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Exa vs Perplexity pricing (Oct 2026)
Exa starts at Usage-based, Perplexity starts at $17/mo billed annually (Pro).
Last updated Oct 16, 2026
Perplexity
$17/mo billed annually — Pro
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Price
Cheapest: Usage-based
- Free: Free only
- Search: Unverified
- Deep Search: Unverified
- Contents: Unverified
Cheapest: $17/mo billed annually — Pro
- Free: Free only
- Pro: $17/mo billed annually
- Max: $199/mo
Annual price
- Free: Free only
- Search: Unverified
- Deep Search: Unverified
- Contents: Unverified
- Free: Free only
- Pro: $17/mo
- Max: $167/mo
Included usage
- Free: $10 credits/month + MCP access
- Search: Unverified
- Deep Search: Unverified
- Contents: Unverified
- Free: Unverified
- Pro: Unverified
- Max: Unverified
Overage
- Free: Free only
- Search: From $4 / 1k requests
- Deep Search: $12-15 / 1k requests
- Contents: $1 / 1k pages
- Free: Free only
- Pro: Unverified
- Max: Unverified
Free tier
$10 credits/month
Unverified
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Exa or Perplexity?
Exa starts at Usage-based; Perplexity starts at $17/mo billed annually (Pro). One or both tools do not list a numeric starting price.
Do Exa and Perplexity have free plans?
Exa: yes. Perplexity: yes.