Perplexity has 5 public contract lines, and costs from $336 per seat a year, across 39 prices from 6 sources, newest Sep 2026.
- Contract lines
- 5
- Prices
- 39
- Sources
- 6
- Pricing units
- 2
- Newest
- Sep 2026
How much does Perplexity cost?
Perplexity contract prices, per line, from public procurement records.
| Product and part number | Unit and band | Term | Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity Enterprise Pro for Government518210Cper-seat monthly rate on Perplexity's GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS IT) | per seat per month | 1 mo | $28 | GSA Advantagep. 1 |
| Perplexity Enterprise Max for Government518210Cper-seat monthly rate on Perplexity's GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS IT) | per seat per month | 1 mo | $227.50 | GSA Advantagep. 1 |
| Buyer | Product | Term | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas State UniversitySep 2026 | Perplexity Pro | 1 yr | $480per user per year$480 total | doit.txst.edu |
| General Services Administration15 Jun 2026 | Perplexity tokens and licenses | 1 yr | $1,513,750total | USAspending |
| U.S. International Development Finance Corporation8 Jun 2026 | Perplexity AI Search (query-based access) | 1 yr | $0.0035per query$100,000 total | USAspending |
Perplexity list prices
| Product | Price as stated | Per user a year | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity Enterprise Pro | $40/ seat/mo | $480 | Marketplace list | AWS Marketplace |
Perplexity contract totals
| Product | Price as stated | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity Agent API — fetch_url tool | $0.0005 total | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Agent API — web_search tool | $0.0025 total | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Embeddings pplx-embed-v1-0.6b | $0.004 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Agent API — people_search tool | $0.005 total | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Agent API — finance_search tool | $0.005 total | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Embeddings pplx-embed-context-v1-0.6b | $0.008 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Embeddings pplx-embed-v1-4b | $0.03 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Agent API — sandbox | $0.03 total | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Embeddings pplx-embed-context-v1-4b | $0.05 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar | $1 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar | $1 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Reasoning Pro | $2 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Deep Research | $2 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Deep Research | $2 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Pro | $3 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Deep Research | $3 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Deep Research | $5 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar | $5 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Search API | $5 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Pro | $6 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Reasoning Pro | $6 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Reasoning Pro | $8 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Deep Research | $8 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar | $8 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Pro | $10 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Reasoning Pro | $10 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar | $12 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Pro | $14 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Reasoning Pro | $14 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Pro Search (pro mode) | $14 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Sonar Pro | $15 for 1,000,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Pro Search (pro mode) | $18 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
| Perplexity Pro Search (pro mode) | $22 for 1,000 | List price | docs.perplexity.ai |
Perplexity pricing model
Perplexity's own consumer/business pricing page lists Free, Pro ($20/mo), Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max tiers, plus a discounted Education Pro tier, but until Perplexity's November 2025 GSA award there was no procurement-grade price on any public register. S.
- per seat per month
- per query
- total contract value (token/seat count not disclosed)
- per user per year
- per 1M input tokens
- per 1M output tokens
- per 1M citation tokens
- per 1M reasoning tokens
- per 1K requests
- per 1M tokens
- per invocation
- per session
Perplexity pricing questions
What do public bodies pay for Perplexity?
5 contract lines for Perplexity, across 3 contract vehicles and 3 named buyers. The median contract runs to $1,513,750 a year. Each links to the record it came from.
How much does Perplexity cost?
Perplexity has 5 public contract lines, and costs from $336 per seat a year, across 39 prices from 6 sources, newest Sep 2026.
Does Perplexity publish pricing?
Yes. Perplexity prices every tier it sells. Each price here is dated and linked to its source.
What is the Perplexity price per user?
Perplexity prices run $336 to $2,730 per user a year, median $480, across 4 prices.
How is Perplexity priced?
Perplexity charges per seat per month and per query, among 12 pricing units in total.
Where do these Perplexity prices come from?
From 6 primary documents on 5 domains, including gsaadvantage.gov, usaspending.gov, doit.txst.edu. Nothing from resellers, review sites or pricing aggregators.
Perplexity pricing sources
- GSA Advantage! Authorized Federal Supply Schedule Price List -- Perplexity AI, Inc. (contract 47QTCA26D000N)GSA Advantage · Sep 2026
- USAspending award 77344426F0077 (DFC, Perplexity AI Search, 28.6 million queries, 30% OneGov discount)USAspending · Sep 2026
- USAspending award 47QACA26F0268 (GSA, Perplexity tokens and licenses)USAspending · Sep 2026
- Texas State University, Division of Information Technology — Perplexity (TXST AI tools)doit.txst.edu · Sep 2026
- AWS Marketplace — Perplexity Enterprise Pro (prodview-ianm4kefunome)AWS Marketplace · Sep 2026
- Perplexity API documentation — Pricingdocs.perplexity.ai · Sep 2026
Perplexity prices by product
What each Perplexity product costs on its own, per line, from the same documents.
- Perplexity Sonar API Pricingfrom $5 per 1K requests
Cite
Renewal Record. “Perplexity Pricing”. https://renewalrecord.com/price/perplexity/. 12 Oct 2026. CC BY 4.0.