DO NOT PAY FOR A SUBSCRIPTION

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Summary

A user complains that Perplexity AI quietly capped Pro subscription features (unlimited uploads and Deep Research) without notice, making the $200/year subscription feel wasted, and advises against subscribing.

I signed up for a Perplexity Pro year subscription back in April ($200). Here are the features that made me give the ***wipes at Perplexity AI money: Unlimited uploads Unlimited Deep Research I chose Perplexity (and paid for it) because I’m an analyst that relies heavily on research. Within the past few days, my ability to upload and run Deep Research were grayed out. Turns out, the ***wipes at Perplexity AI quietly capped Pro usage (I can’t speak to Max). I received no email, no bulletin, no notification - just a sudden and annoying grayed out “feature”. Did you pay for something that’s no longer available to you? Oh, too bad - go F yourself. Did you want to reach out to Perplexity support for help/assistance/feedback? Go F yourself. I’m now stuck with a subscription for another 9 ****ing months with extremely limited usage. If you’re considering subscribing to Perplexity, DON’T. Unless you like being frustrated and wasting money - then by all means, sign up for Per****ity AI.
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