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Perplexity throttles PRO subscribers without prior notice

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Revision as of 23:54, 8 February 2026 by FraYoshi (talk | contribs) (typo)

Incident

Perplexity has deliberately reduced monthly queries for Pro users without prior notice for all their Pro user base.[1] The new limits are the followings:

  • Research: 600/day -> 20/month
  • Labs: 50/month -> 25/month
Screenshot of queries limits before and after.
Comparison between queries limits before and after the 2026-02-05 incident.

Consumers response

Users have started opening formal complaints[2] on their Discord server, and other socials.

Consumers started creating Deep Research pages with links to Consumers responses[3]

References

  1. "Reddit reports". Reddit. 2026-02-05. Archived from the original on 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  2. "Formal Complaints". Discord. 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-02-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Deep Research of user commentaries". Perplexity. 2026-02-08. Archived from the original on 2026-02-08. Retrieved 2026-02-08.