
Cost: from $0.1/mo
Model: GPT-5.2

Change history

Nov 6, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to 11/06/26 changelog update
Ultrafast Computer models11/06/26 changelog update
source
Nov 6, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Voice mode, Agent Plugins, Teammates
62 tracked65 tracked · +Voice mode, Agent Plugins, Teammates
source
Nov 6, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to Teammates, fully local Computer on Mac, and Voice mode (Nov 2026)
11/06/26 changelog updateTeammates, fully local Computer on Mac, and Voice mode (Nov 2026)
source
Nov 6, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Computer on Mac
65 tracked66 tracked · +Computer on Mac
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to 10/19/26 changelog update
GPT-6.1 Sol / Claude Opus 5.5 update10/19/26 changelog update
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Projects
53 tracked54 tracked · +Projects
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to 10/19/26 update
10/19/26 changelog update10/19/26 update
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Model Council, Brain for Max
54 tracked56 tracked · +Model Council, Brain for Max
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to GPT-6.1 Sol
10/19/26 updateGPT-6.1 Sol
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Shared workspaces
56 tracked57 tracked · +Shared workspaces
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Perplexity Computer
57 tracked58 tracked · +Perplexity Computer
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to GPT-6.1 Sol / Claude Opus 5.5 (integrated)
GPT-6.1 SolGPT-6.1 Sol / Claude Opus 5.5 (integrated)
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Personal Computer for Windows
58 tracked59 tracked · +Personal Computer for Windows
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to Computer (Oct 2026)
GPT-6.1 SolComputer (Oct 2026)
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Role-based access controls
59 tracked60 tracked · +Role-based access controls
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to 10/19/26 Changelog update
Computer (Oct 2026)10/19/26 Changelog update
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to Computer
10/19/26 Changelog updateComputer
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Hybrid compute on Mac
60 tracked61 tracked · +Hybrid compute on Mac
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to 2026-10-19
Computer2026-10-19
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Computer in Email
61 tracked62 tracked · +Computer in Email
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to Computer
2026-10-19Computer
source
Oct 19, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to Ultrafast Computer models
ComputerUltrafast Computer models
source
Oct 11, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Decisions API
39 tracked40 tracked · +Decisions API
source
Oct 10, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: Orchestrator API
38 tracked39 tracked · +Orchestrator API
source
Oct 8, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: MCP Integration
37 tracked38 tracked · +MCP Integration
source
Oct 6, 2026first seencapability
New capabilities: MCP Support
36 tracked37 tracked · +MCP Support
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to 2026-10-05 update
Sonar2026-10-05 update
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedmodel
Perplexity added Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, Grok 4.6, Kimi K3, MiniMax H3, Opus 5, Seedance 2.5 to its model stack
Claude Opus 4.5, Frontier Models, GPT-5.2, Gemini 3 Pro, SonarClaude Opus 4.5, Claude Opus 5.5, Frontier Models, GPT-5.2, GPT-5.6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, Gemini 3 Pro, Grok 4.6, Kimi K3, MiniMax H3, Opus 5, Seedance 2.5, Sonar
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Automations, Inline visualizations, Deep Research
40 tracked44 tracked · +Automations, Inline visualizations, Deep Research, Computer mode
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to Changelog 10/05/26
2026-10-05 ChangelogChangelog 10/05/26
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to GPT-6.1 Sol / Claude Opus 5.5 update
Changelog 10/05/26GPT-6.1 Sol / Claude Opus 5.5 update
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Inline Visualizations
52 tracked53 tracked · +Inline Visualizations
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to GPT-6.1 Sol
2026-10-05 updateGPT-6.1 Sol
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: inline visualizations, Side Chat, Brain
44 tracked47 tracked · +inline visualizations, Side Chat, Brain
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to 2026-10-05 Changelog
GPT-6.1 Sol / Claude Opus 5.5 / Computer2026-10-05 Changelog
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Skills Marketplace, Hybrid compute
50 tracked52 tracked · +Skills Marketplace, Hybrid compute
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Computer
47 tracked48 tracked · +Computer
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to GPT-6.1 Sol / Claude Opus 5.5 / Computer
GPT-6.1 SolGPT-6.1 Sol / Claude Opus 5.5 / Computer
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedcapability
New capabilities: Interactive visualizations, Computer Mode
48 tracked50 tracked · +Interactive visualizations, Computer Mode
source
Oct 5, 2026announcedversion
Perplexity moved to GPT-6.1 Sol
GPT-6.1 Sol / Claude Opus 5.5 (integrated)GPT-6.1 Sol
source

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Tomorrow. (2026). Perplexity — version, pricing and model stack [Data set entry]. AlienSquad. Retrieved 2026-11-08, from https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/perplexity

BibTeX

@misc{tomorrow-tools-perplexity,
  author       = {{Tomorrow}},
  title        = {Perplexity — version, pricing and model stack},
  year         = {2026},
  publisher    = {AlienSquad},
  howpublished = {\url{https://tomorrow.aliensquad.ai/tools/perplexity}},
  note         = {Accessed: 2026-11-08}
}