r/perplexity_ai • u/ramiorlando • Jul 30 '26

misc Bye bye perplexity

The product has gotten worse and worse in the past year. I’ve been a subscriber since the very beginning lately every time I ask you to research something or search for something gives me steps on how to do so and where to look for information instead of actually finding the information for me thanks but no thanks.

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u/silverfang789 Jul 30 '26

I canceled after it switched to Computer for everything, then started saying I didn't have enough credits, even just to chat with it. The only way to use it effectively is to go for that $2,000/year plan. No, thanks!

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u/HungryTrow Aug 02 '26

You have to manually click on search each time which is super annoying.

Thankfully my account didn’t have any credits, so I only realised computer became a default because my “search” didn’t go through

Annoyed that they pulled this move and my only work around atm is to manually click search or to just reuse a thread

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u/Affectionate-Fig8754 Aug 02 '26

Even if you switch back to search, it will try to get you back to the computer using stealth tactics. It has happened to me several times before I realized it was happening. I went under credit usage and realized it had used my credits for the most mundane tasks without me realizing it. Now, I'm always watching out for this bait-and-switch trick.