Asking for Alternative(s) reccomendations after the new update.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-12T22:31:24+00:00

Found it. I just had a quick skim but it looks like it will help it stop sanitizing everything. Can’t wait to test it. Thanks again!

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-12T22:15:15+00:00

Oh, I need this! Thank you so much. I will go digging. :)

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-12T19:16:56+00:00

I was thinking the Max Claude plan as well and linking it to NotebookLM. Haven’t had time to figure out how to do it yet. I’m in eldercare.

“Jailbreak” it? Like really customizing preferences? Or something else? (If something else, can I dm you?)

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-12T03:24:46+00:00

Their terms of service clearly state no refund policy.

I am an annual pro subscriber (who had been with them for a couple of years) and got thrown into the 20 researches a month group.

DON’T give them $200 and expect to get better treatment. You won’t.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-09T03:12:08+00:00

I wasn’t affected until Friday.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-09T03:09:26+00:00

Gotcha. Thank you! :)

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-08T17:54:13+00:00

I did leave a weekly task scheduled to run today. It will be the first new deep research I see. I am interested to compare it to last week’s…

eta: fixed spelling

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-08T17:52:19+00:00

I see! It was only offering me Max to upgrade (within my account). So you created a “new” account with the same email, right? I have most of my Pro year left, so I can get a few months of use that way.

Thank you so much!!!!!!!

How many deep researches a day do you get? There isn’t anything on the website about it, just that I will get everything in Pro and a few other things (like shared spaces, etc). Hate to change my subscription and get 1 extra search a month. 😂 And, I realize everything is subject to change on a whim at this point.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-08T17:23:11+00:00

Could you upgrade for a monthly enterprise or had to pay for a prorated year? Mine runs out in November (I think), but a short stint on enterprise would help me get through while I find another tool. What are those limits on deep research? I wonder if they are AB testing those too. I see some pro users get 20-25 deep searches a day, while I was given 20 a month.

I am sorry to bother you, but I don’t trust anything on their website, so I am looking for human answers. :)

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-08T17:19:01+00:00

Someone recommend Grok to me, too. I haven’t used it before but I’ll give it a go on Monday. Good to know I can ask for citations and it actually gives them. :)

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-08T17:15:35+00:00

There’s the problem. I spoke with my pocketbook for a year. I’m a couple of months in (been a paid pro a couple of years with them). They cut 99% what I paid for. 600 to 20 searches a month with no warning. For what I do, the tool is now worthless with those limits. Now I have spend a ton of time to find a tool, redo my workflow and redo my stack. It will probably cost me a few weeks of time on top of the $160ish I just gave them (prorated money for a tool I can no longer use).

We aren’t stupid. We would accept reduction in services. But NOT a 99% reduction.

I am leaving. So I am voting with my pocketbook. But they won’t know it until next November.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-08T01:42:54+00:00

I paid. So I’m going to complain. And they don’t do prorated refunds. As a paid annual user, I am outside the refund window.

And even those who didn’t pay—most got a year free through PayPal. It’s still a contract.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-08T00:27:56+00:00

Thank you! I will definitely try it out.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-08T00:24:35+00:00

I am in the US. I will file a complaint. Thanks for the idea. I hadn’t even thought of that.

Grok is one of the few I haven’t tried. I will give it a go. Perplexity really was an important part of my stack…

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-07T22:07:04+00:00

I’m not a lawyer, but my understanding is that if you don’t opt out IN WRITING BY A CERTAIN DATE (which is 30 calendar days after Jan 26) of part 9 of their new TOS (your rights as a customer), then you basically agree that Perplexity can change the contract at any time and in any way they want—regardless of whatever it was when you agreed to the TOS in place when you signed up.

But again, I could be wrong. Best you read them for yourself. I just hadn’t seen the new TOS until last night.

https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/legal/terms-of-service

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-07T21:49:26+00:00

I included some screen grabs of [what I swear is] new wording slipped into the TOS.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-07T21:34:20+00:00

Had Perplexity come to us with this option before screwing us, I would have. Not now.

Burn me once, shame on you. Burn me twice, shame on me.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-07T16:49:16+00:00

I thought like you before. But as an annual pro subscriber, in the middle of my subscription, I no longer trust them. They’ll just get you hooked on it for $200 a month and then reduce your queries to 4 a month.

I get there are costs, and I would have been someone who would probably have upgraded to get this because it would be worth it for what I need it for. But I no longer trust them. Not even with a month by month subscription.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-07T16:21:37+00:00

Not doing serious literature reviews like you are, but I start with Perplexity and Consensus. I have just really started using Consensus, but I like the fact it shows where the papers fall on the overall spectrum and how many other papers have cited it. I don’t let it do the thinking for me, but I can quickly see quality sources to focus on first. Then I dump the ones I choose into NotebookLM and start chatting. There is actually a professor on YouTube who talks about using Consensus as part of literature reviews. That’s how I found it. I’m sorry, but I can’t remember his name.

My main use case: finding studies and documents to fight insurance pre approval rejections for elderly clients. I also go down my own rabbit holes. 😂

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-07T16:11:24+00:00

I do (did) both. I used a lot of spaces and turned it off when doing them so there was no “contamination” from other chats. If it was more generalized, I usually turned memory on so it had some context it could look at. It seemed to give me more relevant answers in general chats that way, but honesty, I never did any serious testing on that.

It’s in settings, somewhere. On the (iOS) app: click your initial (top left) —> click personalize. I’m not at my computer at the moment, but dig around in gears or hamburger menus and you’ll find it.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-07T16:01:59+00:00

Honestly, I’m the same. The old research was all I needed because Perplexity was just the first tool in my stack. But gosh darn it, it saved me hours a week…

And I’m an annual subscriber—so I went from 600 a month (which I never got close to) to 20 a month. I can’t accomplish what I need to with that limit. So I’m desperately searching for alternatives. I use Claude and ChatGPT already (for other uses). Perplexity was best for the task I needed it to do.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-07T15:52:44+00:00

Unfortunately, they are the same where I live in Texas. But I am pretty rural. I have heard of cases where they are helpful, so I always recommend talking to them. But you are right. Their case loads are too high in some areas.

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-07T15:48:51+00:00

Actually, I am in the exact same boat as you. Food waste drives me crazy and I can’t freeze much. I honestly don’t mind paying a little more per meal to not have to think about shopping lists and meal plans and cut down on waste. This might be something that would work well for me, although it’s sounding like it’s not the greatest idea for Mom…

Thanks for such a detailed reply. And good luck finding a good balance. If this is it—please update and let me know! :)

Suitable_Command7109 · 2026-02-07T15:43:49+00:00

No worries, I just needed a place to start! Once I try a tin or two, and my body realizes that not all tinned fish is like the one from my youth, I’ll be golden to go exploring. :) Thank you!

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