Perplexity — AI Tool Review, Features & Pricing

Perplexity: AI-powered answer engine providing real-time, source-cited responses. Powered by Perplexity's in-house Sonar models plus GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8 as frontier options for Pro users. Deep Research delivers comprehensive multi-source reports. Available as web app, mobile app, and the Comet browser.

About Perplexity

AI-powered answer engine providing real-time, source-cited responses. Powered by Perplexity's in-house Sonar models plus GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.8 as frontier options for Pro users. Deep Research delivers comprehensive multi-source reports. Available as web app, mobile app, and the Comet browser.

It belongs to the productivity category (subcategory: research) within the AI Workflows tool directory.

Perplexity offers a freemium model with a free tier and paid upgrades.

Pricing & Plans

  • Pricing model: Freemium
  • Plan details: Free tier: AI search with sources, limited Deep Research answers per day. Pro $20/month for generous limits and advanced models. Max tier for unlimited Labs, early features, and priority support.

Available Models in Perplexity

  • Sonar Pro
  • Sonar Reasoning Pro
  • Sonar Deep Research
  • GPT-5.5
  • Claude Opus 4.8

Tags & Keywords

search, research, real-time, citations, deep-research, multi-model, browser

How to access Perplexity

Visit the official Perplexity website: https://perplexity.ai.

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