Written on 6 November 2026, pricing updated on 7 November 2026 from the official plans page (copied by the author).
My starting point
I started searching with Perplexity in 2025.
What it does well
- A search with links to sources: to find documentation, a security advisory or a recent fix, you start from an answer and trace back to the pages.
- Saving time on a first read: a summary of several pages, to be confirmed.
Where I stay wary
- The answer is not the source. A summary can distort what the cited page says: open the link before relying on it, especially for a CVE, an end-of-support date or a command.
- A cited source can be a bad one: a forum, a blog with no authority. Prefer the vendor’s documentation, CERT-FR, the CNIL.
- For dated information (price, version), look at the date of the cited source.
IT use cases
| Need | What I ask it | What I check |
|---|---|---|
| Security advisory | “Which versions are fixed for CVE-…?” | The vendor’s or CERT-FR’s advisory |
| Documentation | Find the official page for an option | The page, not the summary |
| Monitoring | What is new in a product over the month | The dates of the sources |
Privacy and GDPR
- It is a search: what you type is sent to a third-party service. Do not type client names, personal data or internal information.
- Phrase generic questions (“how to configure X”), not “company Y’s server has problem Z”.
Pricing and versions (official page, 7 November 2026)
| Plan | Price | What the page says |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 per month | Search only, answers with citations, basic models, limited daily use |
| Pro (“Popular”) | $17 per month, billed annually | Extended Computer access, 4,000 bonus credits, deep research, choice among the best models, documents and apps, higher limits and memory |
| Max | $167 per month, billed annually | Maximum Computer usage, 35,000 bonus credits and 10,000 monthly credits, expert-level research, frontier models, highest limits and memory, priority access to new features |
The page shows no price for monthly billing: check at sign-up. The names “Pro” and “Max” do not appear in the text I received; I infer them from the amounts.
How I use it
I use the free plan.
What to do
- Use it as a search engine that summarizes, not as a final answer.
- Always open the source for information that commits you (security, date, price).
- Type no internal data.
- Check the price on the site before paying: the page shows prices billed annually.
Sources
- Perplexity plans (official page), read on 7 November 2026
- CNIL: artificial intelligence (French)
- CERT-FR: alerts and security advisories (French)
