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Perplexity

AI-powered engine offers precise answers through a conversational interface utilizing large language models. Features include predictive text, personalized profiles, and Pro Search for advanced AI capabilities. Ideal for summarizing content, exploring topics, and enhancing productivity.

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  • Freemium (Subscription)
  • Proprietary

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  • Online
  • Android
  • iPhone
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • Google Chrome
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Comment summary: Perplexity is praised for fast, accurate answers, a user-friendly interface, and cross-platform usability. Many find it superior to Bing Chat and traditional search engines, citing updated model data and versatility. Users appreciate features like browser extensions and reference provision but note minor drawbacks, such as occasional bias, tangents, a slight learning curve, and recent dissatisfaction over plan changes. Some feel its results mirror standard search engines.
Top Positive Comment
sidiculous
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Not really a chatbot per se, but it beats the pants off any search based NLP, such as Bing AI. Way better, in that it has a lot less limitations, and does not throw tantrums and leave if you point out errors. It'll take criticism positively and not only that, it's much faster, more accurate and provides many more references than others do. They also have an Android app, which blows Bing AI away in terms of speed, reliability, user friendliness and cleanliness. The interface is simple, unlike Bing's cluttered mess with all its bloat. It'll also work across platforms, through any browser, and is ad free with no account required. The accuracy is a lot better, and the few times it provides incorrect information, it'll happily double check and give you the right answer, complete with multiple references. It finishes answers before Bing can even start. As a chatbot, not much use for general chat, but if you need to find something online, no matter how bad you are with Google, this will find it.

Top Negative Comment
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It's not really that useful.

The outputs are inferior to the good LLM like Grok 2 and GPT 4o.

The results are primarily top results for what you search for. The same things you will get if you just do a basic search yourself.

So it doesn't actually save any time. It's just like doing a Brave search and having the ai output at the top, but in a different format.

Replying to @Sam Lander

I believe Perplexity goes through a lot more sources than Leo AI and I generally prefer it in instances where I don't need just a quick answer.

I haven't used it since the beginning of the year, but the rate AI tools are changing, reviews more than a few months old are likely not that useful anymore. I wouldn't be surprised if it is much better now.

BezantSoft
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Powerful and fairly secure.

Faith Koppes
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Payroll Account Specialist at Mosaic Consulting Group

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ImSebi
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It was a good AI. Unfortunately, they randomly changed the plan limits, making them unacceptable for paying customers. R.I.P. Perplexity.

Shahzaad Kamboh
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Global Education Advocate at Frostfairs

Perplexity AI provides accurate, reliable answers quickly, and has a user-friendly interface. While there’s a slight learning curve with some advanced features, it’s a versatile and valuable tool. Highly recommended!

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Perplexity is fantastic when you want in-depth answers,.. I use it all the time!! weakpoints: favoritism to Google and Microsoft in software choices, changes direction w/o explaining (click this other tab instead), plays "yes-man" in agreeing vs doing what is asked (like "go back"), sends down rabbit holes (will have you hack program extensively vs choosing better one), goes off on tangents (said kebab in a computing sense and instead got a dining experience), very short-term memory (might not "remember"what it said 2 responses ago) . If programming, you should remind it if you are using a new version software in the beginning so you don't get old software info. It's a training process, but all-in-all this is a lot of great guidance!

I still use Perplexity all the time, but it seems all the AIs have gotten into an incessant blather mode. I have to keep including a KISS comment or "1 meaningful-step-at-time comment".

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What is Perplexity?

Perplexity is a modernized approach to online search engines, providing a platform where users can directly ask questions and obtain precise, reliable answers supported by a carefully selected compilation of web sources. It features a conversational interface, awareness of context, and options for customization that adapt to user interests and preferences over time.

The primary objective of Perplexity is to transform the process of online information searching into an experience that feels like being assisted by a knowledgeable guide. It serves as a potent productivity and knowledge tool, capable of aiding in time and energy conservation for a variety of mundane tasks. Utilizing Perplexity's advanced answer engine, user questions and tasks are processed while taking into account the entire conversation history for context. It employs predictive text capabilities to generate valuable responses, selecting the optimal one from various sources, and condenses the results into a succinct summary.

Perplexity is more than an AI-driven tool for information discovery and curiosity satisfaction. It aims to empower users to achieve more, whether that involves summarizing content, exploring new topics, or exercising creativity. The platform offers a Pro Search feature, improved AI models, limitless file upload, and API credits. Users can perform unlimited Quick searches, five Pro Searches daily, and create a profile for personalized answers. The standard Perplexity AI Model is optimized for speed and quality.

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    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription ranging between $20 and $200 per month + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.4 (14 ratings)
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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • German
    • Japanese
    • Russian
    • Finnish
    • French
    • Bengali
    • Czech
    • Danish
    • Dutch
    • Hebrew
    • Hindi
    • Hungarian
    • Indonesian
    • Italian
    • Korean
    • Chinese
    • Norwegian
    • Polish
    • Portuguese
    • Serbian
    • Croatian
    • Spanish
    • Arabic
    • Swedish
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
    • Urdu
    • Vietnamese

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Our users have written 12 comments and reviews about Perplexity, and it has gotten 185 likes

Perplexity was added to AlternativeTo by ellshad on and this page was last updated . Perplexity is sometimes referred to as Perplexity AI.