Category · 1 tool tracked, 1 with a published verdict
AI search: which are worth paying for?
Our verdict on each tool's paid plans, its cheapest paid price and, where we have run it, our own test score. Prices are checked every day on the vendors' own pages; the last check was on Sep 28, 2026.
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Cheapest paid plan, compared
Prices checked Sep 28, 2026 · scores are free-tier averagesHow to read it
Each tool sits at its cheapest paid monthly price. A score badge marks tools we have tested; the others say "not tested yet", because we never guess a score.
None of these tools has a published test score yet, so this compares prices only. With 3 or more scores this becomes a price-vs-score chart.
Data: our published tool pages. Scores are out of 10 (70% quality, 30% automatic checks). How we test
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Perplexityby Perplexity AI · verdict Sep 28, 2026DEPENDSRe-checking after new user reportsPerplexity Pro ($20/month) adds deep research and top models, but Max ($200/month) is for heavy users needing high credit limits.
Cheapest paid$20/moPerplexity ProFree planOur score—not tested yetPricing & docs only