Claude vs Perplexity
Claude: Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant for chat, writing, research, file creation and coding. It runs on the web, desktop and mobile, and paid plans add Claude Code, more models and higher usage.
Perplexity: Perplexity is an AI answer engine that searches the web and returns answers with inline citations. It uses multiple top AI models, and paid plans add Perplexity Computer, deep research and premium data sources.
Free plan
- Claude: Chat on web, desktop and mobile; web search, file creation and code execution; memory across conversations; app connectors; Artifacts; up to 5 projects.
- Perplexity: $0/month search with cited answers, access to basic AI models and limited daily usage; suited to simple questions.
Paid plans
- Claude: Pro $20/month, Max 5x $100/month, Max 20x $200/month, Team (Standard seat) $20/month, Team (Premium seat) $100/month, Enterprise $20/seat + usage
- Perplexity: Pro $20/month, Max $200/month, Enterprise Pro $34/month, Enterprise Max $271/month
Platforms
- Claude: Web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux, Chrome extension, API
- Perplexity: Web, API
Developer API
- Claude: Yes
- Perplexity: Yes
Sources
Checked on the vendors' websites: Claude on 2026-10-06, Perplexity on 2026-10-06.
- https://claude.com/pricing
- https://support.claude.com/en/articles/8325606-what-is-the-pro-plan
- https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11049741-what-is-the-max-plan
- https://claude.com/download
- https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/pricing
- https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/pricing?p=enterprise
- https://www.perplexity.ai/pro