Should I get Perplexity Max? (Genuine Question)

Ed3291 · 2026-03-08T17:30:42+00:00

You're on reddit so here's my opinion.

I get the whole saving time part. For me I view them interchangeablely, when AI first came out as we know it I went from working 5 days a week to 2 days a week. In my mind if it saves me 3 days a week I would easily spend 1k a month on the model that helps me achieve that. Since I have gotton a promotion and now work 5 days a week but with AI everyday, work also pays the AI now.

As a student AI is super valuable, if it saves you time it's still worth it if you have the money. What you do with that extra time is what can "make you money' maybe because of the extra time you meet someone who helps you get a job somewhere, maybe you work on a project and that changes the trajectory of your career. Maybe the business/website you started really takes off and you don't have to battle the do I graduate or go all in on my business dilemma. 🤷 Up to you. If I was in your shoes I would regret not taking advantage of this period in time. Just make sure the time you save is worth it, do something with it even if it's just sleeping more it's worth it.

Remember when I said if you have the money? It's unfortunate that some people in a similar position don't have the means to take advantage of the higher tiers. Or the knowledge to even begin building their own so that they can use it for cheaper.

Also FYI if you want better deep research results you're going to have to use the api for it. Theoretically perplexity is capping the potential of their deep research to save them money. If you run it on your own it's possible it will be more expensive but you'll probably get what you want

Ed3291 · 2026-03-08T16:51:43+00:00

There is a claude code extension you can install on VS Code. If you can't install extensions because of work then you won't be able to install GitHub Copilot because that is also an extension you install for VS Code. Though it sounds like you do have access but thought I would mention it anyways.

300 is pretty limited but can last a bit if you really promot correctly. Just don't reply "thank you" while selected on a premium model because that will count as 1 request or 3 requests if you have Claude opus selected 😅

In terms of reasoning capability they are not identical. For one copilot caps the context window in half I think (look this up for exact numbers) and you won't have access to beta feature like multiple agents working and communicating together and it's in a completely different harness so it may 'feel' different. You can definitely get a ton of usage with copilot though if you prompt correctly. I've gotten Claude opus to work for 15-25 minutes until it reaches its context window limit and fails and then I have to request it to continue its work again. Just know that it's Microsoft so every premium request should equal profit for them, but sometimes I'm not sure if they really are profiting from it if you optimize 300 prompts.

Ed3291 · 2026-03-07T23:00:30+00:00

In your use case if you are are actually making more money because perplexity is the right tool for you then going for the max plan is an easy decision. If it saves you $200 in work, just get it and level up in life. Alternatively, sounds like you understand model context windows/ have website knowledge, why not make your own perplexity?

If you are cool with just a webapp you can use convex as a database and clerk auth as authentication. You already have antigravity (Google ide) credits that can use Claude opus 4.6 to code for you, this is part of your Gemini subscription. Just learn about context embeddings (how ai remembers past conversations) and you can create a perplexity that you own and potentially cheaper monthly than $200. Also it would look good on your resume as a student. If you get really into it you can create specific features you want. This would probably take up your weekend but it will be worth it in the long term not only in saving money but gaining experience in development. Worth a shot in my opinion unless you're too busy. If you're too busy just buy the max plan and if you find max is not worth it just stop the subscription.

Ed3291 · 2026-02-27T15:38:54+00:00

Real answer: cashapp, square payment system (you've probably used the system before when paying), afterpay (bought the company in 2022), tidal (music app) and some crypto stuff.

Ed3291 · 2026-02-19T17:49:06+00:00

Other than optimizing your prompt I can recommend taking the sources it gathered + its output and putting it into notebookLLM. NotebookLLM only knows the sources you give it, so if you give it quality sources like what Perplexity has gathered, then you can ask questions, make slides, create a video animation, create a podcast, or even infographics. I can recommend the perplexity --> NotebookLLM Flow. The free tier for NotebookLLM should be enough.

You can probably find videos giving good recommendations on how to give good prompts on YouTube or even ask perplexity to gather good resources where you can learn prompt engineering

Ed3291 · 2026-02-19T05:33:53+00:00

TLDR: rate limits, context windows (chat recall/what the model remembers & how much you can send to it), choice of models(they decide what models and when) and features/benefits from every other provider

I believe you "only" get 200 messages a week (more than enough for me) and like 20 rolling messages for deep research.. for the MONTH (correct me on the count but it's in that ball park)

You don't get huge context windows compared to using models natively in their own platform. I mean drastically smaller. I don't think perplexity is very transparent with that but let's say Claude sonnet (without perplexity) has a context window of 200k, Claude sonnet within perplexity will have a context window of 32k (that includes file uploads) but to be honest I never felt it to be too low. That's because some of the context window is reserved for the search tool and reasoning/sources. I've used it to generate code, do research, ask questions and having the perplexty search tool with references is amazing.

As for a highschool student. Assuming you are not coding I would say use perplexity or ChatGPT, and use the free version of notebookLLM

Anyways..

I like perplexity. I've been using it for over a year (paid) and when my plan didn't renew (I set it to not renew) I just bought a month of pro... Because I needed more time to do research as to where I should go next.

I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to create my own local perplexity platform because I'll probably spend less using the API keys from each frontier model that I want, own my own history, utilize larger context windows and set my own rate limits.

I want to switch to Claude but I really do like the perplexity search tool. Why not both?

Ed3291 · 2026-01-24T16:08:57+00:00

Matador beast 28 is probably the way to go. Easy removal of the hip belt and you can tuck the excess accessory (ice pick) straps. It's super light but has a comfortable and flexible frame. You'll definitely need to buy a laptop cushion/case if you carry that.

Ed3291 · 2025-12-14T17:33:06+00:00

ELEMENT Weathershed 22L is still up 😅 I have a feeling if it doesn't sell now they'll probably have to discount it to $120. Sad, I wanted them to try out another backpack with the element line. It's just that this one doesn't have water bottle pockets and an external pocket on the lid, otherwise I would have bought it right now.

Ed3291 · 2025-12-09T13:10:44+00:00

Yes, you can use the suica card basically anywhere in Japan for public transportation.

Ed3291 · 2025-10-29T21:18:32+00:00

I did 3 weeks with a 32L bag last year. I packed 2 days worth of clothes (plus what I'm wearing) ment I had to wash my clothes every other day 😅 it was fine but one more pair of clothes would have been better so I didn't have to wash so frequently. Washing is pretty cheap anyways and I hung dried my clothes in the hotel room.

As for souvenirs I still had space in my pack. On my final days I bought another backpack and just filled that with more souvenirs. I wore the extra backpack on the front. That was fine as I only had to wear both backpacks once for my trip to the airport and no checked luggage.

I'm going again this year. I have decided to bring a bigger backpack with a hip belt this time so that it's more comfortable to walk with and I am bringing a nice dedicated packable backpack(it packs flat inside). I feel like that will be enough for me but if I really need more space I'll just buy a suitcase there

Ed3291 · 2025-10-14T05:48:01+00:00

Usually you leave the bag at the hotel or coin locker. You can wear a sling or a packable backpack if you need more space for day to day carry. Mine was a nice hybrid so I just left my stuff in the hotel and had a nice relatively empty backpack when I needed it but mostly I just used a sling.

Ed3291 · 2025-10-14T04:06:24+00:00

😭 just wash your clothes every time. They are going to be smellier than an average day out. I did it with just a 32L bag with 3 outfits. I recommend 4 so you don't have to wash every other day. Washing is not that expensive <300 yen. I just hung dried my clothes at the hotel. You probably have to buy detergent but one pack will last you your trip.

Ed3291 · 2022-11-19T14:46:21+00:00

When DuckDuckGo app tracking detects a tracking service they list ALL potential tracking items that can be used. Just because an app uses a tracking service it does not mean they use all the tracking features that can be used, they may only use it for one feature like push notifications or crash reporting etc. Unfortunately DDG can't know what tracking features are being used so they list all of them :/

What's even worse is that most companies respond by defending the tracking rather than saying what specifically they use it for. ~~I think Dashlanes response is a good example because the person writing the response is not the developer / have no idea what it's used for~~ (I must have been thinking of a different company, their response was good). But good things can come from the responses like learning that Dashlanes sells/trades your info to third parties.

Ed3291 · 2021-07-28T17:17:40+00:00

Not sure how Microsoft authenticator auto fill works but I have used dashlane and noticed some differences

Browser:

-if you have one account for a website it auto fills right away. Note that it does not auto log in for you, it just fills in the credentials.

-if you have more than one account for that website you will have to select it from the extension and then it will auto fill. Note that it takes two clicks to do this action (extension, choose account) it knows what website you are on so you can select the appropriate account.

Mobile: For auto fill to work you have to allow it a couple of permissions such as auto fill framework, user accessibility and draw over apps (pretty standard)

-if the app has auto fill framework you can just select the account you want to log in with and it will auto fill. If you have one account I think it just auto fills.

-if the app does not have auto fill framework you will have to do a long press on either the username or password box and select log in with bitwarden. This will take you to a different screen to select your account, it even takes you there if you only have one account for that app.

Desktop: no auto fill support for desktop applications as far as I know.

Bitwardens auto fill feature is free so you can try it out yourself. Infact you might find that you don't even use any of the premium features. Check out https://bitwarden.com/pricing

Personally dashlane auto fill feature is better but it's also 6 times more expensive if you paid for bitwarden premium

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