FedRAMP announced its first full 20x Class C certification on November 2, 2026, and FedScoop identified Perplexity as the recipient. The FedRAMP Marketplace listing for package FR2604643715 names Perplexity Enterprise Pro for Government and Perplexity API, with authorization details for the General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The listing is dated as of October 28, 2026. (FedRAMP announcement; Marketplace record)
What the Marketplace lists
The Marketplace identifies the offering as Perplexity Enterprise and API Platform. Its listing describes a Type 20x certification, a Program path, Class C (Moderate), and an ongoing certification phase. It reports two authorizations and names GSA and USDA in the agency details.
| Marketplace field | Listed detail |
| Offering | Perplexity Enterprise and API Platform |
| Certification type, path and class | 20x; Program; Class C (Moderate) |
| Services listed as certified | Perplexity Enterprise Pro for Government; Perplexity API |
| Agency authorizations | Two; GSA and USDA |
| Service and deployment model | SaaS; Public Cloud |
| Listing status and phase | FedRAMP Certified; Ongoing Certification |
FedScoop describes Class C as most closely aligned with the former Moderate classification. The first full certification is distinct from earlier limited-pilot Class C awards.
What Perplexity says the service does
Perplexity says its government offering supports live web search and answers with citations. The company also says queries identified as coming from U.S. government agencies are not shared with an external search provider and are not retained to train, improve, or evaluate AI models.
For administrators, Perplexity describes controls for model providers, agency identity-provider sign-in, external sharing and file actions, connector access, session retention, and audit-log delivery. These are the company’s descriptions of the service and its controls.
