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Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine that provides direct, sourced answers to questions by searching and synthesizing information from across the web in real time.

Pricing

$20 / month

Founded

2022

Team size

201-500 employees

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

About Perplexity

Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine that combines the capabilities of large language models with real-time web search to deliver accurate, cited responses to complex questions. Unlike traditional search engines that return lists of links, Perplexity synthesizes information from multiple sources into coherent, referenced answers.

The platform supports multi-step reasoning for complex research tasks, allowing users to dive deep into topics with follow-up questions. Perplexity Pro unlocks access to premium AI models including Claude, GPT-4, and others, along with unlimited file uploads for document analysis.

For teams and enterprises, Perplexity offers collaborative Spaces for shared research, admin controls, and organizational knowledge management. The platform has rapidly grown to become one of the most popular AI-native search tools, used by millions of professionals for research, analysis, and everyday information retrieval.

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