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Perplexity
AI-powered search engine that excels at research with source citations. Better than ChatGPT for fact-checking and information retrieval. The go-to tool for research tasks.
8.6
3,456 reviews
🤖 Supported Models
✨ Features
Real-time web searchSource citationsMulti-model supportCollectionsFile analysisAPI accessFocus modes
Pros
- Best for research with citations
- Real-time web access
- Multi-model flexibility
- Clean interface
- Great mobile apps
Cons
- Not for creative writing
- Coding ability limited
- Sources not always reliable
- Pro features require subscription
💬 User Reviews
“Perplexity dominates research. For anything fact-based, I go to Perplexity first, ChatGPT for creative work.”
Community2026-02-12
“For research with citations, nothing beats Perplexity. It's replaced Google for me for most searches.”
Community2026-01-20
💰 Pricing
FreeFree
- Basic search
- Limited Pro queries
Pro$20/mo
- Unlimited Pro queries
- GPT-5/Claude access
- File upload
📋 Specs
- Platform
- Web, iOS, Android, Chrome Extension
- Interface
- Search engine / Chat
- Category
- Search & Research
- Released
- 2022-12-01