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Can Perplexity Do Multi-Step Research?

Yes — available on the free plan

Agent Mode (Agentic Actions) / Perplexity Computer

Perplexity Computer is a cloud-based agent that orchestrates 19+ AI models for multi-step workflows. **Basic actions work on free**; Pro ($20/mo) unlocks advanced capabilities. **Max ($200/mo) adds full Computer access, Voice Mode, and Personal Computer**—a dedicated Mac mini that runs 24/7 as your local agent. Enterprise gets Computer for Enterprise with Slack/Snowflake/Salesforce integrations. Four platform APIs (Search, Agent, Embeddings, Sandbox) are now available for developers.

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Free✓
Pro✓
Max✓
Enterprise Pro✓

Available on: Windows macOS Linux iOS Android web API

Verified: 2026-03-21

Sources: https://www.perplexity.ai/comet, https://x.com/perplexity_ai/status/2029302896026853379

Pages

Pages let you turn research into shareable, formatted articles with AI-generated sections and citations. **Available on all plans including free.** Created pages are public and searchable.

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Free✓
Pro✓
Max✓
Enterprise Pro✓

Available on: Windows macOS Linux iOS Android Chrome web

Verified: 2026-01-29

Sources: https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/perplexity-pages, https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10352968-perplexity-pages

Pro Search

Pro Search does deeper research with follow-up questions. **Free users get 5-10 Pro searches per day**; Pro subscription makes it unlimited.

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Free✓
Pro✓
Max✓

Available on: Windows macOS Linux iOS Android Chrome web API

Verified: 2026-02-07

Sources: https://www.perplexity.ai/pro

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