AI Assistant
Research
Perplexity
AI-powered search engine that answers questions with cited, real-time sources
8.0Excellent
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Score Breakdown
Ease of Use9.0
Features7.0
Value for Money9.0
Support7.0
Overall8.0
Perplexity Pricing
Free
Free
Limited Pro searches per day (~5), basic models
Pro
$20/mo
Unlimited Pro searches, deep research, top AI models; $17/mo billed annually
Max
$200/mo
10,000 Computer credits/month, unlimited Labs, frontier models; $167/mo billed annually
Pros
- +Every answer includes cited sources for easy verification
- +Real-time web search ensures up-to-date information
- +Clean, focused interface designed for research
- +Pro plan lets you choose from multiple AI models
- +Excellent value at $20/month for heavy researchers
Cons
- −Not ideal for creative writing or code generation
- −Narrower feature set than general-purpose AI assistants
- −Smaller context window limits long-document analysis
- −No image generation capability
Best For
researchers
journalists
students
fact-checkers
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