Perplexity: what it remembers, keeps, costs, and how to leave
thecontinuitylayer.com/memory/perplexityPerplexity's search-first chat app. Memory saves details between your conversations. Perplexity gets a C and ranks #5 of 9 on the Scorecard, 10½ of 19: memory 4 of 7, your data 3½ of 4, leaving ½ of 4, price 2½ of 4; exit grade 2 of 4. Every grade is read from Perplexity's own pages, last checked 3 November 2026.
Memory: what Perplexity's pages say
Can you see what it remembers, change it, delete it, take it with you and bring it in.
Yes, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity says memory lets it remember details between your conversations.
Yes, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity says you view saved memories under Settings > Memory > Manage memories, where you can search, filter and delete entries.
Perplexity's pages don't say so.
Perplexity's page covers viewing, deleting and turning memory off; it does not describe editing a memory.
Yes, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity says you can delete a single memory with the trash icon or clear all of them; cleared memories may be logged for up to 30 days for safety and debugging.
Perplexity's pages don't say so.
Perplexity's memory page does not mention an export of memories.
Perplexity's pages don't say so.
Perplexity's memory page does not mention importing memory from another AI.
Yes, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity says memories it referenced are shown in the sources of an answer.
Your data: what Perplexity's pages say
Can you keep your chats out of training, know how long they are kept, delete the account yourself, and talk without being saved.
Yes, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity says Free, Pro and Max users can turn off the AI data retention toggle in Preferences to stop their data improving its models going forward.
Yes, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity says your account and personal data are permanently deleted within 30 days of requesting account deletion.
Yes, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity says you delete your account from the account page yourself, removing your profile, preferences, search history, threads and shared content; the account stays disabled for 30 days and logging in during that time stops the deletion.
Partly, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity says incognito sessions expire within 24 hours and are not recoverable, but the page does not say whether they are excluded from training.
Leaving: what Perplexity's pages say
Can you take your chats, files and projects with you, bring chats in from another AI, and cancel without losing them.
Partly, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity says Export my data in account settings is self-serve and emails a download link, but does not state the format or the contents.
Perplexity's pages don't say so.
Perplexity's export page does not mention uploaded files, Spaces or projects being included in the data export.
Perplexity's pages don't say so.
Perplexity says it does not support bringing in conversations or stored information from ChatGPT or Claude.
Perplexity's pages don't say so.
Perplexity says a cancelled account reverts to the free version after the billing cycle, but does not say what happens to threads or data.
Price: what Perplexity's pages say
Is every price and limit on a public page, is there a free plan, and do you hear about a price change before it lands.
Partly, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity's plan comparison page lists the free plan and the Education Pro price but gives no price for Pro or Max there.
Partly, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity's plan page gives numbers for the free plan (3 Pro Searches a day, 1 Research query a month) and for Enterprise plans, but describes Pro and Max limits only as average or advanced use.
Yes, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity's plan comparison page lists a Standard plan that is free with no time limit.
Partly, according to Perplexity's own pages.
Perplexity's terms say price changes take effect after reasonable notice, without stating a number of days.
What Perplexity changed, dated, with the source
- 19 May 2026MajorQuiet
Perplexity Pro subscribers reported that weekly limits on advanced models such as Gemini 3.1 Pro ran out much faster, with some hitting the cap after three to five requests a day and being prompted to upgrade to Perplexity Max. Perplexity told Android Authority that some accounts saw different limits because they came from promotional-code offers, and that it had tightened enforcement against fraud and resale of those codes. It did not publish new limit figures.
See what Perplexity actually remembers about you, as a map. In your browser, nothing leaves it.
See it as a mapSources: Perplexity's pages, as read
- https://intercom.help/perplexity-ai/en/articles/10968016-memoryChecked 3 November 2026
- https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11564572-data-collection-at-perplexityChecked 3 November 2026
- https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10354879-account-deletionChecked 3 November 2026
- https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/12639758-incognito-mode-troubleshootingChecked 3 November 2026
- https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11564568-gdpr-compliance-at-perplexityChecked 3 November 2026
- https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10354972-can-i-install-chatgpt-plugins-or-transfer-data-from-chatgpt-or-claude-aiChecked 3 November 2026
- https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10354283-canceling-a-subscriptionChecked 3 November 2026
- https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11187416-which-perplexity-subscription-plan-is-right-for-youChecked 3 November 2026
- https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/legal/terms-of-serviceChecked 23 October 2026