Perplexity

AI-powered search engine with real-time citations
AI SearchFree + Pro $20/mo
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About Perplexity

Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine that provides direct answers with cited sources instead of traditional blue links. It combines web search with LLM reasoning to give comprehensive, up-to-date answers to questions.

Features

Real-time search
Citations
Follow-up questions
File upload
API
Collections

The tally

FOR
  • +Answers with cited sources
  • +Real-time web search
  • +Clean, fast interface
  • +Pro Search for deeper research
  • +Free tier available
AGAINST
  • −$20/mo for Pro features
  • −Sometimes hallucinates sources
  • −Limited for non-search tasks
  • −API pricing can add up

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