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"If a credit card is required, your credit card will not be charged until after your free trial expires. Upon expiration of your free trial, you will be charged the then-current subscription price for the applicable Service.Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “If a credit card is required, your credit card will not be charged until after your free trial expires. Upon expiration of your free trial, you will be charged the then-current subscription price for the applicable Service.”
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