# Starting new user costs

**URL:** <https://community.perplexity.ai/t/starting-new-user-costs/5088>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** search-api\
**Created:** [May 7, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/starting-new-user-costs/5088 "2026-05-07T17:26:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kingkarlito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3ab097/32.png) [@kingkarlito](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/kingkarlito)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/starting-new-user-costs/5088/1 "2026-05-07T17:26:43Z")

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why is there a $50 minimum to even start working with the api? i’m not even sure if this will be a good fit for my project and you want me to send you $50 before i can create a key to test functionality? sure bill me for my usage, but im not even going to get that far when you want $50 for me to even see if you can authenticate.

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**Author:** ![zzz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/zzz/32/1005_2.png) [@zzz](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/zzz)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 4:57am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/starting-new-user-costs/5088/2 "2026-06-17T04:57:12Z")

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thats what they set as the min, they aren’t going to let you load up 5 dollars. it doesnt make sense for them

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**Author:** ![albert\_pplx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@albert\_pplx](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/albert_pplx)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/starting-new-user-costs/5088/3 "2026-06-19T04:19:12Z")

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hey kingkarlito, we truly appreciate the feedback. The updated minimum is now $10. If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

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**Author:** ![george\_halbart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/george_halbart/32/3534_2.png) [@george\_halbart](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/george_halbart)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/starting-new-user-costs/5088/4 "2026-09-04T17:54:32Z")

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Good to see the minimum was reduced to $10. A lower entry cost makes much more sense for new users who simply want to test the API before making a bigger commitment.

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**Author:** ![george\_ahmad](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.perplexity.ai/george_ahmad/32/3659_2.png) [@george\_ahmad](https://community.perplexity.ai/u/george_ahmad)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://community.perplexity.ai/t/starting-new-user-costs/5088/5 "2026-10-07T14:25:28Z")

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Lower entry costs are always helpful when testing a new service. The same idea applies to everyday expenses—clear billing and easy access to cost information help people make better decisions.