Perplexity in Russia in 2026: does it work and how to pay for Pro
Perplexity, the AI search engine, opens from Russia without a VPN, but Pro can't be paid with a Russian card. What the free tier offers and when you still need a VPN.
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Perplexity answers questions in prose with sources, and Pro adds models such as Claude and GPT. From Russia perplexity.ai opens and free searches work; only Russian-card payments are blocked. Pro costs $20/month or $200/year — pay with a foreign card or a reseller (never share passwords of your main accounts). Alternatives: ChatGPT, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini.
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