How Airtel users can claim free Perplexity Pro AI subscription: A step-by-step guide, eligibility and other details

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Airtel has partnered with AI search assistant platform Perplexity to offer its Pro subscription free of cost to users for one year. Typically priced at around Rs 17,000 annually, Perplexity Pro includes several premium features that go beyond what is available in the free version. With this new collaboration, all Airtel customers—whether mobile, broadband or DTH users—can avail of the subscription at no extra charge for 12 months.

Eligibility

Bharti Airtel says this offer is valid for its entire consumer base of 360 million users across mobile, Wi-Fi, and DTH services in India. To be eligible, users simply need to have an active Airtel connection and the Airtel Thanks app installed on their device.

How to claim the Perplexity Pro subscription

To activate the free Perplexity Pro plan, Airtel users need to follow these steps:

Open the Airtel Thanks app on your phone.
Scroll down to the ‘Subscriptions’ section.
Look for ‘Perplexity Pro’ and tap on the ‘Claim Now’ button.
You will be redirected to Perplexity’s claim page.
Tap on ‘Claim Now’ again and enter your email address.
Check your email for a one-time password (OTP) and enter it on the same page.
Once verified, your Perplexity Pro subscription will be activated. You can access it on both the web and the mobile app.

What does Perplexity Pro offer?

Perplexity’s free plan gives access to basic search features, limited advanced searches, and file uploads. In contrast, Perplexity Pro includes:

Unlimited Pro searches
Access to advanced AI models
Image generation features
Unlimited file uploads and analysis
Dedicated support
$5 Sonar API credits per month

Perplexity functions as an AI-based assistant for research and productivity, similar to platforms like ChatGPT and Gemini. This subscription plan is expected to benefit professionals and power users seeking deeper AI-based tools without paying extra.