Google Gemini vs. Perplexity: data protection per plan
Google Gemini (10 plans) and Perplexity (5 plans) side by side: DPA, training on inputs, hosting and data retention per plan, based on the providers’ public documents. Without rating.
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At a glance
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| Feature | Google Gemini | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Provider based in | Provider according to the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub: Google Ireland Limited in the EEA and Switzerland, Google LLC everywhere else | San Francisco, CA, USA: Perplexity AI, Inc., 2261 Market Street, Ste. 14441, San Francisco, CA 94114 |
| Plans recorded | 10 | 5 |
| Hosting | mixed: Gemini app consumer Free, Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra, Gemini API Paid Tiernot documented: Gemini API Free Tier, Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter), Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education FundamentalsEU option: Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus), Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions), Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector, Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | not documented: all 5 plans |
| Training on inputs | opt-out available: Gemini app consumer Free, Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultrayes: Gemini API Free Tierno: Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter), Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus), Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions), Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector, Gemini API Paid Tier, Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | opt-out available: Free, Pro, Maxno: Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max |
| DPA | not documented: Gemini app consumer Free, Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultrano: Gemini API Free Tieryes: Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter), Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus), Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions), Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector, Gemini API Paid Tier, Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | no: Free, Pro, Maxyes: Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max |
| As of | 18 Oct 2026 | 18 Oct 2026 |
Plans compared
Comparing: Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspace vs. Perplexity Enterprise Pro
| Feature | Google GeminiGemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter) | PerplexityEnterprise Pro |
|---|---|---|
| yes | yes | |
| Details: DPA available | yes (Cloud Data Processing Addendum; according to q2, the Gemini app is a Core Service for most Workspace editions) Provider’s DPA | yes (DPA forms part of the Enterprise Terms by reference, section 5.1) Provider’s DPA |
| no | no | |
| Details: Training on inputs | "Your content is not human reviewed or otherwise used for Generative AI model training outside your domain without permission." (q2). Gemini app: "Your chats and uploaded files won't be reviewed by human reviewers or otherwise used to train generative AI models outside of your domain without your permission." (q2) | Enterprise Terms section 1.3.3: Perplexity does not use Customer Content for training, retraining or fine-tuning and does not authorise third parties to do so either; DPA: "Personal Data will not be used for training of Perplexity's large language models." Help Center: zero data retention and zero training agreements with AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic and others). |
| not publicly documented | not publicly documented | |
| Details: Data residency | not publicly documented: Workspace Admin Help "Data covered by data regions" (as of 2026-10-09) does not list Business Starter among the editions with Data Regions, so a choice of region is not available; the page does not state a storage location without a Data Regions policy (q14). | not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403) |
| list available | list available | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by plan | Gemini in Workspace | Uploaded files: 7 days |
| Details: Data retention | Gemini in Workspace (side panel): prompts/responses 90 days to unlimited, set by the admin; Gemini app: up to 36 months per admin; Gemini Notebook: prompts/responses not stored after the session; generated content follows CDPA Section 6 (q2). | Uploaded files: 7 days; Enterprise Pro from 50 seats or Enterprise Max: configurable session retention. DPA: deletion or return of personal data within 30 days of contract end; input stored until deleted by the user or at the latest 30 days after the end of the Services. |
| differs by plan | 6.80 EUR/user/mo | several tiers |
| Details: Price | 6.80 EUR per user/month with monthly billing (excl. taxes). Introductory discounts for 3 months apply to new customers (q9) | USD 40 per seat/month or USD 400 per seat/year (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08, q14); pricing page, Enterprise tab: USD 34 per seat/month "when billed annually" (q3); for eligible educational institutions and non-profits USD 30 per seat/month or USD 300 per seat/year (q15). No indication whether VAT is included (as of 2026-10-18) |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | yes (Gemini app and Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Drive; scope per edition, q9) | yes (incl. Perplexity Computer) |
| 5 sources | 10 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspaceyes
- Perplexity Enterprise Proyes
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspace
yes (Cloud Data Processing Addendum; according to q2, the Gemini app is a Core Service for most Workspace editions)
Provider’s DPAPerplexity Enterprise Proyes (DPA forms part of the Enterprise Terms by reference, section 5.1)
Provider’s DPA
Training
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspaceno
- Perplexity Enterprise Prono
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspace
"Your content is not human reviewed or otherwise used for Generative AI model training outside your domain without permission." (q2). Gemini app: "Your chats and uploaded files won't be reviewed by human reviewers or otherwise used to train generative AI models outside of your domain without your permission." (q2)
Perplexity Enterprise ProEnterprise Terms section 1.3.3: Perplexity does not use Customer Content for training, retraining or fine-tuning and does not authorise third parties to do so either; DPA: "Personal Data will not be used for training of Perplexity's large language models." Help Center: zero data retention and zero training agreements with AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic and others).
Hosting
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspacenot publicly documented
- Perplexity Enterprise Pronot publicly documented
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspace
not publicly documented: Workspace Admin Help "Data covered by data regions" (as of 2026-10-09) does not list Business Starter among the editions with Data Regions, so a choice of region is not available; the page does not state a storage location without a Data Regions policy (q14).
Perplexity Enterprise Pronot publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
Sub-processors
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspacelist available
- Perplexity Enterprise Prolist available
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspace
- Workspace sub-processor list (as of 2026-10-19, q7): no Gemini-specific entries; Gemini, as a Core Service, falls under the entries for "All Google Workspace Core Services and Cloud Identity Services" (activities Technical Support, Data Center Operations, Security Risk Detection, Service Maintenance; third parties and Google group companies with countries of processing): https://workspace.google.com/terms/subprocessors/
Perplexity Enterprise Pro- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
Retention
- differs by plan
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google WorkspaceGemini in Workspace
- Perplexity Enterprise ProUploaded files: 7 days
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google WorkspaceGemini in Workspace (side panel): prompts/responses 90 days to unlimited, set by the admin; Gemini app: up to 36 months per admin; Gemini Notebook: prompts/responses not stored after the session; generated content follows CDPA Section 6 (q2).Perplexity Enterprise ProUploaded files: 7 days; Enterprise Pro from 50 seats or Enterprise Max: configurable session retention. DPA: deletion or return of personal data within 30 days of contract end; input stored until deleted by the user or at the latest 30 days after the end of the Services.
Price
- differs by plan
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspace6.80 EUR/user/mo
- Perplexity Enterprise Proseveral tiers
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspace
6.80 EUR per user/month with monthly billing (excl. taxes). Introductory discounts for 3 months apply to new customers (q9)
Perplexity Enterprise ProUSD 40 per seat/month or USD 400 per seat/year (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08, q14); pricing page, Enterprise tab: USD 34 per seat/month "when billed annually" (q3); for eligible educational institutions and non-profits USD 30 per seat/month or USD 300 per seat/year (q15). No indication whether VAT is included (as of 2026-10-18)
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspaceyes
- Perplexity Enterprise Proyes
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspace
yes (Gemini app and Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Drive; scope per edition, q9)
Perplexity Enterprise Proyes (incl. Perplexity Computer)
Evidence
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspace5 sources
- Perplexity Enterprise Pro10 sources
- Google Gemini Gemini in Google Workspace
- Generative AI in Google Workspace Privacy Hub (Workspace Help)Documentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace Subprocessors (Last modified 2026-10-19)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace Pricing (EUR)Pricing page, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Cloud Data Processing Addendum (Google Cloud, Last modified 2026-06-08)DPA, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace Data Regions: Data covered by data regions (Workspace Admin Help, Last updated 2026-10-13)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Perplexity Enterprise Pro- Data Collection at Perplexity (Help Center, Last modified 2026-08-31)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data retention and privacy for Enterprise organizationsDocumentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- What is Enterprise Pro?Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Data Processing Addendum (Last Updated 2026-08-13)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Enterprise Terms and Conditions (Last Updated 2026-08-03)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Third-Party Models (Last updated 2025-11-25)Sub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- How long does Perplexity retain my search history, profile data, and personal information?Documentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Enterprise pricing and billing FAQ (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Which Perplexity subscription plan is right for you? (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Getting started with FedRAMP 20x Secure Configuration (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-13)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
| Feature | Google Gemini | Perplexity |
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| not publicly documentedall 5 plans |
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| list availableall 10 plans | list availableall 5 plans | |
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Contract / DPA
- differs by tool
- Google Gemini
- not publicly documentedGemini app consumer Free (personal Google account), Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account)
- noGemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio)
- yesGemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter), Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus), Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions), Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector, Gemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota), Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)
- Perplexity
- noFree, Pro, Max
- yesEnterprise Pro, Enterprise Max
- Google Gemini
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
not publicly documented (Hub names the Google Terms of Service and Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy; no DPA mentioned, q1)
- Gemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio)
no for Unpaid Services (according to q3, the DPA applies to Paid Services); special case EEA/Switzerland/UK see details
- Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account)
not publicly documented (Hub names the Google Terms of Service and Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy; no DPA mentioned, q1)
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter)
yes (Cloud Data Processing Addendum; according to q2, the Gemini app is a Core Service for most Workspace editions)
Provider’s DPA - Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus)
yes (Cloud Data Processing Addendum; according to q2, the Gemini app is a Core Service for most Workspace editions)
Provider’s DPA - Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals
yes (Cloud Data Processing Addendum, q2)
Provider’s DPA - Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions)
yes (Cloud Data Processing Addendum; according to q2, the Gemini app is a Core Service for most Workspace editions)
Provider’s DPA - Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector
yes (Cloud Data Processing Addendum, q2)
Provider’s DPA - Gemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota)
yes ("Data Processing Addendum for Products Where Google is a Data Processor", q3)
Provider’s DPA - Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)
yes (Cloud Data Processing Addendum, Google Cloud)
Provider’s DPA
Perplexity- Free
no (according to its wording, the DPA applies only to business customers whose contract refers to it; consumer use under the Privacy Notice)
- Pro
no (according to its wording, the DPA applies only to business customers whose contract refers to it; consumer use under the Privacy Notice)
- Max
no (according to its wording, the DPA applies only to business customers whose contract refers to it; consumer use under the Privacy Notice)
- Enterprise Pro
yes (DPA forms part of the Enterprise Terms by reference, section 5.1)
Provider’s DPA - Enterprise Max
yes (DPA forms part of the Enterprise Terms by reference, section 5.1)
Provider’s DPA
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
Training
- differs by tool
- Google Gemini
- opt-out availableGemini app consumer Free (personal Google account), Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account)
- yesGemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio)
- noGemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter), Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus), Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions), Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector, Gemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota), Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)
- Perplexity
- opt-out availableFree, Pro, Max
- noEnterprise Pro, Enterprise Max
- Google Gemini
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
"Google uses your activity to provide, develop, and improve its services (including training generative AI models), as well as to protect Google, its users, and the public with the help of human reviewers." (Keep Activity on). Can be switched off via "Keep Activity"; temporary chats are not used for improvement with human reviewers (q1). A difference between Free, Plus, Pro and Ultra is not documented in the Hub (same privacy notice for "Gemini Apps").
- Gemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio)
"When you use Unpaid Services, including, for example, Google AI Studio and the unpaid quota on Gemini API, Google uses the content you submit to the Services and any generated responses to provide, improve, and develop Google products ... human reviewers may read, annotate, and process your API input and output." However: "If you're in the European Economic Area, Switzerland, or the United Kingdom, the terms under 'How Google uses Your Data' in 'Paid Services' apply to all Services, including Google AI Studio and unpaid quota in the Gemini API" (q3). Pricing page: "Used to improve our products: Yes" in the Free Tier (q8).
- Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account)
"Google uses your activity to provide, develop, and improve its services (including training generative AI models), as well as to protect Google, its users, and the public with the help of human reviewers." (Keep Activity on). Can be switched off via "Keep Activity"; temporary chats are not used for improvement with human reviewers (q1). A difference between Free, Plus, Pro and Ultra is not documented in the Hub (same privacy notice for "Gemini Apps").
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter)
"Your content is not human reviewed or otherwise used for Generative AI model training outside your domain without permission." (q2). Gemini app: "Your chats and uploaded files won't be reviewed by human reviewers or otherwise used to train generative AI models outside of your domain without your permission." (q2)
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus)
"Your content is not human reviewed or otherwise used for Generative AI model training outside your domain without permission." (q2). Gemini app: "Your chats and uploaded files won't be reviewed by human reviewers or otherwise used to train generative AI models outside of your domain without your permission." (q2)
- Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals
As Workspace Business: "Your chats and uploaded files won't be reviewed by human reviewers or otherwise used to train generative AI models outside of your domain without your permission." (q2, applies to "business, education, and public sector customers")
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions)
"Your content is not human reviewed or otherwise used for Generative AI model training outside your domain without permission." (q2). Gemini app: "Your chats and uploaded files won't be reviewed by human reviewers or otherwise used to train generative AI models outside of your domain without your permission." (q2)
- Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector
As Workspace Business: "Your chats and uploaded files won't be reviewed by human reviewers or otherwise used to train generative AI models outside of your domain without your permission." (q2, applies to "business, education, and public sector customers")
- Gemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota)
"When you use Paid Services, ... Google doesn't use your prompts (including associated system instructions, cached content, and files ...) or responses to improve our products, and will process your prompts and responses in accordance with the Data Processing Addendum for Products Where Google is a Data Processor." (q3). Pricing page: "Used to improve our products: No" (q8).
- Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)
"Google won't use your data to train or fine-tune any AI/ML models without your prior permission or instruction. This applies to all managed models on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform" (q4).
Perplexity- Free
"AI data retention" enabled by default; opt-out in Account Settings > Preferences. "Opt-outs only apply to data collected after the opt-out date." Training data already collected cannot be deleted (Help Center). According to the Help Center, this applies expressly to Free, Pro and Max: "For Free, Perplexity Pro and Perplexity Max users, AI Data Retention is enabled by default." (q1)
- Pro
"AI data retention" enabled by default; opt-out in Account Settings > Preferences. "Opt-outs only apply to data collected after the opt-out date." Training data already collected cannot be deleted (Help Center). According to the Help Center, this applies expressly to Free, Pro and Max: "For Free, Perplexity Pro and Perplexity Max users, AI Data Retention is enabled by default." (q1)
- Max
"AI data retention" enabled by default; opt-out in Account Settings > Preferences. "Opt-outs only apply to data collected after the opt-out date." Training data already collected cannot be deleted (Help Center). According to the Help Center, this applies expressly to Free, Pro and Max: "For Free, Perplexity Pro and Perplexity Max users, AI Data Retention is enabled by default." (q1)
- Enterprise Pro
Enterprise Terms section 1.3.3: Perplexity does not use Customer Content for training, retraining or fine-tuning and does not authorise third parties to do so either; DPA: "Personal Data will not be used for training of Perplexity's large language models." Help Center: zero data retention and zero training agreements with AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic and others).
- Enterprise Max
As Enterprise Pro (Enterprise Terms section 1.3.3, DPA).
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
Hosting
- differs by tool
- Google Gemini
- mixedGemini app consumer Free (personal Google account), Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account), Gemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota)
- not publicly documentedGemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio), Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter), Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals
- EU optionGemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus), Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions), Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector, Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)
- Perplexitynot publicly documentedall 5 plans
- Google Gemini
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
Google Privacy Policy (Effective 2026-10-12), section Data transfers: "We maintain servers around the world and your information may be processed on servers located outside of the country where you live." A Gemini-specific statement on location or a choice of region is not documented in the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub (q1). Provider: Google Ireland Limited in the EEA and Switzerland, otherwise Google LLC.
- Gemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio)
not publicly documented for Unpaid Services (for Paid Services, q3 states storage/caching "in any country in which Google or its agents maintain facilities").
- Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account)
Google Privacy Policy (Effective 2026-10-12), section Data transfers: "We maintain servers around the world and your information may be processed on servers located outside of the country where you live." A Gemini-specific statement on location or a choice of region is not documented in the Gemini Apps Privacy Hub (q1). Provider: Google Ireland Limited in the EEA and Switzerland, otherwise Google LLC.
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter)
not publicly documented: Workspace Admin Help "Data covered by data regions" (as of 2026-10-09) does not list Business Starter among the editions with Data Regions, so a choice of region is not available; the page does not state a storage location without a Data Regions policy (q14).
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus)
Workspace Admin Help "Data covered by data regions" (as of 2026-10-09): prompts and responses of the "Gemini app" and of "Google Workspace with Gemini" are covered data; region USA or Europe. Business Standard and Business Plus include Fundamental Data Regions: only storage (at rest) is in the selected region; processing "in use" (i.e. including Gemini processing) is not covered; this is only provided by Enterprise Data Regions (Enterprise Plus or add-on). Excluded: Gemini Notebook as well as logs and cached content (q14; likewise q2 on Gemini Notebook).
- Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals
Workspace Admin Help "Data covered by data regions" (as of 2026-10-09): Education Fundamentals is not supported by Data Regions (q14); a storage location for this edition is not otherwise documented.
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions)
Workspace Admin Help "Data covered by data regions" (as of 2026-10-09): prompts and responses of the "Gemini app" and of "Google Workspace with Gemini" are covered data; region USA or Europe. Enterprise Starter and Enterprise Standard: Fundamental Data Regions (storage at rest); Enterprise Plus: Enterprise Data Regions, which also cover processing "in use" (alternatively add-on or Assured Controls). Excluded: Gemini Notebook as well as logs and cached content (q14; likewise q2 on Gemini Notebook).
- Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector
Workspace Admin Help "Data covered by data regions" (as of 2026-10-09): Education Standard and Education Plus include "Data Regions for Education". This covers prompts and responses of the Gemini app and of Google Workspace with Gemini at rest (region USA or Europe), but not processing "in use" (q14). Not separately reviewed for public sector editions.
- Gemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota)
"This data may be stored transiently or cached in any country in which Google or its agents maintain facilities." (q3). An EU data residency option for the Gemini Developer API is not documented in q3.
- Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)
Via jurisdictional multi-region endpoints (e.g. EU), ML processing remains in the region; data at rest remains at the selected location; the EU endpoint covers only EU Member States, not the UK/Switzerland; global endpoints are separate (q5).
Perplexity- Free
not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
- Pro
not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
- Max
not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
- Enterprise Pro
not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
- Enterprise Max
not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
Sub-processors
- Google Geminilist availableall 10 plans
- Perplexitylist availableall 5 plans
- Google Gemini
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
- not publicly documented (Hub names "Google's trained service providers" as human reviewers, q1; no list)
- Gemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio)
- not publicly documented
- Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account)
- not publicly documented (Hub names "Google's trained service providers" as human reviewers, q1; no list)
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter)
- Workspace sub-processor list (as of 2026-10-19, q7): no Gemini-specific entries; Gemini, as a Core Service, falls under the entries for "All Google Workspace Core Services and Cloud Identity Services" (activities Technical Support, Data Center Operations, Security Risk Detection, Service Maintenance; third parties and Google group companies with countries of processing): https://workspace.google.com/terms/subprocessors/
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus)
- Workspace sub-processor list (as of 2026-10-19, q7): no Gemini-specific entries; Gemini, as a Core Service, falls under the entries for "All Google Workspace Core Services and Cloud Identity Services" (activities Technical Support, Data Center Operations, Security Risk Detection, Service Maintenance; third parties and Google group companies with countries of processing): https://workspace.google.com/terms/subprocessors/
- Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals
- Workspace sub-processor list (as of 2026-10-19, q7): no Gemini-specific entries; Gemini, as a Core Service, falls under the entries for "All Google Workspace Core Services and Cloud Identity Services" (activities Technical Support, Data Center Operations, Security Risk Detection, Service Maintenance; third parties and Google group companies with countries of processing): https://workspace.google.com/terms/subprocessors/
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions)
- Workspace sub-processor list (as of 2026-10-19, q7): no Gemini-specific entries; Gemini, as a Core Service, falls under the entries for "All Google Workspace Core Services and Cloud Identity Services" (activities Technical Support, Data Center Operations, Security Risk Detection, Service Maintenance; third parties and Google group companies with countries of processing): https://workspace.google.com/terms/subprocessors/
- Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector
- Workspace sub-processor list (as of 2026-10-19, q7): no Gemini-specific entries; Gemini, as a Core Service, falls under the entries for "All Google Workspace Core Services and Cloud Identity Services" (activities Technical Support, Data Center Operations, Security Risk Detection, Service Maintenance; third parties and Google group companies with countries of processing): https://workspace.google.com/terms/subprocessors/
- Gemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota)
- not publicly documented for the Developer API (Google Cloud sub-processor list not reviewed)
- Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)
- Google Cloud sub-processor list (q15), AI-specific entries for "All AI Solutions, Pre-Trained APIs, AI Platform/Gemini platform (formerly Vertex AI), Generative AI Services and Agentic AI Services" with the activity Data Labeling ("Human labelers apply labels to datasets submitted by Customer based on instructions provided by Customer"): Cognizant Worldwide Limited, GlobalLogic Technologies Private Limited, GlobalLogic Inc., Innodata Inc, Teleperformance Global Business Private Limited, Uber Technologies
- In addition, the entries for all Google Cloud services apply (Technical Support, Data Center Operations, etc.): https://cloud.google.com/terms/subprocessors
Perplexity- Free
- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
- Pro
- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
- Max
- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
- Enterprise Pro
- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
- Enterprise Max
- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
Retention
- differs by tool
- Google Gemini
- Default auto-delete 18 monthsGemini app consumer Free (personal Google account), Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account)
- not publicly documentedGemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio)
- Gemini in WorkspaceGemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter), Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus), Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions)
- As Workspace BusinessGemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals, Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector
- Google logs prompts and responses "for a…Gemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota)
- Standard Gemini models cache customer…Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)
- Perplexity
- Consumer accounts: "We retain your…Free, Pro, Max
- Uploaded files: 7 daysEnterprise Pro, Enterprise Max
- Google Gemini
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)Default auto-delete 18 months (selectable 3, 36 months, unlimited); with Keep Activity off and for temporary chats 72 hours; chats viewed by reviewers up to 3 years, even after the activity has been deleted (q1).
- Gemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio)not publicly documentedretention period for Unpaid Services not stated; data viewed by reviewers is disconnected from the account, API key and Cloud project, q3
- Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account)Default auto-delete 18 months (selectable 3, 36 months, unlimited); with Keep Activity off and for temporary chats 72 hours; chats viewed by reviewers up to 3 years, even after the activity has been deleted (q1).
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter)Gemini in Workspace (side panel): prompts/responses 90 days to unlimited, set by the admin; Gemini app: up to 36 months per admin; Gemini Notebook: prompts/responses not stored after the session; generated content follows CDPA Section 6 (q2).
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus)Gemini in Workspace (side panel): prompts/responses 90 days to unlimited, set by the admin; Gemini app: up to 36 months per admin; Gemini Notebook: prompts/responses not stored after the session; generated content follows CDPA Section 6 (q2).
- Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education FundamentalsAs Workspace Business (q2); Education-specific deviations not read.
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions)Gemini in Workspace (side panel): prompts/responses 90 days to unlimited, set by the admin; Gemini app: up to 36 months per admin; Gemini Notebook: prompts/responses not stored after the session; generated content follows CDPA Section 6 (q2).
- Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sectorAs Workspace Business (q2); Education-specific deviations not read.
- Gemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota)Google logs prompts and responses "for a limited period of time" for abuse detection and legal obligations (q3); specific duration: not publicly documented. The documentation on logs (q19, as of 2026-10-14) only concerns logs enabled by the developer ("Logs are retained for a default maximum period of 55 days"; selectable 7, 14, 28 or 55 days) and distinguishes these from "any logs held solely for abuse monitoring purposes". Grounding with Google Search or Google Maps: storage of prompts, context and output for 30 days (q3).
- Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)Standard Gemini models cache customer data for 24 hours in memory (can be switched off); prompt logging for abuse detection under certain conditions; zero data retention can be requested by way of exception (q4).
Perplexity- FreeConsumer accounts: "We retain your personal information as long as your account is active"; after account deletion, removal within 30 days (Help Center). Training opt-out applies only to data from the opt-out date.
- ProConsumer accounts: "We retain your personal information as long as your account is active"; after account deletion, removal within 30 days (Help Center). Training opt-out applies only to data from the opt-out date.
- MaxConsumer accounts: "We retain your personal information as long as your account is active"; after account deletion, removal within 30 days (Help Center). Training opt-out applies only to data from the opt-out date.
- Enterprise ProUploaded files: 7 days; Enterprise Pro from 50 seats or Enterprise Max: configurable session retention. DPA: deletion or return of personal data within 30 days of contract end; input stored until deleted by the user or at the latest 30 days after the end of the Services.
- Enterprise MaxUploaded files: 7 days; Enterprise Pro from 50 seats or Enterprise Max: configurable session retention. DPA: deletion or return of personal data within 30 days of contract end; input stored until deleted by the user or at the latest 30 days after the end of the Services.
Price
- differs by tool
- Google Gemini
- 0Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account), Gemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio), Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals
- several tiersGoogle AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account), Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector
- 6.80 EUR/user/moGemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter)
- Per user/month with monthly billingGemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus)
- On requestGemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions)
- per tokenGemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota), Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)
- Perplexity
- 0 USD/moFree
- 17 USD/mo… (further prices in the details)Pro
- 167 USD/moMax
- several tiersEnterprise Pro
- 325 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details)Enterprise Max
- Google Gemini
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
0 (Free, q6)
- Gemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio)
0 (Free Tier, input/output "Free of charge", q8)
- Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account)
Google AI Plus 4.99 USD/month; Google AI Pro 19.99 USD/month; Google AI Ultra from 99.99 USD/month (second tier 199.99 USD/month); US version of the subscriptions page (gemini.google/us/subscriptions). German version (q6): Plus 4.99 EUR/month; Pro 21.99 EUR/month; Ultra 99.99 EUR/month (5x usage limits) or 219.99 EUR/month (20x) (q6, retrieved 2026-10-14)
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter)
6.80 EUR per user/month with monthly billing (excl. taxes). Introductory discounts for 3 months apply to new customers (q9)
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus)
Per user/month with monthly billing (EUR, excl. taxes): Standard 13.60; Plus 21.10. Introductory discounts for 3 months apply to new customers (q9)
- Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals
0 ("Free for eligible educational institutions" (translated), self-service sign-up, q17)
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions)
On request (pricing page: Enterprise via sales, q9)
- Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector
Education Plus: 5.10 EUR per user per year (comparison table at the same time 'price on request' (translated)), sales; Google AI Pro for Education: 14.40 EUR per user/month with a one-year contract term or 23.04 EUR with monthly payment (q17); public sector prices not publicly documented
- Gemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota)
Usage-based per 1M tokens (Paid Tier, pricing page as of 2026-10-14), e.g. Gemini 4 Argon Standard 2.00 USD input / 10.00 USD output until 2026-11-30, from 2026-12-01 4.00 / 20.00 USD; Gemini 3.8 Flash Standard 0.75 / 3.75 USD until 2026-12-31, from 2027-01-01 1.50 / 7.50 USD; Gemini 3.8 Flash Priority 1.35 / 6.75 USD until 2026-12-31, from 2027-01-01 2.70 / 13.50 USD (q8). For other models see the pricing page.
- Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)
Usage-based per 1M tokens (Agent Platform pricing page, retrieved 2026-10-18, USD; "Prices are listed in US Dollars (USD)"), e.g. Gemini 4 Argon until 2026-11-30 (promotional price via 50 % credit): input USD 2 global / USD 2.20 non-global, output USD 10 / 11; from 2026-12-01: input USD 4 / 4.40, output USD 20 / 22; Gemini 3.8 Flash introductory price USD 0.75 / 3.75 (input/output) until 2026-12-31, from 2027-01-01 USD 1.50 / 7.50 (q18). For other models, see the pricing page.
Perplexity- Free
USD 0/month (as of 2026-10-14)
- Pro
USD 17/month with annual payment (pricing page, as of 2026-10-18); a monthly price is shown neither on the pricing page nor in the Help Center article "What is Perplexity Pro?" (check on 2026-10-07: USD 20/month)
- Max
USD 167/month with annual payment (pricing page, as of 2026-10-18); according to the Help Center "$200/monthly or $2000/annually", annual billing only in the web app (q13)
- Enterprise Pro
USD 40 per seat/month or USD 400 per seat/year (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08, q14); pricing page, Enterprise tab: USD 34 per seat/month "when billed annually" (q3); for eligible educational institutions and non-profits USD 30 per seat/month or USD 300 per seat/year (q15). No indication whether VAT is included (as of 2026-10-18)
- Enterprise Max
USD 325 per seat/month or USD 3,250 per seat/year (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08, q14); pricing page, Enterprise tab: USD 271 per seat/month "when billed annually" (q3). No indication whether VAT is included; additional security and governance features "Custom pricing" according to the pricing page (as of 2026-10-18)
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
- Google Geminiyesall 10 plans
- Perplexityyesall 5 plans
- Google Gemini
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
yes (Gemini app with basic usage limits, q6)
- Gemini API Free Tier (unpaid quota, Google AI Studio)
yes (Gemini models via API, Free Tier with limits)
- Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (Gemini app, personal Google account)
yes (Gemini app; higher usage limits with Plus/Pro/Ultra, q6)
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Starter)
yes (Gemini app and Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Drive; scope per edition, q9)
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Business Standard / Plus)
yes (Gemini app and Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Drive; scope per edition, q9)
- Gemini for Education in Google Workspace for Education Fundamentals
yes (Gemini for Education and Gemini Notebook; Gemini in Workspace only to a limited extent, q17)
- Gemini in Google Workspace (Enterprise editions)
yes (Gemini app and Gemini in Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Drive; scope per edition, q9)
- Gemini in Google Workspace for Education Plus / Google AI Pro for Education / public sector
yes (Education Plus: additionally Gemini in Docs, Sheets, Slides, Vids and Forms; add-on Google AI Pro for Education: full Gemini in Workspace access incl. Gmail, Meet, Drive, q17; according to q2, Gemini app for education and public sector customers with a Workspace agreement)
- Gemini API Paid Tier (Gemini Developer API, paid quota)
yes
- Vertex AI / Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, Gemini models)
yes
Perplexity- Free
yes (limited: search, basic models, limited weekly usage)
- Pro
yes
- Max
yes
- Enterprise Pro
yes (incl. Perplexity Computer)
- Enterprise Max
yes (highest model and usage tier)
- Gemini app consumer Free (personal Google account)
Evidence
- Google Gemini17 sources
- Perplexity13 sources
- Google Gemini
- Gemini Apps Privacy Hub (Gemini Apps Help, Last updated 2026-10-13)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Generative AI in Google Workspace Privacy Hub (Workspace Help)Documentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Gemini API Additional Terms of Service (Google AI for Developers, Last updated 2026-04-28)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Vertex AI) and zero data retention (Google Cloud Docs, Last updated 2026-10-13)Documentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Data residency (Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Google Cloud Docs, Last updated 2026-10-13)Documentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Google AI plans / Gemini Subscriptions (gemini.google, German version, EUR) (German)Pricing page, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace Subprocessors (Last modified 2026-10-19)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Gemini Developer API pricing (Google AI for Developers, Last updated 2026-10-14)Pricing page, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace Pricing (EUR)Pricing page, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Cloud Data Processing Addendum (Google Cloud, Last modified 2026-06-08)DPA, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Data Processing Addendum for Products Where Google is a Data ProcessorDPA, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Google Privacy Policy (Effective 2026-10-12)Privacy notice, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace Data Regions: Data covered by data regions (Workspace Admin Help, Last updated 2026-10-13)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Cloud SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace for Education: compare editions (German version, EUR) (German)Pricing page, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Agent Platform Pricing (Generative AI, Google Cloud, USD)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Gemini API: Logs policy (Google AI for Developers, Last updated 2026-10-14)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Perplexity- Data Collection at Perplexity (Help Center, Last modified 2026-08-31)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Privacy Notice (Last updated 2026-07-08)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Pricing (Pro/Max annual prices; Enterprise tab without price)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data retention and privacy for Enterprise organizationsDocumentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- What is Enterprise Pro?Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Data Processing Addendum (Last Updated 2026-08-13)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Enterprise Terms and Conditions (Last Updated 2026-08-03)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Third-Party Models (Last updated 2025-11-25)Sub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- How long does Perplexity retain my search history, profile data, and personal information?Documentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Max (Help Center, Last modified 2026-09-14)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Enterprise pricing and billing FAQ (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Which Perplexity subscription plan is right for you? (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Getting started with FedRAMP 20x Secure Configuration (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-13)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
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