Perplexity

Name: Perplexity
Author: Perplexity AI

by Perplexity AI4.7

Perplexity answers with the sources attached. That makes it the right tool for the stage before you write something down — checking current facts, scoping competitors, verifying a claim you are about to put in a document.

Commercial use OK
Japanese UI
Free tier
Enterprise contract

Try Perplexity on the official site$20/mo

Pricing: $20/mo
Free tier: Free tier
Vendor: Perplexity AI
Commercial use: Permitted
Japanese UI: Yes
Enterprise contract: Available

What it is good for

Research you will have to defend with a citation
Competitive and market scoping
Fact-checking before something goes into a deliverable

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Every answer carries source URLs
Pro at $20/mo switches between GPT, Claude and Gemini models
Spaces keep research threads organised by topic
Business plans add SOC 2, team sharing and SSO

Trade-offs

Conversational depth and writing tone trail general-purpose LLMs
Intended as the research entry point, not the drafting tool

Editors' review

AI search with citations — the fact-checking layer before you write

Perplexity is built so that generated answers always carry source URLs. That is exactly what you want when researching current information, scoping competitors, or confirming something before it goes into an internal document.

Pro is $20/mo and lets you switch between GPT, Claude and Gemini class models. Spaces organise research history by theme. Business plans add SOC 2 compliance, team sharing and SSO.

It is weaker than a general-purpose LLM at sustained conversation and at writing in a particular voice. The established pattern is to research in Perplexity and hand the writing to Claude or ChatGPT.

Verdict

The first choice for researchers, writers and consultants who want something better than a search engine. Assume the writing happens elsewhere.

Compiled from official documentation and public sources, with our own editorial judgement. We do not publish figures we cannot source.