Perplexity AI
4.3 (0 reviews)
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4.3
Avg RatingAI-powered search engine with real-time information and conversational interface
FreeFreemiumAPI availableMobile appBrowser Extension
Tool Type
AI Search Engine
Model Used
Perplexity 1
Integrations
Chrome ExtensionFirefox ExtensionSafari Extension
Detailed Ratings
accuracy
4.3
ease Of Use
4.3
speed
4.3
creativity
4.3
value For Money
4.3
Features
- Real-time web search with citations
- Conversational AI interface
- Multiple search modes (Focus, Writing, Academic)
- File upload and analysis
- Source verification and fact-checking
- Academic research capabilities
- Mobile app and browser extensions
- API access for developers
Use Cases
- Academic research and literature reviews
- News and current events fact-checking
- Market research and competitive analysis
- Technical documentation search
- General knowledge queries
- File analysis and summarization
Reviews
Pros
- Amazing for fast research, academic queries, news, and fact-checking
- Responsive UI, built with search-first UX
- Handles comparisons and multi-source summaries
- Multiple search modes for different use cases
- Strong source verification and transparency
Cons
- Not deeply conversational; lacks memory and custom instruction tuning
- Weak at complex reasoning or multi-step content creation
- Output often mirrors web search snippets — lacks deeper abstraction or synthesis
- Limited to 5 searches per day on free plan
- No long-term memory or conversation history
Areas for Improvement
- Needs a more structured assistant personality or memory layer
- Better at breadth than depth — could improve in understanding context history
- Could benefit from more advanced reasoning capabilities
- Enhanced conversation memory would improve user experience
Pricing
Free
Free- 5 searches per day
- Basic search capabilities
- Standard responses
- Web interface
- Mobile app
Pro
$20/month- Unlimited searches
- Advanced search modes
- File uploads
- API access
- Priority support
- Custom instructions
Enterprise
Free- Unlimited searches
- Advanced security
- SSO integration
- Dedicated support
- Custom deployment
- SLA guarantees
Capabilities
✅
Vision input
Image search and file analysis
❌
Voice
Not available
✅
API access
Full API access with Pro plan
✅
File upload
PDF, DOC, TXT files supported
❌
Fine-tuning
Not available
🟡
Memory
Limited conversation memory
✅
Web search
Primary feature with real-time data
❌
Code execution
Not available
✅
Real-time data
Core functionality
✅
Multi-modal
Text and image search
Performance
Max Tokens
Unlimited
Response Time
1-3 seconds
Uptime
99.9%
Cost per 1K Tokens
Free tier available
Rate Limits
Free: 5 searches/day
Paid: Unlimited searches
