Is Perplexity down?
No — Perplexity is up.
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Perplexity is an AI answer engine that searches the web live and cites its sources in each answer.
Perplexity's status page
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As of 10/13/2026, 3:11:07 PM, Perplexity reports Perplexity as operational.
Is it just you?
Probably just youNo recent issue reports from other users.
Are you having issues?
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Common questions
Why is Perplexity not working for me?
Perplexity reports Perplexity as operational right now, so a problem is likely on your side: try refreshing, logging out and back in, disabling VPNs or browser extensions, or switching networks. If others start reporting the same issue, this page will say so.
How long do Perplexity outages usually last?
Based on recent Perplexity incidents we have tracked, outages like this typically resolve in about 57 minutes, though major incidents can take longer.
What can I use while Perplexity is down?
Right now these comparable AI services report themselves as up: Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Meta AI.
Does Perplexity have an official status page?
Yes — Perplexity publishes an official status page at https://status.perplexity.com; this page mirrors it.
How reliable is Perplexity?
Over the last 30 days Perplexity had 1 incident totalling about 6 minutes of disruption, for 99.99% uptime — #9 of 35 of the AI apps we track. The longest single incident lasted about 37 minutes.
How often does Perplexity go down?
Perplexity has had 1 incident in the last 30 days, most recently on October 9, 2026. See the full outage history below.
How reliable is Perplexity?
99.99%
uptime · last 30 days
1
incident · 30 days
37m
longest outage
#9 of 35
reliability rank
Over the last 30 days Perplexity had 1 incident totalling about 6 minutes of disruption, for 99.99% uptime — #9 of 35 of the AI apps we track. The longest single incident lasted about 37 minutes.
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Recent Perplexity incidents
How we know
This verdict is Perplexity's own reported status, read every five minutes. Reports from people on this page are shown alongside it, never mixed into it.