Perplexity AI
🔬 ResearchfreemiumFeatured
★4.3
AI-powered search engine with cited sources
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Try Perplexity AI →Use Cases
- •Research topics with real-time web search and cited sources
- •Analyze uploaded PDFs, documents, and data files
- •Compare products, services, or academic papers with multi-source synthesis
Integrations
CrunchbaseMake.com (workflow automation)Perplexity Sonar APIAndroid native assistantChrome extension
Pros
- +Every answer includes inline citations with clickable source links for verification
- +Excellent for research tasks requiring real-time, up-to-date information
- +Clean, focused interface without the complexity of prompt engineering
Cons
- -Free tier has strict daily query limits on Pro Search
- -Less capable than ChatGPT or Claude for creative writing and coding tasks
- -Sources can sometimes be low-quality or tangentially related
Quick Start
1. Go to perplexity.ai and sign up or use without an account
2. Type a research question in the search bar
3. Review the answer with inline citations and click sources to verify
4. Use Follow-up questions to dig deeper into specific aspects
5. Toggle Focus modes (Web, Academic, Writing, Math) for specialized searches
Pricing
Free tier: Limited daily queries with basic search capabilities. Pro: $20/mo ($200/year) — unlimited Pro searches, premium AI models, file uploads, expanded context. Max: $200/mo — access to frontier models like o3-pro and Claude Opus 4, unlimited Labs usage. Enterprise Pro: $40/seat/mo — team features, SSO, admin controls. Enterprise Max: $325/seat/mo — highest-tier models, maximum research capabilities.