Perplexity

AI search engine that answers questions with cited sources

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Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine that provides direct answers to questions with inline citations linking to source URLs. It is suited for researchers, students, and professionals who want fast, sourced answers without sifting through traditional search results. The Pro tier ($20/month) unlocks advanced models like GPT-4o and Claude, file uploads, and long-form research document generation.

At a glance

Company
Perplexity AI
Pricing
freemium (from $20)/mo
API available
Yes
Self-hostable
No
Launched
2022-12
Last verified
2026-05-10

Capabilities

ragcited-sourcesweb-searchfile-uploadsmulti-model-supportlong-form-output

Categories

researchchat-assistants

Alternatives

For AI agents: machine-readable markdown version of this page at /tools/perplexity.md, or send Accept: text/markdown.