r/Perplexity

Last year it was possible to get a good price via PayPal or Magenta, what's the current situation?

Is anyone else not able to put files into their Spaces or is it just me? It says there are syncing errors on the computer and then on the app it just won’t do it at all.

I'm on the Pro plan. Last month, I thought I was just using regular Search to work on my texts. Turns out, I had unknowingly switched to "Computer" mode — and it spawned autonomous agents without me realizing it.

What happened:

· One agent turned my project into a recurring "university lecture" task, running 8 times in a single day.
· Another agent built a full AI-news website structure with daily updates, tables, and sections.
· When I tried to cancel a recurring task, it entered an error-retry loop that burned ~$40 in credits within minutes.

The core issue: the UI doesn't clearly signal when you move from "asking a question" to "deploying an autonomous agent." No red banner, no cost estimate, no confirmation for recurring tasks.

The capability is incredible, but we need guardrails: per-task spend limits, explicit confirmation for scheduled agents, and better visibility into what's running in the background.

If you use Computer, double-check which mode you're in — and set your own limits.

Perplexity

I just uninstalled Perplexity on my Mac. I'll still try/use the website.

I turned off auto login. I turned it off at the system level.

Guess what. It still started on Login and at the "you're out of credits". It's now uninstalled.

I've been using Perplexity over the last year - via a "freebie" for the pro level. Well, I guess that's downgraded. Still "pro" but not the same as the monthly paying tier.

Sigh.

Well, today, it went from "on startup" to invasive. It started up despite being turned off.

I'll still use Comet - as my gateway to perplexity, when I use it (less and less). But no longer is perplexity or their browser part of my daily use. And not as my main browser.

I like the product. My total guess? It's dying to find funding and paying users…meaning VC money is disappearing.