# Is tier 3 worth it?

**URL:** <https://community.perplexity.ai/t/is-tier-3-worth-it/125>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [May 15, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/is-tier-3-worth-it/125 "2025-05-15T00:26:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![vikvang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/67e7ee/32.png) [@vikvang](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/vikvang)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/is-tier-3-worth-it/125/1 "2025-05-15T00:26:53Z")

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Hello.

I’m an independent consultant. I’m considering throwing $500 into my account to get to tier-3 status, because I could really use the search\_domain\_filter option. However, $500 is a lot to me, so I’m hesitating. Can any one attest to how well the filter works?

Specifically:

- Do you get 3 whitelist domains and 3 blacklist domains?
- How recent is the search data? If I make a change to a website today, will the search pick it up tomorrow?
- Can i be assured that only the domains I list will be searched, or does Perplexity search alternate domains as well?

Also (unrelated): How does perplexity handle the search\_recency\_filter? How does it know what is newer than a month, for instance?

Thanks in advance for any help!

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**Author:** ![jamesliounis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/jamesliounis/32/897_2.png) [@jamesliounis](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/jamesliounis)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/is-tier-3-worth-it/125/2 "2025-05-25T22:12:07Z")

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The search domain filter is now available to users of all tiers! And all the above are guaranteed.