Perplexity throttles PRO subscribers without prior notice: Difference between revisions

There has been no official communication, but one of the moderators of the Discord server has expressed their opinion<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-08 |title=Moderator mares opinion |url=https://discord.com/channels/1047197230748151888/1111786888626438245/1470033172573192242 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Discord |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260224125628/https://discord.com/channels/1047197230748151888/1111786888626438245/1470033172573192242 |archive-date=24 Feb 2026}}</ref> on why this has happened: <blockquote>"''Bottom line: Less wasteful querying, More intentional AI use, Healthier infrastructure, Lower environmental load.''

''That’s not regression. That’s responsible evolution.''"</blockquote>There are reports of bans on Perplexity's Discord server under the pretext of violating Terms of Service<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-27 |title=Thread about ToS changes and impact on users. |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/perplexity_ai/comments/1qnyrme/heres_what_i_found_out_on_pro/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260211093005/https://old.reddit.com/r/perplexity_ai/comments/1qnyrme/heres_what_i_found_out_on_pro/ |archive-date=2026-02-11 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=Reddit}}</ref> and post deletion on Reddit<ref>{{Cite web |title=User complaining that Reddit moderation deleted his comment. |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/perplexity_ai/comments/1r0bpdy/perplexity_has_been_scamming_their_users/o4jdkl6/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260211215005/https://old.reddit.com/r/perplexity_ai/comments/1r0bpdy/perplexity_has_been_scamming_their_users/o4jdkl6/ |archive-date=11 Feb 2026}}</ref>