Is Perplexity down?

Right now, Perplexity appears to be degraded — some users may see errors or slowness. Perplexity's official status page is reporting degraded performance ("Some systems experiencing issues"). Our independent checks can still reach Perplexity, so some surfaces may still work.

Yes — this page is a live Perplexity down detector. It combines Perplexity's official status feed, our own independent reachability check, first-party user reports, and the AI dependency graph, then shows a confidence level so you can tell a real outage from a local glitch. Perplexity is currently degraded. We only show signals we can actually verify — never invented report totals.

Perplexity appears to be degraded right now. Perplexity's official status page is reporting degraded performance ("Some systems experiencing issues"). Our independent checks can still reach Perplexity, so some surfaces may still work. See the live signals above and the incident history below for the timeline.

Perplexity is currently degraded. Server status and API status aren't always the same — the Perplexity API can fail while the web app works, or vice-versa. The capability panel on this page breaks status down by surface (API, app, and any image/voice features) so you can see exactly which part is affected. Perplexity depends on OpenAI and Anthropic, so an incident there can cascade to Perplexity and other AI tools at the same time.

Check the API row in the capability panel above — Perplexity is currently degraded overall, but the API can carry its own status. For developers, "Perplexity AI API status" problems usually surface here first, because we read Perplexity AI's own status feed and watch the API surface directly. Perplexity depends on OpenAI and Anthropic, so an incident there can cascade to Perplexity and other AI tools at the same time.

Common causes are an upstream provider incident, API rate limits during peak demand, a regional CDN issue, or maintenance. Perplexity is currently degraded. We show the official status, our independent check, and a confidence level so you can see which signals point to a real problem. Perplexity depends on OpenAI and Anthropic, so an incident there can cascade to Perplexity and other AI tools at the same time.

We check Perplexity from our own servers, independent of your device or network, and combine that with Perplexity AI's official feed and user reports. If our independent check reaches Perplexity but you can't, the problem is most likely local — try a different network, disable a VPN/extensions, or clear your cache. If our check and the official status both show problems, Perplexity is down for everyone.

AIDownCheck runs an independent reachability check from our own servers, separate from Perplexity's official status page. If our check passes but you still can't connect, the problem is more likely local — try a different network, clear your cookies, disable VPN/extensions, or use a different browser. If our check is failing too, it's more likely Perplexity's side.

Good alternatives include ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude. We track their live status too, so you can switch to one that's currently operational.

Perplexity's official status page is at https://status.perplexity.com. AIDownCheck reads it automatically and combines it with our own checks — so you get the answer without juggling tabs.