Quick winner
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OpenAI $8/mo vs Perplexity $20/mo
Both vendors offer a free plan
Both vendors publish an enterprise tier with SSO and admin controls
Both vendors expose a public API
Wider plan coverage across free, team and enterprise tiers
Pricing comparison
How OpenAI and Perplexity price their plans side by side.
| Feature | OpenAI | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Entry monthly price | $8/mo | $20/mo |
| Entry annual price | — | $204/yr |
| Team / Business plan | $25/mo | — |
| Enterprise plan | Custom | $40/mo |
| Credits (entry paid tier) | Longer conversations | Unlimited Pro searches |
| Public API | Yes | Yes |
| SSO / SAML | Yes | Yes |
| Admin Console | Yes | Yes |
| Priority / dedicated support | Yes | No |
| Billing model | Flat / month, Per seat / month, Custom | Flat / month, Per seat / month |
| Annual billing discount | — | 15% off |
| Last pricing update | 2026-06-20 | 2026-06-20 |
Pricing history
Monthly price of the entry paid tier over time.
Feature comparison
Capability strengths derived from vendor category and published features.
Pros & cons
Derived from published plan structure and billing model.
- Free plan available — limited access
- Public API for developers and automation
- Enterprise tier with gpt-5 priority, sso / saml
- Low entry price at $8/seat/mo
- Category strengths: general ai, writing, reasoning
- Enterprise pricing requires a sales conversation
- Free plan available — 5 pro searches / day
- Annual billing with discount available
- Public API for developers and automation
- Enterprise tier with sso / saml, data exclusion
- Category strengths: research, citations, web knowledge
- Enterprise pricing requires a sales conversation
Best for
Recommendations based on structured capabilities.
Free tier plus low-cost entry paid plan
Public API and coding-oriented capabilities
Published enterprise plan with SSO and admin controls
Strong writing, image or productivity features
Annual billing plus predictable per-seat model
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Frequently asked
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OpenAI has the lower entry price at $8/seat/mo. OpenAI starts at $8/seat/mo and Perplexity starts at $20/seat/mo.
Both OpenAI and Perplexity offer a free plan. OpenAI free: Limited access. Perplexity free: 5 Pro searches / day.
OpenAI team option: Business Standard at $25/seat/mo. Perplexity team option: not published at custom pricing.
Both vendors publish an enterprise tier. Contact each vendor's sales team for a quote.
Yes. Both vendors offer month-to-month billing on their entry paid plans, so you can migrate without long-term lock-in. Import your team's spend into AIFinOps to model the switch before committing.
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