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Total Liability Capped at Greater of $100 or Six Months Fees

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Key Facts

Does Perplexity AI cap the Company Entities' total liability to the user?
Perplexity AI caps the Company Entities' total liability to the user for any finally awarded damages at the greater of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or the amount the user paid the Company Entities in the past six months for the Services.
At what amount is the cap?
Perplexity AI caps the Company Entities' total liability to the user for any finally awarded damages at the greater of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or the amount the user paid the Company Entities in the past six months for the Services.
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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

For most users, especially those on free tiers or low-cost plans, the effective cap on recoverable damages is $100, regardless of the actual harm suffered.

Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 4461 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Readers can recover no more than the greater of $100 or their last six months of payments to Perplexity AI, no matter the size of the damages finally awarded.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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THE COMPANY ENTITIES' TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES FINALLY AWARDED SHALL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00), OR THE AMOUNT YOU PAID THE COMPANY ENTITIES, IF ANY, IN THE PAST SIX (6) MONTHS FOR THE SERVICES

Excerpt from Perplexity AI's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
FTC Act Section 5
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
Perplexity AI Terms of Service
Entity
Perplexity AI
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-023978
Document ID
CA-D-00097
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
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Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 02:31 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: Perplexity AI
Document: Perplexity AI Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-023978
Captured: 2026-05-21 02:31:00 UTC
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URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/perplexity-ai/perplexity-ai-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-023978/total-liability-capped-at-greater-of-100-or-six-months-fees/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Perplexity AI's Total Liability Capped at Greater of $100 or Six Months Fees clause do?

For most users, especially those on free tiers or low-cost plans, the effective cap on recoverable damages is $100, regardless of the actual harm suffered.

How does this clause affect you?

Readers can recover no more than the greater of $100 or their last six months of payments to Perplexity AI, no matter the size of the damages finally awarded.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 292 platforms. See the full comparison.

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