Perplexity Pro via Perplexity education (SheerID)
Ended
It can no longer be claimed. The page stays up so you can check what happened.
At the end: Unknown
Perplexity Pro free for 12 months. The official terms don't say what happens after.
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The facts
- Who
- SheerID-verified higher-education students
- Needs
- Students
- Where
- United States
- Through
- Perplexity education (SheerID) · student
- Plan
- Perplexity Pro
- How long
- 12 months from the day you claim it.
- Card
- Unknown: the official terms don't say
- Price after
- $10/month
- Note
- Oct 2025: 12 months of Pro free for SheerID-verified students (claim window closed). Current student plan: Education Pro at $10/month with no free period shown; the student referral program is discontinued.
At the end
Unknown
The official terms don't say whether it renews as a paid plan. Treat it as if it might, and check before the end date.
Slickdeals' Oct 2025 listing said the account would 'automatically be downgraded to a free account'; Perplexity's current terms say every promotional redemption needs a card and auto-renews at the standard rate unless cancelled. People who claimed in Oct 2025 reach the 12-month mark now.
How to cancel
Web (perplexity.ai) — where partner-promo billing runs
- Sign in at perplexity.ai and open Settings.
- Scroll to "Subscription" under Perplexity Pro.
- Click "Manage Subscription", then choose "Cancel subscription".
- Cancel before deleting your account: deleting the account does not end the subscription.
iPhone / iPad (App Store) — only if you pay through Apple
- Open the App Store and tap your profile icon (top right).
- Tap "Subscriptions", then "Perplexity - Ask Anything".
- Choose "Cancel subscription".
Android (Google Play) — only if you pay through Google Play
- Open the Google Play app and tap the settings icon (top right).
- Tap "Payments & Subscriptions", then "Perplexity - Ask Anything".
- Choose "Cancel subscription" at the bottom of the screen.
Access continues to the end of the paid period: "Your account will be reverted back to the free version after the end of the current billing cycle." (https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10354283-canceling-a-subscription). Refunds outside the EU, UK, Turkey, South Korea and Brazil: monthly "You can request a refund up to 24 hours after the purchase date."; annual "You are eligible for a full refund within 72 hours of the original purchase date and time." (https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10354288-refunds). App Store purchases are refunded by Apple via reportaproblem.apple.com (https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10353015-billing-for-ios-subscriptions); for Google Play "please contact us via Help > Contact Support" (https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10353020-billing-for-android-subscriptions).
reminders by email or calendar file are coming soon
Questions
- Who can get Perplexity Pro through Perplexity education (SheerID)?
- SheerID-verified higher-education students. Available in: United States.
- How long does it last?
- 12 months from the day you claim it.
- Will I be charged when it ends?
- The official terms don't say what happens when it ends. Slickdeals' Oct 2025 listing said the account would 'automatically be downgraded to a free account'; Perplexity's current terms say every promotional redemption needs a card and auto-renews at the standard rate unless cancelled. People who claimed in Oct 2025 reach the 12-month mark now.
- Do I need a card to claim it?
- Unknown: the official terms don't say.
- Is Perplexity Pro still free for Perplexity education users?
- No. The offer ended. If you claimed it, the official terms don't say what happens when your free period ends.
- How do I cancel?
- Cancel where you are billed: Web (perplexity.ai) — where partner-promo billing runs; iPhone / iPad (App Store) — only if you pay through Apple; Android (Google Play) — only if you pay through Google Play. Step-by-step instructions for each are on this page.
Sources
- perplexity.ai official
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not yet confirmed from an official source · record updated Oct 12, 2026