Vendors · AI applications · Perplexity
Perplexity says it trains no generative AI on API content by default
Perplexity API Platform. Each line below quotes Perplexity’s own pages as kept on 3 Nov 2026.
Perplexity’s questionnaire: nine buyer questions, each answered from these pages.
Perplexity’s record as an AI bill of materials: CycloneDX · SPDX. Not signed.
Perplexity’s status history: every incident on its status page, kept from its own feed.
What the pages say
each value, then the words it is read from- Training on business and API data
- Not by default
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No training by default: Under the API Terms of Service, Perplexity does not use Customer Content to train generative AI models. Certain APIs may be subject to product-specific terms.
API Privacy & Security, kept 26 Oct 2026 · sha256
9ee8051da300 - How long API data is kept
- Not stated in the pages kept
- Searched: API Privacy & Security; Rate Limits & Usage Tiers.
- Option to keep no data
- Zero Data Retention, for eligible customers by written agreement
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ZDR is available only to eligible customers through an account-level configuration under a written agreement with Perplexity.
Not every model supports it: “Some providers require limited retention as a condition of offering their models.” API Privacy & Security, kept 26 Oct 2026 · sha256
9ee8051da300 - Where data is processed and stored
- Not stated in the pages kept
- Searched: API Privacy & Security; Rate Limits & Usage Tiers.
- Sub-processors
- Listed on its Trust Center
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Personal data: Perplexity processes personal data in accordance with its Data Processing Addendum, and information about subprocessors is available on Perplexity’s Trust Center.
API Privacy & Security, kept 26 Oct 2026 · sha256
9ee8051da300 - Certifications and audits
- SOC 2 Type II
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SOC 2 Type II Report - Comprehensive security controls audit covering security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, and privacy
The same list names a “2025 HIPAA Gap Assessment” and “CAIQlite”. API Privacy & Security, kept 26 Oct 2026 · sha256
9ee8051da300 - Data processing agreement
- Personal data processed under its Data Processing Addendum
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Personal data: Perplexity processes personal data in accordance with its Data Processing Addendum, and information about subprocessors is available on Perplexity’s Trust Center.
API Privacy & Security, kept 26 Oct 2026 · sha256
9ee8051da300 - Published usage limits
- Rate limits by usage tier, from cumulative spend
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Usage tiers determine your rate limits and access to beta features based on your cumulative API spending.
Rate Limits & Usage Tiers, kept 3 Nov 2026 · sha256
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Pages kept
each copy is held with the sha256 of its bytes as served| Page | The page’s date | Newest copy | Checks |
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| API Privacy & SecurityAPI training, retention and certifications | none printed | 26 Oct 2026, 433 KBsha256 9ee8051da300c4378c115cd4a057dc66bdc9b63855ad9c9fd8f1cc201228fea1 |
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| Rate Limits & Usage TiersUsage tiers and rate limits | none printed | 3 Nov 2026, 327 KBsha256 f4a6c2821eade4620183f3643f6644ea45074346f27ae91c83ae996f937cae0a |
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No kept page of Perplexity has changed
first kept on 26 Oct 2026Pages not kept
no page is kept from behind a sign-in or a refusal- Privacy policy. The site refused the request (HTTP 403) on 26 Oct 2026.
- Enterprise terms of service. The site refused the request (HTTP 403) on 26 Oct 2026.
Sources
vendors.csv Every dataset → Status → Glossary →- Perplexity, API Privacy & Security, kept 26 Oct 2026.
- Perplexity, Rate Limits & Usage Tiers, kept 3 Nov 2026.