You look things up all day
Perplexity Pro. It documents citations in every answer, a Research mode and higher usage limits than Free. Run our source kit to see whether the citations hold up before you rely on them.
AI Compare
Claude vs Perplexity: which plan fits your work?
Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.10.16-3, Oct 16, 2026 Rules 2.1.0
Comparing Claude Pro and Perplexity Pro: individual plans, prices for United States. Change the plans below to compare any other two.
Quick verdict
- Choose Perplexity Pro if most of what you do is looking things up: Perplexity documents citations in every answer, a Research mode, image and limited video generation, and its Comet Assistant and Perplexity Computer agents. It costs $20 a month, or $17 a month when billed yearly.
- Choose Claude Pro if you mainly write, analyse files or code: Anthropic documents code execution for working through files, a context of up to 1 million tokens, Projects, and Claude Code. It also searches the web. It costs $20 a month, or $200 a year paid up front.
- Using Claude models inside Perplexity is not the same as Claude Pro. Perplexity lets you pick models from other companies, but a model offered through another product does not bring that company's own app features or allowances.
- Several Perplexity rows are not documented on the pages we checked, including data analysis, voice mode, data export and its ads policy. Neither company's documentation shows which one gives better answers, so test both on your own questions.
Claude and Perplexity are often compared, but they are different kinds of product. Claude Pro is Anthropic's assistant for writing, analysis and coding. Perplexity Pro is a search and research product: every answer comes with citations, and you can choose among AI models from several companies. This page is for people deciding which one to pay for, or whether they need both. We also cover the free tiers and the higher plans, Claude Max and Perplexity Max.
Everything here is what Anthropic and Perplexity document on their own pricing and help pages for individual plans in the United States, checked on October 12, 2026. Each row in the comparison below links to its source and shows when it was verified. Where a company does not say something, we say it is not documented. That is not the same as saying the feature is missing.
Side by side
Price
Price (United States)
Claude Pro
$20 a month or $200 a year
Perplexity Pro
$20 a month or $204 a year
Models and limits
Top models included
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Opus, Sonnet, Haiku; Fable via usage credits.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Advanced models incl. GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Sonar, Grok 4; selectable.
Context window
Claude Pro
Yes
Up to 1M on all individual plans.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
Not stated.
Models from several companies
Claude Pro
No
Pricing comparison lists only Anthropic models for Pro: Fable (uses 50% of weekly limits), Opus, Sonnet, Haiku. No models from other AI companies are offered.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Pro can pick models from several companies in Search (Sept 4, 2026 snapshot): Sonar 2 (Perplexity), GPT-5.6 Terra (OpenAI), Gemini 3.7 Flash (Google), Claude Sonnet 5 (Anthropic), Kimi K3, GLM 5.3, Grok 4.6, Nemotron 3 Ultra. Limits apply; list changes.
General-purpose assistant
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Claude chat on web, desktop and mobile for writing, editing, questions and everyday work (at least 5x Free usage per 5-hour session); chat and Claude Code share one usage pool.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Pro adds document, spreadsheet, presentation and app creation (Create files and apps), plus more Pro Searches and uploads.
Research and sources
Web search with sources
Claude Pro
Yes
Web search on all plans.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Citations in every answer.
Deep research reports
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Research.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Research mode: monthly limits (average use).
Files and data
File and document uploads
Claude Pro
Yes
PDF, DOCX, CSV, TXT, XLSX etc.; 500MB per file, up to 20 files per chat (no plan split stated).
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
PDFs, CSVs, audio, video, images; weekly limits; up to 50 files per project.
Spreadsheet and data analysis
Claude Pro
Yes
Create and edit files with code execution.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
CSV upload and 'Create files and apps' (spreadsheets, dashboards) listed; computation not explicitly stated.
Coding
Coding agent
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Claude Code included; 5-hour session + weekly limits.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No dedicated coding agent listed.
Works in your code editor
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Claude Code extension for VS Code and Cursor (also other VS Code forks such as Devin Desktop, Kiro) and plugin for JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, Android Studio, WebStorm, PhpStorm, GoLand). Shares Pro usage limits.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Official Perplexity Computer MCP server connects editors/agents (Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Claude Code, Codex) to Computer using your Perplexity login; tasks are delegated to Computer and billed in credits (Pro: no monthly credits, one-time 4,000 bonus, buy more). Not an in-editor code assistant.
Code completions as you type
Claude Pro
Unclear
Claude Code is an agent (chat panel, inline diffs) in VS Code/JetBrains; no page documents inline as-you-type code completions. The Desktop app docs explicitly say it has no autocomplete; the IDE extension docs are silent.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page documents inline code completion.
Background coding agent
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Claude Code on the web: cloud sessions run on Anthropic-managed VMs, keep running after you close your laptop, clone GitHub repos and create PRs; auto-fix PRs. Counts toward Pro usage limits; no separate VM charge.
Perplexity Pro
UnclearLimits vary
Computer runs tasks in a cloud sandbox, writes code and connects to GitHub (connector can act on PRs, e.g. add labels), but no official page says it works on a repository and opens pull requests.
Pull request review
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Via Claude Code GitHub Actions authenticated with a Pro subscription token: review workflow posts inline PR comments automatically. Managed Code Review (research preview) is Team/Enterprise only; local /code-review also works.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official page documents automated PR review; GitHub connector examples only show PR status queries and labeling.
Images, video and voice
Image generation
Claude Pro
No
No photo/illustration generation; can build diagrams/charts/SVG visuals (beta, web/desktop).
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Image generation.
Video generation
Claude Pro
No
Claude Motion (beta) marked No on Free, Pro, Max.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Limited video generation.
Real-time voice
Claude Pro
Yes
Voice mode on all plans.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
Voice mode availability by plan not confirmed on fetched pages.
Image editing and design
Photo editing
Claude Pro
Unclear
Anthropic says Claude does not generate photos or illustrations; it can view and analyze uploaded images. No page documents editing an uploaded photo.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
Perplexity says you can 'generate and edit images', but the documented edits are Regenerate or a follow-up prompt on a generated image; uploads are described for analysis only. Editing a photo you upload is not documented.
Background removal
Claude Pro
Unclear
No Anthropic page documents background removal. Claude does not generate photos or illustrations.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents background removal.
Text inside images
Claude Pro
No
No image generation: Claude does not make photos or illustrations, so there are no generated images to put text in. It builds HTML and SVG diagrams, charts and visuals instead.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents rendering specified text inside generated images. Image models offered include GPT Image 1, Nano Banana and Seedream 4.5.
Logo maker
Claude Pro
Unclear
No logo maker or logo template is documented. Claude Design (all plans) makes visuals, mockups, prototypes, one-pagers and landing pages.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents a logo maker, logo templates or a logo mode.
Vector (SVG) files
Claude Pro
Yes
Custom visuals (beta, web and desktop, all users) are built with HTML and SVG; you can download a visual as an .svg or .html file.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents SVG or vector export.
Upscaling
Claude Pro
Unclear
No Anthropic page documents image upscaling for Claude.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents image upscaling.
Video editing and presenters
Photo to video
Claude Pro
No
Claude Motion (short animations built as code from your text, charts and images, exported as MP4) is marked No on Free, Pro and Max; it is a Team and Enterprise beta and uses no video generation model.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Attach one image; it becomes the first frame of an up to 8 s Veo 3.1 video (web, iOS, Android). Pro: smaller monthly video credit allowance; rolling 30-day credits, no extra purchase.
Footage editing
Claude Pro
Unclear
No Claude page documents editing uploaded video footage on Free, Pro or Max; Claude Motion edits only its own code-built animations and is not on these plans.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
Not documented for your own footage. Perplexity says editing or iterating on videos it generated is not supported.
Avatar presenters
Claude Pro
Unclear
No Claude page documents a digital presenter. Claude Motion (not on this plan) 'doesn't create realistic footage or people'.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents a digital presenter.
Lip sync
Claude Pro
Unclear
No Claude page documents lip sync on any plan.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents lip sync.
Automatic captions
Claude Pro
Unclear
No Claude page documents automatic video captions on any plan.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents automatic video captions.
Clips from long videos
Claude Pro
Unclear
No Claude page documents turning long videos into short clips on any plan.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents turning long videos into short clips.
Exports without a watermark
Claude Pro
Not applicable
Claude makes no video on this plan (Claude Motion is marked No on Free, Pro and Max), so a video watermark does not apply.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page says whether its Veo 3.1 videos carry a visible or invisible watermark.
App building and hosting
Apps from a description
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Artifacts (all plans) turn a description into single-page websites, small interactive tools and apps that can call Claude; Claude Design makes prototypes and landing pages. Claude Code (included in paid plans) builds full apps in your codebase.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Create files and apps builds web apps and dashboards from a prompt, and Computer builds websites and web apps. Pro: 'Limited amount Create files and apps queries every 30 days'; Computer has no monthly credits on consumer Pro (one-time 4,000 bonus, buy more).
Hosting and publishing
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Artifacts start private; Pro and Max can share with 'Anyone with the link' (viewers sign in to Claude; not for artifacts that use Claude or connectors). Claude Code artifacts publish to a claude.ai URL that can be public with no sign-in; one self-contained page, no backend.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Computer-built websites publish to a Perplexity-hosted pplx.app URL (private, specific people or public; consumer sites are public by default), on web. 'Publish with Vercel' deploys to your Vercel account.
Custom domain
Claude Pro
Unclear
No Anthropic page documents serving an artifact on your own domain. Legacy published artifacts offer embed code with an Allowed domains list, which is embedding, not a custom domain.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Through 'Publish with Vercel' (Vercel connector, your own Vercel account) you can serve a Computer-built site on your own domain; pplx.app addresses are customizable but stay on pplx.app.
Database and sign-in
Claude Pro
Yes
Artifacts can store data between sessions: personal or shared storage, 20 MB per artifact, text only. Visitors of AI-powered artifacts sign in with their own Claude account. No other database or auth service is documented.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents a database or user sign-in for websites and apps Computer builds.
Code export
Claude Pro
Yes
Claude Design exports a .zip, standalone HTML, or hands off to Claude Code or tools such as Lovable, Replit, v0 and Vercel; Claude Code (included in paid plans) writes code in your own project, and published artifact pages come from a local file.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Apps made with Create files and apps can be downloaded as HTML; Computer can also deploy a site to your Vercel account through the Vercel connector.
Music, voice and transcription
Songs with vocals
Claude Pro
Unclear
No official Claude page describes generating songs or any audio output.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes generating songs or audio.
Instrumental music
Claude Pro
Unclear
No official Claude page describes generating instrumental music.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes generating instrumental music.
Separate stems
Claude Pro
Unclear
No official Claude page describes stem downloads.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes stem downloads.
Voiceover from text
Claude Pro
Unclear
Voice mode lets Claude talk back in a spoken conversation (pricing table: Voice mode Yes), but no official page describes turning text you supply into a voiceover file.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page found that describes turning your text into a voiceover; the plans article does not mention voice or audio.
Voice cloning
Claude Pro
Unclear
No official Claude page describes copying a voice.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes copying a voice.
Dubbing into other languages
Claude Pro
Unclear
No official Claude page describes translating and re-voicing audio or video.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes translating and re-voicing audio or video.
Sound effects
Claude Pro
Unclear
No official Claude page describes generating sound effects.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes generating sound effects.
Transcription
Claude Pro
Unclear
The upload help article lists document types (PDF, DOCX, CSV, TXT and more) and images only; no audio or video file formats are listed and transcription is not described.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Audio and video files (for example MP3, WAV, MP4) can be uploaded; spoken content is transcribed automatically with speaker labels and made searchable. 50 MB per file; long files are partly extracted. Pro has weekly upload limits (average use).
Meeting notes
Claude Pro
Unclear
No official page describes Claude joining or recording meetings. Connectors (for example Microsoft 365) can read existing meeting notes or summaries.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes joining or recording meetings.
Dictation into any app
Claude Pro
Unclear
Dictation is available to all plans, but only inside the Claude iOS and Android apps to speak prompts; no official page describes typing into other apps.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page found that describes system-wide dictation into other apps.
Projects and memory
Projects
Claude Pro
Yes
Projects.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Projects (up to 50 file uploads per project).
Custom assistants
Claude Pro
Unclear
No GPTs/Gems-style assistants listed; Skills and Projects listed separately.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
Spaces/Projects custom instructions not confirmed for consumer plans.
Memory across chats
Claude Pro
Yes
Memory across conversations.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
More usage limits and memory.
Integrations and agents
Connectors to other apps
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Directory connectors (e.g. Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, GitHub, Slack, Microsoft 365) + custom remote MCP. Also Claude for Microsoft 365.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
400+ app connectors (list not enumerated on page).
Inside Gmail
Claude Pro
Unclear
No Claude add-on that works inside Gmail is documented. Claude in Chrome (a browser agent) can act on Gmail pages, and the Gmail connector works from Claude's own chat; neither is an integration inside Gmail.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official page describes a Perplexity add-on or side panel inside Gmail. Perplexity offers a Gmail and Google Calendar connector (read from Perplexity's own app), Computer in Email (you email computer@perplexity.com) and the Comet browser assistant; none runs inside Gmail itself.
Inside Google Docs
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Claude for Google Workspace add-on: Claude sidebar in Google Docs (Extensions > Claude). Beta; Chrome, Edge, or Safari (not Firefox); Google account must be allowed to install Marketplace apps.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official page describes a Perplexity add-on inside Google Docs. Perplexity only offers a Google Drive connector (search Drive files from Perplexity's own app) and export to Google Drive; that is a connector, not working inside Docs.
Inside Google Sheets
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Claude for Google Workspace add-on: Claude sidebar in Google Sheets (Extensions > Claude). Beta; Chrome, Edge, or Safari (not Firefox); Google account must be allowed to install Marketplace apps.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official page describes a Perplexity add-on inside Google Sheets. Perplexity only offers a Google Drive connector (search Drive files from Perplexity's own app) and export to Google Drive; that is a connector, not working inside Sheets.
Inside Word
Claude Pro
Yes
Claude for Word add-in, generally available. Word on the web, Windows (Microsoft 365, Version 2205+), and Mac (16.61+). Pricing table: Claude for Microsoft 365 Yes.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Perplexity Computer runs in a side panel inside Word after installing the add-in from Microsoft Marketplace. Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max all include it. Launched May 28, 2026.
Inside Excel
Claude Pro
Yes
Claude for Excel add-in, generally available. Excel on the web, Windows (Microsoft 365 subscription), and Mac (16.46+); not Excel on iPad. Pricing table: Claude for Microsoft 365 Yes.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Perplexity Computer runs in a side panel inside Excel after installing the add-in from Microsoft Marketplace. Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max all include it. Launched May 28, 2026.
Inside PowerPoint
Claude Pro
Yes
Claude for PowerPoint add-in, generally available. PowerPoint on the web, Windows (Microsoft 365 subscription), and Mac (16.46+). Pricing table: Claude for Microsoft 365 Yes.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Perplexity Computer runs in a side panel inside PowerPoint after installing the add-in from Microsoft Marketplace. Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max all include it. Launched May 28, 2026.
Inside Outlook
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Claude for Outlook add-in, Beta. Needs Exchange Online through Microsoft 365 and a one-time tenant-wide Microsoft Graph consent by a Global Administrator; not Outlook on iOS or Android. Pricing table: Yes.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Perplexity Computer runs in a side panel inside Outlook via the Microsoft Marketplace add-in. Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max include it. Outlook on web, new and classic Outlook, and Mac. Launched May 28, 2026.
Browser agent
Claude Pro
YesLimits vary
Claude in Chrome; hand off and schedule tasks.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Comet Assistant (monthly limits) and Perplexity Computer (expanded access).
Privacy and control
Opt out of model training
Claude Pro
Yes
User chooses 'Model Improvement' at signup/in-app; changeable anytime in Privacy Settings. Default not stated.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Default ON; toggle off 'AI data retention' in Preferences.
Export your data
Claude Pro
Yes
Export from web or desktop (not iOS/Android).
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No self-service export documented on fetched pages.
Shows ads
Claude Pro
No
Ad-free commitment.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No current official statement found (ad experiment announced 2024).
Rights and licensing
Commercial use of outputs
Claude Pro
Not verified
Conflict: Anthropic's help center says you own outputs and may use them in your products; the Consumer Terms we could read say non-commercial use only. Check the terms for your account.
Perplexity Pro
No
Consumer Terms of Service (Free, Pro and Max) allow personal, non-commercial use only and bar exploiting the Services for any commercial purpose without written permission; the terms do not say who owns Output.
Apps and extras
Cloud storage included
Claude Pro
Not applicable
No cloud-storage bundle.
Perplexity Pro
Not applicable
No cloud-storage bundle.
Apps
Claude Pro
Yes
Web, iOS, Android, desktop.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Web; desktop app for Windows 10 (1809+) and macOS 15+; mobile app subscriptions referenced.
What you actually pay
Claude Pro is $20 a month, or $200 a year on the web, about $17 a month, paid up front. Perplexity Pro is $20 a month according to Perplexity's own announcement, and its pricing page shows $17 a month when billed yearly, which works out at about $204 a year; Perplexity does not print the yearly total, so we derived it. Perplexity also runs limited-time credit offers, which we list but never count as part of the price.
For heavy use, Claude Max is $100 or $200 a month, billed monthly. Perplexity Max shows $167 a month when billed yearly, on the web only; we could not confirm a monthly price for it on an official page. Neither company says whether US sales tax is included, so every total on this site is before tax.
Two different kinds of product
Perplexity is built around search. Its plan pages say every answer includes citations, and Pro adds a Research mode with monthly limits and higher usage limits. Perplexity's help centre lists models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others that Pro users can choose from. Claude is one company's assistant: it searches the web on every plan, but its documentation centres on writing, analysis, projects and coding.
That difference matters when you compare features. A Claude model chosen inside Perplexity answers with Perplexity's tools and limits; Claude Pro's Projects, code execution and Claude Code are not part of that.
Where the documented differences are
Research and citations
Both document web search. Perplexity documents citations in every answer and a Research mode; Anthropic documents web search on every Claude plan and Research on Pro. Whether each citation supports its claim is exactly what our source kit checks, so run it in both if research is your main job.
Files and data analysis
Anthropic documents code execution that lets Claude create and edit files and work through spreadsheets, with files of up to 500 MB and up to 20 files in a chat. Perplexity Pro accepts PDFs, CSVs, audio, video and images, up to 50 files per project, and lists creating files and apps such as spreadsheets and dashboards, but its pages do not say that it computes over your data. We mark data analysis as not verified for Perplexity, not as missing.
Long documents
Anthropic documents a context of up to 1 million tokens on all of its individual plans. Perplexity does not state a context window on the pages we checked.
Images and video
Perplexity Pro generates images and offers limited video generation. Claude does not generate photos, illustrations or video; it can build diagrams and charts from code, which Anthropic lists as a beta.
Coding and agents
Claude Pro includes Claude Code, Anthropic's coding agent, under a session limit that resets every five hours plus a weekly limit. Perplexity lists no dedicated coding agent. For agents, Anthropic documents Claude in Chrome on Pro; Perplexity documents Comet Assistant with monthly limits and expanded access to Perplexity Computer.
Connections to other tools
Claude connects to services such as Google Drive, Gmail, Google Calendar, GitHub, Slack and Microsoft 365. Perplexity Pro lists more than 400 app connectors without naming them on the pricing page.
Privacy and ads
Perplexity uses your data to improve its AI by default; turn off "AI data retention" in Preferences. Anthropic asks you to choose whether your chats help improve Claude when you sign up and lets you change it in Privacy Settings, but does not state the default, so check it. Turning training off says nothing about other storage, so read each privacy page if your work is confidential.
Anthropic says Claude is ad-free on every plan. Perplexity announced an ad experiment in 2024, and we found no current official statement about ads, so that row stays not verified.
When the free tier is enough
Perplexity Free gives citations in every answer, three Pro searches a day and one Research query a month, with basic models. Claude Free includes Sonnet and Haiku, web search, file creation with code execution, voice mode, memory and up to five projects, but not Research or Claude Code. If you search a few times a day, Perplexity Free may be enough; if you mostly write and analyse, start with Claude Free.
Switching later
You can export your Claude data from the web or desktop app, though not from the phone apps. Perplexity documents no self-service export on the pages we checked. Neither company documents importing the other's history, so moving means starting fresh.
How this page was made
This comparison was written by the What the tech desk with AI assistance, from the facts in our data release. We have not yet run our test kits on these two plans, so nothing here is a claim about quality. When we run them, the results will appear with their dates, and the change will show in the change log.
Which one for which situation
You write and analyse files
Claude Pro. Anthropic documents code execution for files, up to 1 million tokens of context and Projects. Perplexity's pages do not say it computes over your data, so test a spreadsheet in both.
You code
Claude Pro includes Claude Code. Perplexity lists no dedicated coding agent. Run our code kit with Claude, and compare Claude Max if you hit the five-hour limits.
You need images or short videos
Perplexity Pro generates images and offers limited video. Claude does not generate photos, illustrations or video.
You want one tool for research and writing
Start with the free tiers of both for a week on your real tasks. If you keep switching between them, our subscription checker shows what you would lose by dropping either one.
Test them on your own work
We have not run these tests for you unless a result above says so. Each kit gives you the same files, the same prompt and the same checks for both tools.
- Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right
- Edit an email without losing a detail
- Diagnose and repair a small program
- Research a question with sources that support the answer
- Make sense of documents that disagree
- Research a current question within a date window
- Edit an article without changing its facts
- Turn project notes into a report that agrees with itself
- Implement a small specification
- Refactor code without changing what it does
- Make a picture that follows a detailed brief
- Put exact text into a graphic
- Change one thing in a picture and nothing else
- Make a short clip that follows a brief
- Make a song that sings your lyrics exactly
- Read a script with names, numbers and abbreviations
- Design a logo with an exact name
Questions
Can I use Claude inside Perplexity?
Perplexity's help centre lists models from several companies, including Anthropic, that Pro users can choose. That gives you the model inside Perplexity, not Claude Pro's own features such as Projects, code execution or Claude Code.
How much is Perplexity Pro per year?
Perplexity's pricing page shows $17 a month when billed yearly, about $204 a year. Perplexity does not print the yearly total, so that figure is our calculation. Claude Pro is $200 a year.
Does Perplexity show ads?
Perplexity announced an ad experiment in 2024, and we found no current official statement. Anthropic says Claude is ad-free on every plan.
Do Claude and Perplexity use my data for training?
Perplexity does by default; turn off "AI data retention" in Preferences. Claude asks you to choose at sign-up and lets you change it in Privacy Settings; Anthropic does not state the default.
Which one gives better answers?
Neither company's documentation answers that, and we have not run our tests on these plans yet. Our source kit and email kit give both the same material and the same checks.
Every fact links to its source and shows when it was verified. Read how AI Compare works and the change log.