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Perplexity AI rate limits, context window & usage caps by plan
Rate limits, context window, message limits, file upload caps and image generation limits — all plans compared.
Compare free tiers across all AI tools →Context window explained: Perplexity AI's context window is 4000 tokens — that's ~3K wordsof text the model can "see" at once, including your conversation history.
FreeFree
View status →| Pro Searches Day | 5 searches | Pro searches per day |
| File Upload | Not available | No file uploads on free |
| Pro Searches / day | 5 searches/day | Free tier |
| Context Window | 4000 tokens(~3K words) | Standard model |
| Image Generation | Not available | Not on Free |
Pro$20/month
View status →| Pro Searches Day | 300 searches | Pro searches per day |
| File Upload MB | 25 MB | Per file upload |
| Image Generation Day | 50 images | AI image generation per day |
| Pro Searches / day | 300 searches/day | Resets daily |
| Context Window | 100000 tokens(~75K words) | Pro models |
| Image Generation | Unlimited | DALL-E 3, SDXL |
| File Upload Size | 25 MB | Per file |
| Api Access | Included | Full API access |
About Perplexity AI limits
Perplexity AI enforces usage limits to manage server load and ensure fair access across all users. Limits vary significantly by plan tier — free plans are the most restricted while paid plans offer higher caps or unlimited access. Limits shown here are updated manually when Perplexity announces changes.
Check the Perplexity AI live status and outage history to see if current limits are being affected by an outage.