Samsung Offers Free Year of Perplexity Pro AI to Galaxy Users in the US

Samsung users can get Perplexity Pro AI free for an entire year - that's $240 off

If you're a Samsung phone user, you can take advantage of a pretty sweet offer: a free year of Perplexity Pro. Samsung doesn't appear to have made any official announcement about the promotion, so it would be easy not to know about it, but users are seeing the offer under the "Deals and events" tab of the Galaxy Store app. This is a $240 value if you pay monthly, or a $200 value if you pay yearly. Also: 5 projects Perplexity's new Labs AI tool can whip up for you now - in minutes The deal comes just a week after news broke that Samsung and Perplexity were in some sort of partnership. Samsung will be preloading Perplexity's app and assistant on future Samsung devices, and plugging Perplexity's AI search engine into the Samsung web browser. Perplexity hasn't been shy about offering freebies to entice users to check out its service. It promoted a free year of Perplexity Pro to anyone with a .gov email address earlier this year, and a free year to Xfinity customers and college students. Here's how to get your free year of Perplexity Pro. Also: I tested ChatGPT's Deep Research against Gemini, Perplexity, and Grok AI to see which is best If you follow those steps, your free account should be upgraded to Perplexity Pro (it worked when a ZDNET staffer tried it just now). You'll know you've received the upgrade when you get an email titled "You've been upgraded to Perplexity Pro via Samsung Galaxy." If you're not familiar, Perplexity is a free AI tool that searches the web for real-time answers to any questions (just like ChatGPT). Also: Perplexity is the AI tool Gemini wishes it could be Perplexity Pro gives you several advantages over a free account, like more usage of Pro Search (which breaks down your searches with multi-step reasoning and programming), different AI models to choose from, a file analysis option that lets you upload documents for summaries or insights, the ability to ask questions about a picture or screenshot, and more.

Samsung is giving away one year of Perplexity Pro

Perplexity is one of the rising stars in the AI space, offering an AI-infused search engine and chatbot. The company also offers a Pro subscription, and it turns out Samsung is giving away a one-year membership. Redditor TheACwarriors (h/t: Android Police) recently discovered that the Galaxy Store is offering a free one-year subscription to Perplexity Pro. The one-year membership ordinarily costs $200, so you're saving a huge chunk of change. Want to take advantage of this offer? You'll need to apparently uninstall Perplexity if you already have it, then download it from the Galaxy Store. You then need to open the app and create a free account or log in to an existing free account. You should automatically get an email after logging in to the app, telling you that you've been upgraded to Perplexity Pro. Unfortunately, it looks like this promotion is only available to Galaxy Store users in the US. It's also worth noting that the promotion has been in effect for roughly a week now, so you might want to act quickly to take advantage. In any event, it's a fantastic freebie if you've been wanting to try out the service. Perplexity Pro offers 300+ Pro searches a day, access to more advanced AI models, image generation capabilities, unlimited file uploads, and the ability to opt out of AI training.

Your Samsung phone can nab you a free year of Perplexity Pro right now

I don't use SMS 2FA for banking and sensitive apps, here's what I use instead Generate a summary of this story Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Here is a simplified version of the story contents: Here is a lighthearted take on the story contents: Explore a different perspective: Show me the facts Explain it like I'm 5 Give me a lighthearted recap Perplexity has been gaining serious ground in the AI assistant and chatbot market. The tool offers real-time web search, citations for what it shares, deep research capabilities, alongside the option to switch between several different models for queries and image generation. Sonar, Claude 4.0 Sonnet, GPT-4.1, and Gemini 2.5 Pro 06-05 are just some of the models that users can switch between for regular queries, while DALL-E 3, GPT Image 1, and FLUX.1 carry the image generation burden on the platform. Related I replaced Google Search with Perplexity for a week: Here's what I liked and what I didn't Plagiarized results and outdated citations Posts 2 Similarly to Gemini, Perplexity, too, offers paid and free tiers. The latter gives you access to your search history, unlimited basic searches, three Pro searches and Research uses per day, limited file uploads, and no access to advanced AI models, image generation, or premium support. The paid model ($20/mo), on the other hand, offers unlimited Pro searches, access to all advanced models, image generation, and access to exclusive support channels in addition to all the free perks. The company explains that the free plan is perfect for light users that are just exploring or need occasional answers. The paid plan is appropriate for users that want advanced AI, frequent research, file analysis, or image generation. If you've already given Perplexity a try, or would like to in the near future, you'd be glad to know that the AI assistant's Pro tier is currently free-to-claim for one-year for some users. Related Samsung Galaxy S26 may ditch Gemini for a new AI sidekick Hello, Perplexity! Posts This isn't the first time Perplexity has been found to be running a free Pro plan promotion. I spotted a promo for the Pro plan in the Uber Eats app (Canada) in September last year. This time around, the scope of the promotion is even more focused, exclusively targeting Samsung Galaxy users in the US. This doesn't come as a major surprise, especially since the South Korean tech giant has reportedly been in talks with Perplexity to integrate the AI assistant into Galaxy devices. It's worth noting, though, that neither Perplexity nor Samsung have officially announced the free promo. It was spotted by Reddit user TheACwarriors five days ago, and we can confirm that it is still available to claim. The promotion is limited to users in the US, and seems to be available to all 'Galaxy' devices -- even on mid-range A-series devices. Here's how you can claim the promotion Uninstall the Perplexity app if you already have it installed on your device. Head to the Samsung Galaxy Store and download a fresh version of the Perplexity app. Open the app and create a free account. If you already have a free account, simply log in. That's all. You should automatically be upgraded to Perplexity Pro. You should receive an email shortly after to confirm the upgrade. "You've been upgraded to Perplexity Pro," will be the email's subject. The email's body says "Welcome to Perplexity Pro, your gateway to limitless knowledge. We're excited to explore with you." Surprisingly, though, there's nothing about about Samsung and no explanation why users are getting the free upgrade. We're not complaining though.