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Claude vs Perplexity

Compare Claude and Perplexity: subscription prices, documented feature access and usage conditions.

Claude

Chat, writing and Claude Code

Pro: $20.00/mo
Max: From $100.00/mo
Free: Free

Perplexity

Search and research

Pro: $20.00/mo
Free: Free
Max: $200.00/mo

Selected plans: Pro vs Pro

These are specific plan tiers. Use the full plan lists below to compare other budgets.

Feature	Claude Pro	Perplexity Pro
Monthly price	$20.00/mo Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	$20.00/mo Source & conditions The official English website lists Pro at $20/month or $200/year. This is the base list price; confirm local checkout currency, taxes and promotions. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
General chat & writing	Included Source & conditions Chat on web, desktop and mobile. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Included Source & conditions Search-based questions and answers. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Native research tool	Included Source & conditions Research is listed on Pro. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Included Source & conditions Research access with monthly limits. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Native photo & image generation	Not included Source & conditions Claude does not natively generate photos or illustrations. HTML/SVG visuals and analysis of uploaded images are different capabilities. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Included Source & conditions Image generation is listed on Pro. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Codex via ChatGPT	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to OpenAI plans, so this row does not apply to Claude. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to OpenAI plans, so this row does not apply to Perplexity. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Claude Code via Claude	Included Source & conditions Claude Code draws from the same plan allowance. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Anthropic plans, so this row does not apply to Perplexity. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Cursor editor plan allowance	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Cursor plans, so this row does not apply to Claude. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Cursor plans, so this row does not apply to Perplexity. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
GitHub Copilot plan allowance	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to GitHub plans, so this row does not apply to Claude. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to GitHub plans, so this row does not apply to Perplexity. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Gemini writing in Gmail & Docs	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Google plans, so this row does not apply to Claude. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Google plans, so this row does not apply to Perplexity. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
5 TB Google storage	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Google plans, so this row does not apply to Claude. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Not applicable Source & conditions This benefit belongs to Google plans, so this row does not apply to Perplexity. Using the same model elsewhere does not include this plan benefit. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Usage limits	Claude and Claude Code share a pool. Five-hour and weekly limits depend on workload. Source & conditions Claude and Claude Code share a pool. Five-hour and weekly limits depend on workload. Official source Checked 2026-10-01	Pro Search has weekly limits; Research has monthly limits. Fixed personal Pro counts are not published in the comparison. Source & conditions Pro Search has weekly limits; Research has monthly limits. Fixed personal Pro counts are not published in the comparison. Official source Checked 2026-10-01

How to choose

Claude is listed here for chat, writing and claude code. Perplexity is listed for search and research. Compare the specific tools and allowances you need before choosing.

A lower fee does not establish better output quality or sufficient capacity. “Unverified” means we have not confirmed a fact; it does not mean the feature is absent.

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All tracked plans

Plan	Monthly fee	Annual billing	Usage conditions	Sources
Claude Pro	$20.00/mo	$200.00 upfront	Claude and Claude Code share a pool. Five-hour and weekly limits depend on workload.	Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Claude Max	From $100.00/mo	Annual offer unverified	Anthropic publishes two Max levels: Max 5x at USD100/month and Max 20x at USD200/month, both web-subscription prices with no annual option. Only the starting price is stored, so this family is excluded from automated cost matching. Limits still apply.	Source & conditions Starting price; exact tier cost requires confirmation. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Claude Free	Free	No subscription fee	Lower usage allowance; advanced paid features are not included.	Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Perplexity Pro	$20.00/mo	$200.00 upfront	Pro Search has weekly limits; Research has monthly limits. Fixed personal Pro counts are not published in the comparison.	Source & conditions The official English website lists Pro at $20/month or $200/year. This is the base list price; confirm local checkout currency, taxes and promotions. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Perplexity Free	Free	No subscription fee	Very limited Pro Search, limited uploads and lower research access.	Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01
Perplexity Max	$200.00/mo	Annual offer unverified	Max includes 10,000 monthly Computer credits and Model Council access. The annual list price is not confirmed from an official English page, so no yearly figure is stored. Usage limits still apply.	Source & conditions Standard base fee; taxes, promotions and additional usage excluded. Official source Checked 2026-10-01

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