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Perplexity

AI-powered search engine with cited answers.

About Perplexity

Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine that gives direct, well-cited answers to questions by searching the web in real time. Great for research, news, and quickly getting grounded, factual answers.

Pros

  • Real-time web search with cited sources
  • Much faster than traditional research
  • Follow-up questions in the same thread
  • Pro version accesses GPT-4, Claude, and others

Cons

  • Can still hallucinate despite citations
  • Not ideal for creative tasks
  • Pro required for best model access

Pricing

Free / $20 per month (Pro)

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searchresearchfact-checkingcitations

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