Our pick for most teams
87.6/ 100
- Price
- From $25/user/mo · $240/user/yr
- Free plan
- Free: usage resets on a rolling five-hour window; up to 5 projects; Sonnet and Haiku only
Claude vs Perplexity: Claude fits most teams of 5
Start here: Claude
Beginner and working programmers needing code generation and debugging
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 2026-10-16
- 5 sources
The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.
Claude: who it fits and who it does not
- Good for
- Beginner and working programmers needing code generation and debugging
- Content creators drafting posts and long-form text in different tones
- Visual learners who benefit from charts and diagrams
- Not for
- Budget-limited users who want advanced features on the free plan
- Users needing built-in image, video or audio generation
- People needing predictable usage limits
- The catch
- Strong writing and coding assistant, but usage limits are hard to predict and the free plan is constrained.
Data last verified: 2026-10-18
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.
Claude
Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $6,000
On the Team (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
| Claude | Perplexity | |
|---|---|---|
| Score out of 100 | 87.6 | 47.3 |
| Cheapest plan | Team (Standard seat) | Enterprise Pro |
| Free plan | Free: usage resets on a rolling five-hour window; up to 5 projects; Sonnet and Haiku only | Unlimited basic searches; 3 Pro Searches a day; 1 research query a month; limited uploads; no image generation |
| Works with (apps) | 7 | 0 |
Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.
Claude
- Score out of 100
- 87.6
- Cheapest plan
- Team (Standard seat)
- Free plan
- Free: usage resets on a rolling five-hour window; up to 5 projects; Sonnet and Haiku only
- Works with (apps)
- 7
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 interfaceClaude: YesPerplexity: Yes
File uploadClaude: Not verifiedPerplexity: Yes
- Claude
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Perplexity
- Limited on Free; higher limits on Pro, up to 50 files per project Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Web browsingClaude: YesPerplexity: Yes
- Perplexity
- Answers come from web searches; 3 Pro Searches a day on Free Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Understands imagesClaude: Not verifiedPerplexity: Not verified
- Claude
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
- Perplexity
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Voice modeClaude: YesPerplexity: Yes
Follows your standing instructionsClaude: YesPerplexity: Not verified
- Claude
- User preferences on all plans; org-wide instructions on Team and Enterprise Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Perplexity
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Remembers your preferencesClaude: YesPerplexity: Yes
Code executionClaude: YesPerplexity: Not verified
- Claude
- File creation and editing on all plans; Claude Code not on Free Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- Perplexity
- Not verified: the vendor gives no detail. Not verified
Team workspaceClaude: YesPerplexity: Yes
- Claude
- Team plan adds project sharing and collaboration; not on Free/Pro/Max Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
- 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)Claude: Not verifiedPerplexity: Yes
- Claude
- 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
Claude
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Claude.
- Refund policy
- Payments are generally non-refundable except where the Consumer Terms say otherwise; EEA/UK customers can request a refund in-app within 14 days
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
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
Perplexity
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: 2026-10-16