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Comparator · Research & search

MIAPI$9 (Starter)vs

Perplexity$10/mo (Education Pro (consumer, verified students/faculty))

Starting price$9 · $10/mo

Free tieryes · yes

Plans documented5 · 7

Platforms1 · 2

Comparison of MIAPI, Perplexity
	MIAPI Visit website for MIAPI (opens in a new tab)	Perplexity Visit website for Perplexity (opens in a new tab)
Category	Research & search	Research & search
Main use cases	Adding cited answers to an app RAG pipelines using search-only mode News lookups Replacing an OpenAI base URL with grounded answers Kid-safe answer mode	Researching questions with cited sources Tracking current events Comparing products or options Building search-grounded apps via API
Best for	Developers, RAG builders	Researchers, Students, Journalists, Developers building search features
Platforms	API	Web, API
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Prepaid query packs: Free $0 (100 queries/month); Starter $9 (2,500 queries); Developer $33 (10,000); Pro $90 (30,000); Scale $250 (100,000); Enterprise custom. Checked Sep 29, 2026. Official pricing ↗	Free plan; Pro and Max paid plans; Enterprise for organizations. Viewed from outside the US, the pricing page showed Pro at $17/month and Max at $167/month (annual-billing equivalents). US monthly prices not confirmed — see official pricing. Checked Sep 30, 2026. Official pricing ↗
Key features	Web-grounded answers with inline citations OpenAI-compatible endpoint SSE streaming Search-only, news and image endpoints Conversation memory via conversation_id Knowledge mode with custom context	Answers with inline source citations Real-time web search Deep research reports Choice of AI models from several labs on paid plans Perplexity Computer for building documents and apps Search, Agent and Embeddings APIs
Pros	Free tier of 100 queries per month Query packs do not expire per site Public playground demo without signup Python, cURL and JS examples published	Every answer links to its sources so claims can be checked Free plan available to start Paid plans offer models from multiple AI labs in one place Developer APIs with published usage-based pricing
Limitations	Demo limited to 5 queries per minute Free tier capped at 100 queries/month and 60 requests/min Requires API key Benchmark and accuracy claims on site are self-reported and unverified	Answers can still misread or misattribute sources Deep research and model choice need a paid plan API is billed separately by tokens and requests Promotional credit offers change often, so check current terms
Ratings	Editorial Not yet reviewed Users No user reviews yet	Editorial Not yet reviewed Users No user reviews yet
Review status	Listed Verified Sep 29, 2026	Listed Verified Sep 30, 2026