Airtel’s One-Year Free Perplexity Pro Subscription: What’s The Catch?

Airtel is offering a one-year free Perplexity Pro subscription to all of its prepaid, postpaid, broadband, and DTH users. The move comes shortly after Google announced a free annual plan for Gemini AI Pro for students in India. However, a lot of users are confused about the eligibility criteria for Perplexity Pro, and many are sceptical of hidden charges for the same. We have studied the terms and conditions of the offer in detail, and here’s everything that you should know about Airtel’s free Perplexity Pro plan.

Benefits of Perplexity Pro

Perplexity is an AI chatbot service that combines the power of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google Gemini, and many other advanced large language models. The pro subscription gives an all-in-one access to GPT-4.1, Claude 4.0 Sonnet, and Gemini 2.5 Pro, which are only available in the paid plans of the respective services.

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The Perplexity Pro subscription has the following benefits:

• Higher limits on Pro Searches that provide advanced reasoning capabilities.
• Access to GPT 4.1, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Claude 4.0 Sonnet, and other premium LLMs from leading AI chatbots.
• Image generation features powered by GPT Image 1, FLUX.1, DALL-E 3, and Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental.
• Advanced file analysis features for PDFs, CSVs, Excel sheets, audio, images, and other media.
• Research Mode that combines multiple language models for a single answer.

The annual subscription cost of Perplexity Pro is Rs 17,000, which is being offered for free by Airtel.

Who is eligible for Perplexity Pro by Airtel?

Airtel is offering the Perplexity Pro plan for free to over 360 million users. This includes prepaid and postpaid telecom users, broadband, and DTH users in India. This offer is exclusively available in the Airtel Thanks app. However, you need to have an active plan on either service to be eligible for this offer.

• Prepaid users: active base plan with any validity.
• Postpaid users: active plan with working incoming and outgoing services.
• Broadband: active monthly or higher validity plan on Airtel Xstream Fiber or AirFiber.
• DTH: ongoing active subscription to DTH services, no minimum monthly rental required.

How to claim free Perplexity Pro in Airtel

The offer is available exclusively in the Airtel Thanks app. You can download it for free on the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store, and then follow these steps:

1. Open the Airtel Thanks and sign in using your registered Airtel number.

2. On the home page of the app, navigate through the offers banner and tap on Get Free Perplexity Pro AI.

3. Scroll down and find the Perplexity and select Claim.

4. You will be redirected to the Perplexity website, where you need to sign in with your Google or Apple account.

5. Once you sign in, the Perplexity Pro subscription will get activated on that account. You can use it on any device or computer.

Note that you will have to claim this offer before 17 January 2026.

FAQs

Q. Are there any hidden charges for Perplexity Pro by Airtel?

There are no hidden charges for claiming the Perplexity Pro subscription in Airtel. All you need is an active plan on Airtel prepaid, postpaid, broadband, air fiber, or DTH services.

Q. Do I need to provide payment details to claim the offer?

No, you do not have to provide any credit card or payment details to claim the free Perplexity Pro subscription by Airtel.

Q. What if my Airtel plan expires during the subscription period?

As per the latest information on the Airtel website, your Perplexity Pro will remain active even if your current Airtel plan runs out of validity. However, the telecom operator may revoke your subscription if you do not renew your plan.

Q. How many times can you get the offer?

The free Perplexity Pro offer can be claimed only once per user. If you have the same number linked to multiple Airtel services, then too you can only get it once.

Q. Can I port to Airtel to get the Perplexity offer?

Yes, you can port your SIM card from any other telecom operator like Jio, Vi, BSNL, to Airtel and claim the Perplexity Pro offer. Alternatively, you can also get a new broadband, air fiber, or DTH connection.

Wrapping Up

The new partnership between Airtel and Perplexity is an excellent opportunity for Indians to experience the power of advanced AI models for free. The pro subscription brings access to paid tiers of ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini chatbots, along with other features like Research Mode and image generation. Considering that Google is also offering its Gemini Pro subscription for free to students, and Perplexity is also following the same, users can claim both services to boost their productivity.

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