Perplexity throttles PRO subscribers without prior notice: Difference between revisions

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The usage of a Deep research or Labs query, gets deducted from the normal queries, further reducing their weekly cap.  
The usage of a Deep research or Labs query, gets deducted from the normal queries, further reducing their weekly cap.  


Some users report, that also the use of Perplexity's browser "Comet", deducts queries during use, reducing the queries even more.  
Some users<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-18 |title=rate limited for advanced search/agentic |url=https://discord.com/channels/1047197230748151888/1392544076527833188/1473529412120219668 |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-18 |website=Discord}}</ref> report, that also the use of Perplexity's browser "Comet", deducts queries during use, reducing the queries even more.  


One user got muted and received a 90 days warn for posting a link to this wiki article, it was valuated non-constructive feedback and eliminated. [[File:2026-02-08-perplexity-new-limits-comparison.webp|alt=Screenshot of queries limits before and after.|thumb|Comparison between queries limits before and after the 2026-02-05 incident.]]
One user got muted and received a 90 days warn for posting a link to this wiki article, it was valuated non-constructive feedback and eliminated. [[File:2026-02-08-perplexity-new-limits-comparison.webp|alt=Screenshot of queries limits before and after.|thumb|Comparison between queries limits before and after the 2026-02-05 incident.]]
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Some users<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-07 |title=Cancelled my pro subscription after the recent Deep Research limits |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/perplexity_ai/comments/1qy9pc4/cancelled_my_pro_subscription_after_the_recent/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=Reddit}}</ref> have cancelled their subscription.
Some users<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-07 |title=Cancelled my pro subscription after the recent Deep Research limits |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/perplexity_ai/comments/1qy9pc4/cancelled_my_pro_subscription_after_the_recent/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-02-10 |website=Reddit}}</ref> have cancelled their subscription.


One user has started a petition<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desm |first=Mark |date=2026-02-09 |title=Hold Perplexity accountable for unlimited claims |url=https://www.change.org/p/hold-perplexity-accountable-for-unlimited-claims |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260210234656/https://www.change.org/p/hold-perplexity-accountable-for-unlimited-claims |archive-date=2026-02-10 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=change.org}}</ref> on change.org, over 80 people have signed on the first day. Perplexity is actively removing the petition link whenever gets posted on the server.
One user has started a petition<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desm |first=Mark |date=2026-02-09 |title=Hold Perplexity accountable for unlimited claims |url=https://www.change.org/p/hold-perplexity-accountable-for-unlimited-claims |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260210234656/https://www.change.org/p/hold-perplexity-accountable-for-unlimited-claims |archive-date=2026-02-10 |access-date=2026-02-11 |website=change.org}}</ref> on change.org, over 80 people have signed on the first day. Perplexity is actively removing the petition link whenever it gets posted on the server.


==Perplexity response==
==Perplexity response==