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Perplexity AI Tool

★★★★★ 4.5 (15,000 reviews)
AI Powered API Access Cloud Based Free Tier
Freemium $0-20/mo

Overview

Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine and research assistant that provides direct answers with cited sources. It combines web search with AI language models to deliver comprehensive, up-to-date responses with transparent sourcing.

AI Capabilities

natural language processing web search information retrieval summarization

Technical Details

Model TypeWrapper
API AvailableYes
Founded2022
HeadquartersSan Francisco CA

Key Features

  • AI search engine
  • source citations
  • follow-up questions
  • collection sharing
  • focus modes
  • file analysis
  • API access

Pros

  • Real-time web access
  • Transparent source citations
  • Great for research
  • Clean interface

Cons

  • Pro subscription needed for best models
  • Can sometimes cite unreliable sources

Perplexity Pricing Plans

Free

$0

  • ✓ unlimited quick searches
  • ✓ limited Pro searches
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Pro

$20/mo

  • ✓ unlimited Pro searches
  • ✓ file uploads
  • ✓ API access

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