Perplexity AlternativesOnly apps categorised as AI Writing Tools

The best AI Writing alternative to Perplexity is ChatGPT, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Perplexity and loads of them are AI Writing Tools so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting AI Writing Tool alternatives to Perplexity are HuggingChat, Google Gemini, GPT4ALL and Microsoft Copilot.

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Perplexity alternatives page was last updated Apr 7, 2025
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  1. ChatGPT icon
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    AI language model perfect for generating interactive human-like text in various styles. Built on architecture allowing real-time natural language generation, ideal for applications demanding fluent, relevant output over diverse topics broadened by extensive training data.

    306 ChatGPT alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free
    2.  Support for Themes

    Features

    1.  AI Writing
    2.  AI Chatbot
    3.  AI-Powered
    4.  Chat Bot
    5.  Web-Based
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  No Coding Required
    9.  Text to Image Generation
    10.  No registration required
    11.  Built-in search engine
    12.  Voice Chat

    ChatGPT VS Perplexity

     
    • Most users think ChatGPT is a great Perplexity alternative.

    • ChatGPT is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Perplexity.

    • ChatGPT is the most popular free alternative to Perplexity.

    • ChatGPT is Freemium and ProprietaryPerplexity is also Freemium and Proprietary
  2. HuggingChat icon
     164 likes
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    A groundbreaking open-source alternative to ChatGPT, offering code writing, email drafting, and more tasks in a privacy-friendly, ad-free environment without requiring sign-up.

    202 HuggingChat alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  AI Chatbot
    2.  Chat Bot
    3.  AI-Powered
    4.  AI Writing
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No Coding Required
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Marketing Automation
    9.  No Tracking

    HuggingChat VS Perplexity

     
    Comments about HuggingChat as an Alternative to Perplexity
    kfua
    Positive May 28, 2024
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    Found this from alternative.to and the answers so fast are satisfying no account needed to use it that is a big plus for me.

    TBayAreaPat
    Negative Jun 23, 2024
    0

    Am I the only one who thinks the name is too um, ..cheddary for the majority of users?

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    • Most users think HuggingChat is a great Perplexity alternative.

    • HuggingChat is the most popular Open Source alternative to Perplexity.

    • HuggingChat is Free and Open SourcePerplexity is Freemium and Proprietary
    • HuggingChat is Privacy focused and LightweightPerplexity is not according to our users
  3. Google Gemini icon
     100 likes
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    AI assistant offers writing, planning, learning support, generating images from text, and transforming text to speech. Utilizes large language models and syncs across devices without requiring coding skills. Supports dark mode and ad-free experience.

    219 Google Gemini alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Google Docs
    • Gmail

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  AI Chatbot
    2.  AI Writing
    3.  AI-Powered
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Text to Speech
    6.  Spell Checking
    7.  Text to Image Generation
    8.  No Coding Required
    9.  Cloud Sync
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Live Preview
    12.  Marketing Automation

    Google Gemini VS Perplexity

     
    Comments about Google Gemini as an Alternative to Perplexity
    TBayAreaPat
    Positive Jun 23, 2024
    0

    Judging by reviews, Google has brought in some of its more unappreciated aspects in this program.

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    • Google Gemini is Freemium and ProprietaryPerplexity is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Google Gemini is LightweightPerplexity is not according to our users
  4. GPT4ALL icon
     98 likes
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    An ecosystem of open-source chatbots trained on a massive collections of clean assistant data including code, stories and dialogue.

    143 GPT4ALL alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Distraction-free
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  AI Chatbot
    2.  AI Writing
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Text to Image Generation
    9.  No registration required
    10.  Marketing Automation
    11.  AI-Powered
    12.  Offline

    GPT4ALL VS Perplexity

     
    • GPT4ALL is the most popular Linux alternative to Perplexity.

    • GPT4ALL is Free and Open SourcePerplexity is Freemium and Proprietary
    • GPT4ALL is Privacy focusedPerplexity is not according to our users
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    Microsoft Copilot (previously know as Bing Chat) is a new Chatbot feature for Microsoft Bing which aim to revolutionize the search engine experience through AI-powered technology.

    157 Microsoft Copilot alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Mac
    • Windows

    Top Microsoft Copilot Features

    1.  AI Chatbot
    2.  AI Writing
    3.  Text to Image Generation
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Image generator
    6.  Chat Bot
    7.  No registration required
    8.  Dark Mode
    9.  Chat history
    10.  AI-Powered
    11.  Text to Speech

    Microsoft Copilot VS Perplexity

     
  6. Mistral Le Chat icon
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    Explore Mistral’s conversational tech with educational, fun interactivity. Customizable, unbiased models excel in performance benchmarks, supporting flexible deployment.

    106 Mistral Le Chat alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Mistral Le Chat Features

    1.  AI Chatbot
    2.  AI Writing
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Text to Speech
    7.  Two-factor Authentication
    8.  Text to Image Generation

    Mistral Le Chat VS Perplexity

     
    • Mistral Le Chat is the most popular SaaS & Self-Hosted alternative to Perplexity.

    • Mistral Le Chat is Free Personal and Open SourcePerplexity is Freemium and Proprietary
  7. Poe icon
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    Poe lets you ask questions, get instant answers, and have back-and-forth conversations with AI. Includes Claude from Anthropic and a variety of other bots.

    243 Poe alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  AI Chatbot
    2.  AI-Powered
    3.  AI Writing
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No Coding Required
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Text to Image Generation
    8.  Marketing Automation
    9.  Chatbot Builder
    10.  Syntax Highlighting
    11.  Cloud Sync
    12.  Support for MarkDown

    Poe VS Perplexity

     
    Comments about Poe as an Alternative to Perplexity
    dugaduga
    Positive Aug 6, 2023
    0

    Its free, fast, and has more features than any single AI chatbot, by including numerous chatbots within. It can take up-to 100,000 tokens, crunching large documents, articles and research papers instantly.

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    • Poe is Freemium and ProprietaryPerplexity is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Poe is LightweightPerplexity is not according to our users
  8. Meta Llama icon
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    As part of Meta’s commitment to open science, today we are publicly releasing Llama (Large Language Model Meta AI), a state-of-the-art foundational large language model designed to help researchers advance their work in this subfield of AI.

    203 Meta Llama alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted

    Meta Llama Features

    1.  AI-Powered

    Meta Llama VS Perplexity

     
  9. AnythingLLM icon
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    A multi-user ChatGPT for any LLMs and vector database. Unlimited documents, messages, and storage in one privacy-focused app. Now available as a desktop application!.

    122 AnythingLLM alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    AnythingLLM Features

    1.  Desktop Application

    AnythingLLM VS Perplexity

     
  10. Grok icon
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    Grok is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI. Based on the large language model (LLM) of the same name, it was launched in 2023 as an initiative by Elon Musk. The chatbot is advertised as having a "sense of humor" and direct access to X...

    68 Grok alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • X

    Grok Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Coding Required
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Text to Image Generation
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  AI-Powered
    7. X icon  X Integration

    Grok VS Perplexity

     
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    Alpaca is an Ollama client where you can manage and chat with multiple models, Alpaca provides an easy and begginer friendly way of interacting with local AI, everything is open source and powered by Ollama.

    83 Alpaca - Ollama Client alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Mac

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Distraction-free
    3.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Spell Checking
    8.  Syntax Highlighting
    9.  Gtk
    10.  Image recognition
    11.  Multiple languages

    Alpaca - Ollama Client VS Perplexity

     
  12. Khoj icon
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    Khoj is an open-source AI second brain that learns from your notes (Obsidian, EMACS), documents, and has access to the internet. It can replace your search engine, help you with reading papers, and get you transparent, fast answers.

    136 Khoj alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  AI-Powered
    2.  Text to Image Generation
    3.  No Coding Required
    4.  Works Offline
    5.  Full-Text Search
    6.  Text to Speech
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Live Preview
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    12.  Spell Checking

    Khoj VS Perplexity

     
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