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Does Perplexity have a private chat mode?
thecontinuitylayer.com/your-data/perplexity/private-modeWhether Perplexity offers a chat that is not saved and not used for training, and what it still keeps.
Partly
Docs grade · A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training
3 November 2026
Checked on Perplexity's pages
Read from published docs, not a test we ran
Report a change →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.
Perplexity's own pageChecked 3 November 2026
https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/12639758-incognito-mode-troubleshootingHow to do it in Perplexity
- 1.Sign in to Perplexity.
- 2.Select your profile icon in the bottom left corner.
- 3.Choose Incognito from the menu.
- 4.Ask your questions. Memory and past searches stay off, and the thread expires within 24 hours.
Incognito threads cannot be recovered or shared. Perplexity's pages do not say whether Incognito chats are left out of model training.
Perplexity's own pagesChecked 24 October 2026
The test: A chat mode that is not saved and not used for training
Look for a temporary, incognito or private chat mode.
- ✓ Yes
- A documented mode where the chat is not kept in history and not used for training.
- ½ Partly
- A mode exists but is still used for training, or still kept for a period, or the only way is to turn history off.
- ✕ No
- No such mode described.
A grade of what Perplexity's own page says, never a test we ran. Scores are never for sale. How the Scorecard works.