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== Incident == | |||
Perplexity has deliberately reduced monthly queries for Pro users without prior notice for all their Pro user base.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-05 |title=Reddit reports |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/perplexity_ai/comments/1qwhej3/9989_reduction_in_research_quota_over_night/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260208223836/https://www.reddit.com/r/perplexity_ai/comments/1qwhej3/9989_reduction_in_research_quota_over_night/ |archive-date=2026-02-08 |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Reddit}}</ref> The new limits are the followings: | Perplexity has deliberately reduced monthly queries for Pro users without prior notice for all their Pro user base.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-02-05 |title=Reddit reports |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/perplexity_ai/comments/1qwhej3/9989_reduction_in_research_quota_over_night/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260208223836/https://www.reddit.com/r/perplexity_ai/comments/1qwhej3/9989_reduction_in_research_quota_over_night/ |archive-date=2026-02-08 |access-date=2026-02-08 |website=Reddit}}</ref> The new limits are the followings: | ||
* Research: '''600/day -> 20/month''' | |||
* Labs: '''50/month -> 25/month''' | |||
[[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.]] | [[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.]] | ||
Revision as of 23:52, 8 February 2026
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

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