Grok vs. Perplexity: data protection per plan
Grok (6 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 | Grok | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Provider based in | SpaceXAI LLC, 1450 Page Mill Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA | San Francisco, CA, USA: Perplexity AI, Inc., 2261 Market Street, Ste. 14441, San Francisco, CA 94114 |
| Plans recorded | 6 | 5 |
| Hosting | US only: Free, Plus / Premium / Super / Ultramixed: Grok Teams, Grok Enterprise, API, API with Zero Data Retention | not documented: all 5 plans |
| Training on inputs | opt-out available: Free, Plus / Premium / Super / Ultrano: Grok Teams, Grok Enterprise, API, API with Zero Data Retention | opt-out available: Free, Pro, Maxno: Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max |
| DPA | no: Free, Plus / Premium / Super / Ultrayes: Grok Teams, Grok Enterprise, API, API with Zero Data Retention | no: Free, Pro, Maxyes: Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max |
| As of | 18 Oct 2026 | 18 Oct 2026 |
Plans compared
Comparing: Grok Grok Teams vs. Perplexity Enterprise Pro
| Feature | GrokGrok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business') | PerplexityEnterprise Pro |
|---|---|---|
| yes | yes | |
| Details: DPA available | yes: Enterprise FAQ: 'if you submit personal data to our Services, our Data Processing Addendum (DPA) applies and is automatically incorporated into our Enterprise Terms of Service'; the Grok Business guide refers, for team workspaces, to the 'Terms of Service - Enterprise', which according to their preamble also apply to purchases by 'online purchase confirmation'. The DPA (effective 2026-09-22) provides for the processing of personal data only via the ZDR API. 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 | Enterprise terms (as of 2026-08-14): SpaceXSI does not use User Content to train foundation models, LLMs or other AI systems, 'subject to disclosures to Customer and Customer-controlled user settings'; SpaceXSI may use de-identified or aggregated data except with ZDR. Business guide (as of 2026-10-10): team workspaces with 'Privacy guarantees as outlined in SpaceXSI's terms of service' (link to the Enterprise terms). Enterprise FAQ: 'we do not use your business data, including inputs (prompts) or outputs (answers), for training our models'; in some cases SpaceXSI offers free credits in exchange for permission to train. | 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). |
| differs by plan | mixed | not publicly documented |
| Details: Data residency | The privacy policy does not apply to data processed for business customers. DPA (q10): processing 'on a global basis outside Europe', including in the USA; sub-processors in the US, one subsidiary in the UK. The pricing page mentions data residency only in the Enterprise section; EU region not documented. | 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 | Enterprise terms: User Content is deleted… | Uploaded files: 7 days |
| Details: Data retention | Enterprise terms: User Content is deleted no later than 30 days after the end of the interaction, unless otherwise specified in the Order Form, by self-service setting or by law. Pricing page: Teams with 'Custom Chat data retention'. | 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 | from 30 USD/user/mo | several tiers |
| Details: Price | from 30 USD per user per month ('$30+/user/month'; seat types combinable), excl. taxes (pricing page) | 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 (according to the Teams comparison table: Grok Chat, Imagine, video generation, Build, API access, Grok Bot, Cursor agent, pooled usage, team management, central billing, team-wide privacy settings, custom chat retention, SAML/OIDC SSO, combinable seat types; self-service by card. Business guide: connectors to Google Drive, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Salesforce, among others) | yes (incl. Perplexity Computer) |
| 6 sources | 10 sources | |
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Contract / DPA
- Grok Grok Teamsyes
- Perplexity Enterprise Proyes
- Grok Grok Teams
yes: Enterprise FAQ: 'if you submit personal data to our Services, our Data Processing Addendum (DPA) applies and is automatically incorporated into our Enterprise Terms of Service'; the Grok Business guide refers, for team workspaces, to the 'Terms of Service - Enterprise', which according to their preamble also apply to purchases by 'online purchase confirmation'. The DPA (effective 2026-09-22) provides for the processing of personal data only via the ZDR API.
Provider’s DPAPerplexity Enterprise Proyes (DPA forms part of the Enterprise Terms by reference, section 5.1)
Provider’s DPA
Training
- Grok Grok Teamsno
- Perplexity Enterprise Prono
- Grok Grok Teams
Enterprise terms (as of 2026-08-14): SpaceXSI does not use User Content to train foundation models, LLMs or other AI systems, 'subject to disclosures to Customer and Customer-controlled user settings'; SpaceXSI may use de-identified or aggregated data except with ZDR. Business guide (as of 2026-10-10): team workspaces with 'Privacy guarantees as outlined in SpaceXSI's terms of service' (link to the Enterprise terms). Enterprise FAQ: 'we do not use your business data, including inputs (prompts) or outputs (answers), for training our models'; in some cases SpaceXSI offers free credits in exchange for permission to train.
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
- differs by plan
- Grok Grok Teamsmixed
- Perplexity Enterprise Pronot publicly documented
- Grok Grok Teams
The privacy policy does not apply to data processed for business customers. DPA (q10): processing 'on a global basis outside Europe', including in the USA; sub-processors in the US, one subsidiary in the UK. The pricing page mentions data residency only in the Enterprise section; EU region not documented.
Perplexity Enterprise Pronot publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
Sub-processors
- Grok Grok Teamslist available
- Perplexity Enterprise Prolist available
- Grok Grok Teams
- According to the sub-processor list (q11): AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle (cloud infrastructure), Vercel (web hosting), MongoDB, Inc. (cloud database), Cloudflare and Hive (content delivery), LiveKit (real-time media), Axiom, Chronosphere, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, GrowthBook, Hubspot, Okta, Twilio, Wiz, WorkOS, Zendesk (services and support), Sentry (error monitoring), Stripe and PayPal (Braintree) (payments), SpaceXSI affiliates (cloud infrastructure), each located in the US
- SpaceXSI subsidiary (services and support): located in the UK (q11)
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
- Grok Grok TeamsEnterprise terms: User Content is deleted…
- Perplexity Enterprise ProUploaded files: 7 days
- Grok Grok TeamsEnterprise terms: User Content is deleted no later than 30 days after the end of the interaction, unless otherwise specified in the Order Form, by self-service setting or by law. Pricing page: Teams with 'Custom Chat data retention'.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
- Grok Grok Teamsfrom 30 USD/user/mo
- Perplexity Enterprise Proseveral tiers
- Grok Grok Teams
from 30 USD per user per month ('$30+/user/month'; seat types combinable), excl. taxes (pricing page)
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)
- Grok Grok Teamsyes
- Perplexity Enterprise Proyes
- Grok Grok Teams
yes (according to the Teams comparison table: Grok Chat, Imagine, video generation, Build, API access, Grok Bot, Cursor agent, pooled usage, team management, central billing, team-wide privacy settings, custom chat retention, SAML/OIDC SSO, combinable seat types; self-service by card. Business guide: connectors to Google Drive, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Salesforce, among others)
Perplexity Enterprise Proyes (incl. Perplexity Computer)
Evidence
- Grok Grok Teams6 sources
- Perplexity Enterprise Pro10 sources
- Grok Grok Teams
- Grok Business / Enterprise User GuideDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Pricing: Compare PlansPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of Service - Enterprise (Last Updated 2026-08-14)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- SpaceXSI Data Processing Addendum (effective 2026-09-22)DPA, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- SpaceXSI Subprocessor ListSub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- FAQ - EnterpriseDocumentation, 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
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| not publicly documentedall 5 plans |
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Contract / DPA
- Grok
- noFree (consumer: grok.com, apps, X), Plus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)
- yesGrok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business'), Grok Enterprise, API (usage-based, global endpoint), API with Zero Data Retention (team setting)
- Perplexity
- noFree, Pro, Max
- yesEnterprise Pro, Enterprise Max
- Grok
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
no (DPA is part of the Enterprise terms for business customers; consumer use is subject to the Consumer terms)
- Plus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)
no (DPA is part of the Enterprise terms for business customers; consumer use is subject to the Consumer terms)
- Grok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business')
yes: Enterprise FAQ: 'if you submit personal data to our Services, our Data Processing Addendum (DPA) applies and is automatically incorporated into our Enterprise Terms of Service'; the Grok Business guide refers, for team workspaces, to the 'Terms of Service - Enterprise', which according to their preamble also apply to purchases by 'online purchase confirmation'. The DPA (effective 2026-09-22) provides for the processing of personal data only via the ZDR API.
Provider’s DPA - Grok Enterprise
yes: Data Processing Addendum (effective 2026-09-22) is part of the Enterprise terms for business services; the DPA provides for the processing of personal data only via the ZDR API.
Provider’s DPA - API (usage-based, global endpoint)
yes: Data Processing Addendum (effective 2026-09-22) is part of the 'Terms of Service - Enterprise', which according to a notice apply to business customers of the API and other business services; SCCs Module Two/Three. The DPA requires personal data to be processed only via the ZDR API; no personal data is to be transmitted to non-ZDR services.
Provider’s DPA - API with Zero Data Retention (team setting)
yes: Data Processing Addendum (effective 2026-09-22) as part of the Enterprise terms; the DPA expressly provides for the processing of personal data only via the ZDR API. SCCs Module Two/Three (Irish law).
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
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
Training
- Grok
- opt-out availableFree (consumer: grok.com, apps, X), Plus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)
- noGrok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business'), Grok Enterprise, API (usage-based, global endpoint), API with Zero Data Retention (team setting)
- Perplexity
- opt-out availableFree, Pro, Max
- noEnterprise Pro, Enterprise Max
- Grok
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
Privacy policy (as of 2026-10-11) and Europe Addendum (effective 2026-08-24): User Content and feedback are used for training and improving the models on the basis of legitimate interests; objection possible in the settings (reference to the Consumer FAQ). Security FAQ: 'improve the model' toggle in the data controls. Training summary Grok 4.7: interactions with Grok may be used for training 'subject to privacy settings, controls, user requests, opt-outs'.
- Plus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)
Privacy policy (as of 2026-10-11) and Europe Addendum (effective 2026-08-24): User Content and feedback are used for training and improving the models on the basis of legitimate interests; objection possible in the settings (reference to the Consumer FAQ). Security FAQ: 'improve the model' toggle in the data controls. Training summary Grok 4.7: interactions with Grok may be used for training 'subject to privacy settings, controls, user requests, opt-outs'.
- Grok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business')
Enterprise terms (as of 2026-08-14): SpaceXSI does not use User Content to train foundation models, LLMs or other AI systems, 'subject to disclosures to Customer and Customer-controlled user settings'; SpaceXSI may use de-identified or aggregated data except with ZDR. Business guide (as of 2026-10-10): team workspaces with 'Privacy guarantees as outlined in SpaceXSI's terms of service' (link to the Enterprise terms). Enterprise FAQ: 'we do not use your business data, including inputs (prompts) or outputs (answers), for training our models'; in some cases SpaceXSI offers free credits in exchange for permission to train.
- Grok Enterprise
Enterprise terms (as of 2026-08-14): SpaceXSI does not use User Content to train foundation models, LLMs or other AI systems, 'subject to disclosures to Customer and Customer-controlled user settings'; SpaceXSI may use de-identified or aggregated data except with ZDR. Business guide: team workspaces with 'Privacy guarantees as outlined in SpaceXSI's terms of service'. Enterprise FAQ: 'we do not use your business data, including inputs (prompts) or outputs (answers), for training our models'; in some cases SpaceXSI offers free credits in exchange for permission to train.
- API (usage-based, global endpoint)
API documentation (Security FAQ): 'SpaceXSI never trains on your API inputs or outputs without your explicit permission.' Enterprise terms (as of 2026-08-14): SpaceXSI does not use User Content to train foundation models, LLMs or other AI systems, 'subject to disclosures to Customer and Customer-controlled user settings'. Except with ZDR, SpaceXSI may use de-identified or aggregated data for any lawful purposes.
- API with Zero Data Retention (team setting)
API documentation (Security FAQ): 'SpaceXSI never trains on your API inputs or outputs without your explicit permission.' Enterprise terms: no training on User Content; with ZDR also no creation of de-identified data. With ZDR the 30-day storage does not apply; inputs and outputs are not written to disk. The documentation points out that ZDR is not recommended for most customers.
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).
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
Hosting
- differs by tool
- Grok
- US onlyFree (consumer: grok.com, apps, X), Plus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)
- mixedGrok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business'), Grok Enterprise, API (usage-based, global endpoint), API with Zero Data Retention (team setting)
- Perplexitynot publicly documentedall 5 plans
- Grok
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
Europe Addendum (13.3): 'We process all of your personal information in the United States, where we maintain our primary data centers.'
- Plus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)
Europe Addendum (13.3): 'We process all of your personal information in the United States, where we maintain our primary data centers.'
- Grok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business')
The privacy policy does not apply to data processed for business customers. DPA (q10): processing 'on a global basis outside Europe', including in the USA; sub-processors in the US, one subsidiary in the UK. The pricing page mentions data residency only in the Enterprise section; EU region not documented.
- Grok Enterprise
The privacy policy does not apply to data processed for business customers. DPA (q10): processing 'on a global basis outside Europe', including in the USA; sub-processors in the US, one subsidiary in the UK. Pricing page (Enterprise): 'Data residency: Control where your data lives' without a region specified; EU region not documented.
- API (usage-based, global endpoint)
Regions documentation (q3): the standard endpoint api.x.ai does not guarantee a processing region; requests may be routed between regions. Optional US endpoint us.api.x.ai: request handling, inference, moderation and stored request data in the USA (only grok-4.7 and grok-4.6, without image, video and voice APIs; Files, Collections and server-side tools may be processed outside the USA; token prices +10 %). DPA (q10): processing 'on a global basis outside Europe', including in the USA. Sub-processors in the US, one subsidiary in the UK. An EU region is not documented.
- API with Zero Data Retention (team setting)
As API: global endpoint without a region guarantee, US endpoint optional (ZDR also applies there). No EU region documented.
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)
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
Sub-processors
- Groklist availableall 6 plans
- Perplexitylist availableall 5 plans
- Grok
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
- Europe Addendum (q8): service providers as per the sub-processor page (q11, see API plan); Brave Software, Inc. receives parts of the inputs for search results; payment processing by Google Payments, Apple Pay and Stripe
- Plus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)
- Europe Addendum (q8): service providers as per the sub-processor page (q11, see API plan); Brave Software, Inc. receives parts of the inputs for search results; payment processing by Google Payments, Apple Pay and Stripe
- Grok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business')
- According to the sub-processor list (q11): AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle (cloud infrastructure), Vercel (web hosting), MongoDB, Inc. (cloud database), Cloudflare and Hive (content delivery), LiveKit (real-time media), Axiom, Chronosphere, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, GrowthBook, Hubspot, Okta, Twilio, Wiz, WorkOS, Zendesk (services and support), Sentry (error monitoring), Stripe and PayPal (Braintree) (payments), SpaceXSI affiliates (cloud infrastructure), each located in the US
- SpaceXSI subsidiary (services and support): located in the UK (q11)
- Grok Enterprise
- According to the sub-processor list (q11): AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle (cloud infrastructure), Vercel (web hosting), MongoDB, Inc. (cloud database), Cloudflare and Hive (content delivery), LiveKit (real-time media), Axiom, Chronosphere, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, GrowthBook, Hubspot, Okta, Twilio, Wiz, WorkOS, Zendesk (services and support), Sentry (error monitoring), Stripe and PayPal (Braintree) (payments), SpaceXSI affiliates (cloud infrastructure), each located in the US
- SpaceXSI subsidiary (services and support): located in the UK (q11)
- API (usage-based, global endpoint)
- According to the sub-processor list (q11): AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle (cloud infrastructure), Vercel (web hosting), MongoDB, Inc. (cloud database), Cloudflare and Hive (content delivery), LiveKit (real-time media), Axiom, Chronosphere, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, GrowthBook, Hubspot, Okta, Twilio, Wiz, WorkOS, Zendesk (services and support), Sentry (error monitoring), Stripe and PayPal (Braintree) (payments), SpaceXSI affiliates (cloud infrastructure), each located in the US
- SpaceXSI subsidiary (services and support): located in the UK (q11)
- API with Zero Data Retention (team setting)
- According to the sub-processor list (q11): AWS, Google Cloud, Oracle (cloud infrastructure), Vercel (web hosting), MongoDB, Inc. (cloud database), Cloudflare and Hive (content delivery), LiveKit (real-time media), Axiom, Chronosphere, ClickHouse, Elasticsearch, GrowthBook, Hubspot, Okta, Twilio, Wiz, WorkOS, Zendesk (services and support), Sentry (error monitoring), Stripe and PayPal (Braintree) (payments), SpaceXSI affiliates (cloud infrastructure), each located in the US
- SpaceXSI subsidiary (services and support): located in the UK (q11)
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
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
Retention
- differs by tool
- Grok
- Privacy policyFree (consumer: grok.com, apps, X), Plus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)
- Enterprise terms: User Content is deleted…Grok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business'), Grok Enterprise
- Security FAQ: requests and responses are…API (usage-based, global endpoint)
- No storage of prompts and outputsAPI with Zero Data Retention (team setting)
- Perplexity
- Consumer accounts: "We retain your…Free, Pro, Max
- Uploaded files: 7 daysEnterprise Pro, Enterprise Max
- Grok
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)Privacy policy (as of 2026-10-11): retention for as long as a legitimate business interest exists; with Private Chat, conversations are deleted within 30 days; deleted conversations or deleted accounts are deleted within 30 days, except for legal, compliance or security reasons. Consumer FAQ: deleted chats and files are removed 'within standard retention windows'; account recoverable within 30 days.
- Plus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)Privacy policy (as of 2026-10-11): retention for as long as a legitimate business interest exists; with Private Chat, conversations are deleted within 30 days; deleted conversations or deleted accounts are deleted within 30 days, except for legal, compliance or security reasons. Consumer FAQ: deleted chats and files are removed 'within standard retention windows'; account recoverable within 30 days.
- Grok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business')Enterprise terms: User Content is deleted no later than 30 days after the end of the interaction, unless otherwise specified in the Order Form, by self-service setting or by law. Pricing page: Teams with 'Custom Chat data retention'.
- Grok EnterpriseEnterprise terms: User Content is deleted no later than 30 days after the end of the interaction, unless otherwise specified in the Order Form, by self-service setting or by law. Pricing page: 'Custom Chat data retention'. Business guide: Enterprise with custom retention rules.
- API (usage-based, global endpoint)Security FAQ: requests and responses are stored encrypted for 30 days (audit/abuse review) and then automatically deleted; Files and Collections remain until deleted. Enterprise terms: User Content is deleted no later than 30 days after the end of the interaction, unless otherwise agreed, required by law or necessary for security/compliance reasons. DPA Annex 2: following a deletion request, deletion typically within 30 days.
- API with Zero Data Retention (team setting)No storage of prompts and outputs (ZDR, team-wide); according to the documentation, activation by team admins themselves in the console, where available; with an Enterprise contract, the contract governs retention. When activating, the Enterprise terms and the privacy policy must be accepted. Enterprise terms: with ZDR, User Content exists 'only transiently' to generate the response and is deleted afterwards; DPA: with the ZDR API, only the customer retains personal data.
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
- Grok
- 0 USDFree (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
- several tiersPlus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)
- from 30 USD/user/moGrok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business')
- customGrok Enterprise
- per tokenAPI (usage-based, global endpoint)
- As APIAPI with Zero Data Retention (team setting)
- 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
- Grok
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
0 USD (pricing page)
- Plus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)
Plus 8 USD; Premium 30 USD; Super 100 USD; Ultra 200 USD per month, each excl. taxes; subscriptions are sold via X Subscription Corp. and include X features (pricing page). The Consumer FAQ still names 'SuperGrok' and 'SuperGrok Heavy'.
- Grok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business')
from 30 USD per user per month ('$30+/user/month'; seat types combinable), excl. taxes (pricing page)
- Grok Enterprise
Custom (pricing page: 'Custom', contact sales; payment by invoice/bank transfer only in the Enterprise plan)
- API (usage-based, global endpoint)
Per 1M tokens, in USD, below / from 200k prompt tokens (pricing page): grok-4.7 and grok-4.6 input 2.00 USD / 4.00 USD, cache 0.50 USD / 1.00 USD, output 6.00 USD / 12.00 USD; grok-4.5 input 2.00 USD / 4.00 USD, cache 0.30 USD / 0.60 USD, output 6.00 USD / 12.00 USD; grok-4.3 and grok-4.20 variants input 1.25 USD / 2.50 USD, cache 0.20 USD / 0.40 USD, output 2.50 USD / 5.00 USD; grok-build-0.1 input 1.00 USD / 2.00 USD, cache 0.20 USD / 0.40 USD, output 2.00 USD / 4.00 USD. Tools: web search, code execution, file search 5 USD per 1,000 calls each; X search 5 USD per 1,000 posts or 10 USD per 1,000 profiles; Collections search 2.50 USD per 1,000 calls. US endpoint 10 % surcharge.
- API with Zero Data Retention (team setting)
As API (ZDR surcharge not stated in the documentation)
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)
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
- Grokyesall 6 plans
- Perplexityyesall 5 plans
- Grok
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
yes (limited chat, agent, image and Build usage according to the pricing page)
- Plus / Premium / Super / Ultra (consumer: grok.com, apps, X subscription)
yes (from Plus: Grok Chat, Voice, Imagine, Build, API access and Cursor; from Premium: Grok Bot, latest models, video and image generation, 4x usage compared with Plus; Super/Ultra with 15x and 50x usage respectively compared with Plus)
- Grok Teams (grok.com; documentation: 'Grok Business')
yes (according to the Teams comparison table: Grok Chat, Imagine, video generation, Build, API access, Grok Bot, Cursor agent, pooled usage, team management, central billing, team-wide privacy settings, custom chat retention, SAML/OIDC SSO, combinable seat types; self-service by card. Business guide: connectors to Google Drive, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams, Salesforce, among others)
- Grok Enterprise
yes (as Teams; additionally, according to the pricing page, SCIM, audit logs and service accounts, spend controls, group settings, purchase on invoice, custom rate limits, dedicated infrastructure, 'Data residency', among others)
- API (usage-based, global endpoint)
yes (models grok-4.7, grok-4.6, grok-4.5, grok-4.3, grok-4.20, grok-build-0.1; tools such as web and X search, code execution; image, video and voice APIs)
- API with Zero Data Retention (team setting)
yes (as API; without functions that require storage: Files, Collections, Batch API, stateful Responses API, among others)
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)
- Free (consumer: grok.com, apps, X)
Evidence
- Grok13 sources
- Perplexity13 sources
- Grok
- Pricing (developer documentation)Pricing page, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- FAQ: SecurityDocumentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Regional EndpointsDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- FAQ: Grok Website / AppsDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Grok Business / Enterprise User GuideDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Pricing: Compare PlansPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- SpaceXSI Privacy Policy (Last Updated 2026-10-11)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Europe Privacy Policy Addendum (effective 2026-08-24)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Terms of Service - Enterprise (Last Updated 2026-08-14)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- SpaceXSI Data Processing Addendum (effective 2026-09-22)DPA, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- SpaceXSI Subprocessor ListSub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Public Summary of Training Content for Grok 4.7 (V1, 2026-09-21)Documentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- FAQ - EnterpriseDocumentation, 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
not documentedmeans: not publicly documented, not verifiable in any provider source. It does not mean “no”.
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