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Perplexity
shipAnswer engine with citations — search rebuilt around LLMs.
perplexity.aiVerified 2026-08-15
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Replaced Google for a real share of practitioner queries: cited answers, follow-up context and model choice on Pro. The receipt-links culture makes it the on-brand search tool.
Known limitations
- Citations occasionally point at sources that do not support the claim.
- Complex queries eat through Pro search limits.
- Publisher disputes raise long-term sustainability questions.
- Comet browser went free for all (2026-03).
Facts
- pricing
- freemium1
- price note
- free tier; Pro $20/mo, Max $200/mo
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- no
- api
- yes
- self-host
- no
- category
- data
Sources
If we can't show the source, we don't print the number.
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