Perplexity

by Perplexity AI · updated 2026-07-18

Answer engine that cites every claim and runs multi-step research on demand.

4.5 · 5,310 ratingsFreemium$0 / $20 per userAPI available

At a glance

Best for: Analysts, Journalists, Students, Competitive intelligence
Platforms: Web, iOS, Android, Chrome extension
Languages: English, Hindi, Gujarati, Spanish
Starting price: $0 / $20 per user

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Key takeaways

Verifiable sourcing
Fast even on complex questions
Weaker at creative writing
Starts at $0 / $20 per user.

Overview

Perplexity replaces the search-results page with a cited answer. Each response links the sources it used, Spaces keep research threads organised, and deep research mode runs dozens of queries before writing a report.

Features

Inline citations on every sentence
Deep research reports
Spaces for team research
File-grounded answers
Focus modes per source type

Pros and cons

Pros

Verifiable sourcing
Fast even on complex questions
Excellent mobile experience

Cons

Weaker at creative writing
Occasionally cites low-quality sources
Report formatting is rigid

Pricing plans

Free

forever

Unlimited quick answers
Limited deep research
Basic Spaces

Pro

$20

per month

Frontier models
Unlimited file uploads
Full deep research

Enterprise

$40

per user / month

SSO
Data retention controls
Internal knowledge search

Industry use cases

Industry use cases for Perplexity
Industry	Scenario
Consulting	Build a sourced market landscape in an afternoon instead of a week.
Media	Verify claims and pull primary sources before publishing.
Education	Teach students to trace an answer back to its citations.

Security, privacy and compliance

SOC 2 Type 2
GDPR

Integrations: Notion, Slack, Google Drive, Zapier. A public API is available.

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Perplexity FAQ

Is Perplexity better than Google for research?

For questions that need a synthesised, sourced answer, yes. For navigational searches and local results, a traditional search engine is still faster.

Can I trust the citations?

Citations link to real pages, but source quality varies. Treat Perplexity as a fast first pass and open the primary sources before publishing.