Claude vs Perplexity
Claude's cheapest plan anyone can buy is Pro at $20/mo; Perplexity's cheapest plan anyone can buy is Pro at $20/mo. Claude and Perplexity both have a free plan. No Claude price increase is on record since 2023, and Perplexity has raised prices once since 2023. US prices, verified Sep 25, 2026.
At a glance
Claude
- Cheapest now
- $20/mo
- Pro
- Increases
- 0
- since 2023
- Last change
- 2026
Perplexity
- Cheapest now
- $20/mo
- Pro
- Increases
- 1
- since 2023
- Last change
- 2026
Side by side
Plans, ads and limits
- Cheapest plan anyone can buy
- Claude: $20/mo · Pro
- Perplexity: $20/mo · Pro
- Free plan
- Claude: Free
- Perplexity: Free
- Price increases
- Claude: 0 since 2023
- Perplexity: 1 since 2023
- Latest increase
- Claude: None on record
- Perplexity: on or before Perplexity Education Pro for verified students and educators now costs $10/mo instead of $4.99
Current plans
Every plan and price
US prices, verified .
Claude
- FreeFree
- Pro$20/mo
- Max 5x$100/mo
- Max 20x$200/mo
Perplexity
- FreeFree
- Pro$20/mo
- Max$200/mo
- Education Pro$10/mo
Price history
What each plan has cost
The price in effect over time, from each service's records. A hollow dot marks a price in effect on or before that date.
No price changes on record for these plans.
Now
$4$6$8$10$12
2026
| Education Pro | 2025-11-22 | $4.99 |
| Education Pro | 2026-02-07 | $10 |
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