Confronto direto · perfis verificados Sep 30, 2026
Pick Perplexity when the job is researching questions and every answer should link to its sources; pick Claude when the job is writing, documents and coding. Claude Pro costs $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually). Perplexity's US monthly Pro price was not confirmed in our check, and Perplexity Max is $200/mo. Claude and Perplexity both have a free plan.
We wrote this from our Claude and Perplexity profiles, both verified on 2026-09-30 from official pages only; we ran no benchmark for this pair, used no third-party benchmarks and took no vendor payments.
Pick Claude if you want one assistant for writing, documents and coding, with desktop and mobile apps and Team plans that include SSO. Pick Perplexity if your main task is researching questions where every answer links to its sources, or if you want models from several AI labs in one paid plan. Both have a free plan and both offer a developer API. Perplexity's US monthly prices were not confirmed in our check, so verify current pricing before you buy.
Based on our Claude and Perplexity profiles, both verified on 2026-09-30 from official pages; no benchmark was run.
Se você só quer a resposta, é esta tabela. Tudo abaixo é a evidência dos dois perfis documentados.
| Você quer | Usar | Por quê |
|---|---|---|
| Write or edit long documents | Claude | Claude lists writing and editing documents as a use case and offers Artifacts for shareable documents. |
| Research a question with source links | Perplexity | Every Perplexity answer carries numbered citations to the original sources. |
| Write a long research report | Perplexity | Perplexity's Research mode searches, reads many sources and writes a report; Claude also offers Research on paid plans. |
| Create Word, Excel or PowerPoint files | Claude | Claude lists creating Word, Excel and PowerPoint files as a use case; Perplexity exports answers as PDF, Markdown or DOCX. |
| Write or debug code | Claude | Claude Code is part of Claude on paid plans; Perplexity's profile lists no coding tool. |
| Track current events | Perplexity | Perplexity retrieves content from the web in real time as you ask. |
| Compare products or options | Perplexity | Comparing products or options is a listed Perplexity use case. |
| Search the web for a quick answer | Either | Web search is on Claude's free plan; basic searches on Perplexity's free plan are practically unlimited. |
| Analyze a long PDF | Claude | Claude chat accepts PDFs up to 1,000 pages and 500 MB per file; Perplexity accepts files up to 50 MB. |
| Compare answers from several AI models | Perplexity | Perplexity paid plans let you pick models from several labs per query. |
| Plano | Ferramenta | Preço | Limites |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Free | Claude | $0 | Usage limits apply; Projects up to 5; no Claude Code or Research |
| Claude Pro | Claude | $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually) | More usage than Free; usage limits apply |
| Claude Max 5x | Claude | $100/mo | 5x more usage than Pro; usage limits apply |
| Claude Max 20x | Claude | $200/mo | 20x more usage than Pro; usage limits apply |
| Claude Team (Standard seat) | Claude | $25/seat/mo monthly or $20/seat/mo annually | More usage than Pro; usage limits apply |
| Claude Team (Premium seat) | Claude | $125/seat/mo monthly or $100/seat/mo annually | 5x more usage than standard seats |
| Claude Enterprise | Claude | $20/seat/mo billed annually plus usage at API rates | Usage cost scales with model and task |
| Perplexity Standard (Free) | Perplexity | $0 | Practically unlimited basic searches; very limited Pro Searches; limited Research |
| Perplexity Pro | Perplexity | Not confirmed for the US | Extended Pro Search; up to 50 file uploads per Space; 50 MB per file |
| Perplexity Max | Perplexity | $200/mo ($2,000/year) | 10,000 Computer credits per month; up to 500 files per Space |
| Perplexity Enterprise Pro | Perplexity | $40/seat/mo ($400/seat/year) | Extended usage limits compared to Pro; uploaded files retained 7 days |
| Perplexity Enterprise Max | Perplexity | $325/seat/mo ($3,250/seat/year) | 15,000 Computer credits per month |
USD conforme publicado na página de preços de cada fornecedor, verificado Sep 30, 2026. Preços do Claude na íntegra · Preços do Perplexity na íntegra
| Claude | Perplexity | |
|---|---|---|
| Messages / rate limits | Usage limits on every plan; session limits reset every five hours; exact quotas not stated | Basic searches practically unlimited on Free; Pro Search and Research limited or extended by plan; exact quotas not stated |
| Context / file size | Up to 1M-token context on newest models (paid plans); 500 MB per file, 20 files per chat, PDFs up to 1,000 pages | Files up to 50 MB; 50 files per Space on Pro, 500 on Max; context window not stated |
| Seats / team | Team plan for 2-150 users; Enterprise adds SCIM, audit logs and custom retention | Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max; SCIM, audit logs and retention controls (Enterprise Pro at 50+ seats) |
| Recurso | Claude | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Image generation | No (HTML/SVG charts and diagrams only) | Yes, on Pro and above |
| Voice | Yes | Not stated |
| File upload | Yes | Yes |
| Web search | Yes, on all plans | Yes, real-time with citations |
| Agents / tools | Claude Code, Cowork, connectors (MCP) | Perplexity Computer on Max, Comet browser, connectors |
| API | Yes, billed separately | Yes, billed separately |
| Mobile apps | Yes (iOS, Android) | Not stated |
| Claude | Perplexity | |
|---|---|---|
| Training on your data | Free, Pro and Max: may be used unless you opt out; Team and Enterprise: not by default | Free, Pro and Max: may be used unless you turn off the data retention toggle; Enterprise: never |
| Retention | Deleted chats removed from back-end within 30 days; Enterprise offers custom retention | Threads kept until you delete them; anonymous threads removed after 14 days; thread files kept 90 days |
| Business controls | SSO, SCIM, audit logs, Compliance API, custom retention, IP allowlisting | SSO, SCIM, audit logs, configurable retention, admin roles |
Extraído das páginas de política publicadas por cada fornecedor no momento da nossa verificação. As políticas mudam; os links das fontes estão no final.
Assistente de IA da Anthropic para escrita, análise, programação e trabalhos em várias etapas, com planos gratuito e pagos.
O plano gratuito termina em: Usage limits apply, Projects: up to 5
Verificado claude.com (abre o site de Claude em uma nova aba)
Grátis · pago a partir de $20/mo EUA · verificado Sep 30
AI answer engine that searches the web and replies with cited sources, plus developer search APIs.
O plano gratuito termina em: Practically unlimited basic searches, Very limited amount of Pro Searches
Verificado perplexity.ai (abre o site de Perplexity em uma nova aba)
Grátis · pago a partir de $10/mo EUA · verificado Sep 30
Perplexity is the better fit for research with sources: every Perplexity answer links to its sources, and deep research reports are a listed feature. Claude also offers web search with citations, but its profile centers on writing, documents and coding. Claude and Perplexity can both be wrong, so check the sources.
Yes, Claude and Perplexity both have free plans. Claude's free plan includes web search, file creation and code execution, with usage limits. Perplexity's free plan lets you start, but deep research and model choice need a paid plan.
Claude Pro is $20/mo ($17/mo billed annually) and Max starts at $100/mo. Perplexity lists Pro and Max plans, but we could not confirm US monthly prices; check its pricing page.
Yes, Claude and Perplexity both have APIs. Claude has a developer API. Perplexity has Search, Agent and Embeddings APIs billed separately by tokens and requests, not through a chat subscription.
Between Claude and Perplexity, Perplexity is built for answers with numbered citations on every reply. Claude also runs Research with web search on Pro and above, and is stronger for turning findings into documents, slides or spreadsheets.
For quick, cited web answers, Perplexity is better than Claude. For writing, document analysis and coding, Claude remains the stronger fit of the two.
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