Perplexity: Fix Incorrect Pricing and Features in AI Responses
How to fix the problem of ai gives wrong pricing or features specifically for Perplexity. Platform-specific solutions and prevention strategies.
Why This Happens in Perplexity
Perplexity uses PerplexityBot to discover and index content. Pricing page not optimized for AI crawling. To fix this, you need to ensure Perplexity's crawler can access your content and that your pages are structured in a way Perplexity can understand.
Signs You Have This Problem in Perplexity
Perplexity quotes old or incorrect pricing for your products
Feature lists in Perplexity responses don't match current offerings
Users come to you with wrong expectations from Perplexity
Perplexity mentions plans or tiers that no longer exist
How to Fix This in Perplexity
Follow these Perplexity-specific solutions:
Display pricing in plain HTML text, not images or widgets
Implement Offer schema with accurate pricing data
Add clear 'last updated' dates to pricing pages
Create a canonical pricing page with all current plans
Update or request updates from third-party sites
Include pricing FAQ addressing common questions
Perplexity Technical Details
Crawler Name
PerplexityBot
User Agent
PerplexityBot
Required robots.txt configuration:
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /Prevent This Problem in Perplexity
Update pricing schema immediately when prices change
Monitor Perplexity responses for pricing accuracy monthly
Remove or redirect old pricing pages
Maintain pricing consistency across all channels