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Perplexity

Last verified: Jun 6, 2026

3 unannounced

7 sourced changes·29% official·verified against official docs, changelogs & Wayback·last checked Jun 6, 2026

01 / VERDICT
Watch

Some recent constraint changes — monitor before depending on it.

WHY WATCH — trend: tightening · drift -7% over 90d · 1 tightening in 90d

Constraint Stability

50/100

higher = fewer recent restrictions

tightening-7% / 90d
3 unannounced changes

Perplexity has become more restrictive over time, mainly in usage limits and quotas.

Most noticeable: Deep Research quota slashed ~500/day → 20/mo

IMPACT BY PERSONA
Solo / occasional
Brief, occasional use is rarely touched by limit changes.
low
Power user / daily heavy
Exposed to usage-limit, rate / frequency tightening.
high
Team / shared workflow
Exposed to quota changes across the team.
high
Startup / cost-scaling
Pricing and usage-based cost have been predictable as volume grows.
low
Enterprise / long-term dependency
Continuity exposure: ownership / policy shifts.
medium
02 / CURRENT LIMITS
03 / WHERE IT MATTERS

Which usage patterns the recent changes affect — each line backed by the events driving it.

High-frequency usagehigh exposure
May 2026↓Promo-account queries throttled·source
Feb 2026↓Deep Research quota slashed ~500/day → 20/mo·source
Feb 2026↓Pro Labs halved 50 → 25/mo·source
Feb 2026↓File uploads capped (unlimited → 50/week)·source
04 / WHAT CHANGED

Technical 3 · Product 1 · Business 1 · Policy 2

  1. Feb 2026

    ↓ Deep Research quota slashed ~500/day → 20/mo

    technicalImpact High · unannounced · source · secondary source

    ↔ shipped alongside Deep Research model upgraded (Feb 2026) — more for more, not a pure cut.

  2. Feb 2026

    ↓ Pro Labs halved 50 → 25/mo

    technicalImpact Medium · unannounced · source · secondary source

    ↔ shipped alongside Deep Research model upgraded (Feb 2026) — more for more, not a pure cut.

  3. Jul 2025

    ↑ New $200 Max tier with uncapped research

    businessImpact Low · source
▸ View full change history (7 events)
  1. May 2026

    ↓ Promo-account queries throttled

    policyImpact Low · source · secondary source
  2. Feb 2026

    → Deep Research model upgraded

    productImpact Low · source
  3. Feb 2026

    ↓ Deep Research quota slashed ~500/day → 20/mo

    technicalImpact High · unannounced · source · secondary source

    ↔ shipped alongside Deep Research model upgraded (Feb 2026) — more for more, not a pure cut.

  4. Feb 2026

    ↓ Pro Labs halved 50 → 25/mo

    technicalImpact Medium · unannounced · source · secondary source

    ↔ shipped alongside Deep Research model upgraded (Feb 2026) — more for more, not a pure cut.

  5. Feb 2026

    ↓ File uploads capped (unlimited → 50/week)

    technicalImpact Medium · unannounced · source · secondary source

    ↔ shipped alongside Deep Research model upgraded (Feb 2026) — more for more, not a pure cut.

  6. Oct 2025

    ↑ Comet browser opened to everyone

    policyImpact Low · source
  7. Jul 2025

    ↑ New $200 Max tier with uncapped research

    businessImpact Low · source
05 / OUTLOOK
Volatile

Volatile. Last 12 months: 1 pricing, 3 limit/quota, 1 model-availability changes (4 tightenings).

Observed past cadence — not a prediction.

06 / USER SIGNALS
USER SIGNALS — HACKER NEWS · GITHUB · APP STORE

25 complaint mentions · last 180d

8 HN · 17 App Store

  • Pricing·1144%
  • Limits / quota·936%
  • Performance·312%
  • Other·14%
  • Model removal·14%

Hacker News, GitHub issues & Apple App Store reviews matching complaint keywords — not a scientific sample. See methodology.

07 / ALTERNATIVES

ALTERNATIVES

By constraint history — not capability.

More stable:ElevenLabs, Grok, ChatGPT
Similar risk:DeepSeek, Midjourney
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