Our pick for most teams
91.1/ 100
- Price
- From $25/user/mo · $240/user/yr
- Free plan
- Free tier: limited messages with uploads, limited image creation, voice, deep research, memory and Codex; unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails
ChatGPT vs Perplexity: ChatGPT fits most teams of 5
47.3/ 100
- Price
- From $40/user/mo · $400/user/yr
- Free plan
- Unlimited basic searches; 3 Pro Searches a day; 1 research query a month; limited uploads; no image generation
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Which one fits your team
- Checked 2026-10-14
- 7 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
ChatGPT: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Writers, marketers and creatives drafting content
- Quick research, brainstorming and summarizing long texts
- Developers wanting starter code and debugging help
- Not for
- Anyone who will publish output without fact-checking
- Users needing real-time information on the free tier
- Tasks requiring highly specialized expertise or emotional empathy
- The catch
- Versatile general-purpose assistant, but it can hallucinate and the best features require a paid subscription.
Data last verified: 2026-10-14
Perplexity: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- People who want quick answers drawn from web searches
- Researchers who run many searches on one topic
- Not for
- Teams that need a shared workspace on a small-business plan
- Users who want image generation on a free plan
- The catch
- Strong for web-based answers, but the free plan allows only 3 Pro Searches a day and the monthly-billed Pro price isn't published.
Data last verified: 2026-10-16
What each one costs over five years
Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.
ChatGPT
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $6,000
On the Business (Standard seat) plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $1,500
- Paid yearly, one year
- $1,200
Paying yearly saves $300 a year (20%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18Perplexity
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $10,000
On the Enterprise Pro plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.
- Paid monthly, one year
- $2,400
- Paid yearly, one year
- $2,000
Paying yearly saves $400 a year (17%).
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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18The four facts that decide it
| ChatGPT | Perplexity | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 91.1 | 47.3 |
| Cheapest plan | Business (Standard seat) | Enterprise Pro |
| Free plan | Free tier: limited messages with uploads, limited image creation, voice, deep research, memory and Codex; unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails | Unlimited basic searches; 3 Pro Searches a day; 1 research query a month; limited uploads; no image generation |
| Works with (apps) | 4 | 0 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
ChatGPT
- Score out of 100
- 91.1
- Cheapest plan
- Business (Standard seat)
- Free plan
- Free tier: limited messages with uploads, limited image creation, voice, deep research, memory and Codex; unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails
- Works with (apps)
- 4
Perplexity
- Score out of 100
- 47.3
- Cheapest plan
- Enterprise Pro
- Free plan
- Unlimited basic searches; 3 Pro Searches a day; 1 research query a month; limited uploads; no image generation
- Works with (apps)
- 0
Feature by feature, on the same list
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Chat interfaceChatGPT: YesPerplexity: Yes
File uploadChatGPT: YesPerplexity: Yes
- Perplexity
- Limited on Free; higher limits on Pro, up to 50 files per project Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Web browsingChatGPT: YesPerplexity: Yes
- Perplexity
- Answers come from web searches; 3 Pro Searches a day on Free Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Understands imagesChatGPT: YesPerplexity: Not verified
- Perplexity
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Voice modeChatGPT: YesPerplexity: Yes
Follows your standing instructionsChatGPT: Not verifiedPerplexity: Not verified
- ChatGPT
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Perplexity
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Remembers your preferencesChatGPT: YesPerplexity: Yes
Code executionChatGPT: YesPerplexity: Not verified
- Perplexity
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Team workspaceChatGPT: YesPerplexity: Yes
- Perplexity
- Shared Projects on Enterprise Pro and Max; not on Free, Pro or Max Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Connects to your other apps (API)ChatGPT: Not verifiedPerplexity: Yes
- ChatGPT
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Perplexity
- Separate pay-as-you-go API Platform; not included in Free or Pro Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
What you risk by starting
ChatGPT
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of ChatGPT.
- Refund policy
- Canceling stops future renewals but does not automatically refund previous charges; eligibility depends on purchase and location; request via OpenAI Support (web/Google Play) or Apple (App Store)
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
- Getting your data out
- Export via Settings > Data controls or the Privacy Portal ('Download my data'); ZIP of chat history and account data, can take up to 7 days; not available for Business/Enterprise/Healthcare workspaces (help.openai.com/en/articles/7260999)
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-14
Perplexity
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Perplexity.
- Refund policy
- Monthly plans: refund within 24 hours; annual: within 72 hours (14 days in the EU, UK and Turkey; 7 days in South Korea and Brazil). One refund per account.
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Where these facts come from
ChatGPT
https://help.openai.com/en/articles/8792828-chatgpt-business-overview · checked 2026-10-14https://chatgpt.com/pricing · checked 2026-10-14https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7232927-how-do-i-request-a-refund-for-chatgpt-subscription · checked 2026-10-14Perplexity
https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11187416-which-perplexity-subscription-plan-is-right-for-you · checked 2026-10-16https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10354288-refunds · checked 2026-10-16https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11132456-how-to-use-the-perplexity-voice-assistant-for-ios · checked 2026-10-16https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10968016-memory · checked 2026-10-16What to do next
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Data last verified: 2026-10-14