Perplexity is a free AI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted, and real-time answers to any question.

Perplexity is an AI answer engine that researches the open web in real time and returns concise, cited answers. Underneath, it routes queries across multiple frontier models so each question is handled by the model best suited for it. How can I use Perplexity?

Use Perplexity directly inside your favorite social and messaging apps to ask questions, generate images and access real-time search without ever leaving the chat.

Perplexity AI, Inc., or simply Perplexity, is an American privately held software company offering a web search engine that processes user queries and synthesizes responses. [3]

Perplexity offers one of the most compelling environments for greenfield AI research. Our product ecosystem, ranging from realtime multimodal assistants to open web agents, spans the full breadth of how people use AI today.

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Perplexity is an AI tool that uses natural language processing (NLP) to help users research topics and provide relevant recommendations. Perplexity AI stands out among AI tools with its contextual memory, inclusion of sources to back up its results, and real-time search.

Perplexity Pro unlocks more ways to learn and get work done. Upgrade your productivity and learning with access to the latest AI models, extended deep research, increased file uploads and deeper sourcing.

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Perplexity Computer — an agentic AI assistant that uses your computer to complete tasks for you, from booking travel to filling out forms.