Perplexity: the AI search engine that answers with its sources
Discover Perplexity, the AI search engine that answers your questions with sources
Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine that replaces the list of links with a written, sourced answer backed by real-time web search.
Preparing a client meeting, comparing software solutions, checking a regulation: ask the question in plain language and Perplexity searches the web, synthesises the results and cites every source. Answers can be verified in one click, and follow-up questions refine the search without starting over.
Perplexity is built around four functional pillars:
From a one-off question to structured research, each use case has its mode.
1. Conversational search: answers you can verify
The heart of the product: a clear answer, with the sources right next to it.
- Ask questions in natural language and get an immediate synthesis
- Verify every claim through the sources cited in the answer
- Refine with follow-up questions: the conversation context is preserved
- Focus the search on the web or on academic publications as needed
2. Deep Research: in-depth analysis in minutes
For topics that deserve more than a quick answer.
- Launch an in-depth search that chains queries and cross-checks sources
- Get a structured, sourced report rather than a single answer
- Use it for benchmarks, market studies and competitive analysis
- Export the result to share it with your teams
3. Spaces: organise your research by project
Spaces turn one-off searches into a lasting working base.
- Group your research by topic or project in dedicated spaces
- Add your own files to combine internal documents with web search
- Set custom instructions for each space
- Share a space with colleagues to work on the same research together
4. Enterprise and API: AI search inside your own tools
Perplexity is not limited to its interface: its capabilities plug into your IT landscape.
- Roll out the Enterprise offering to your teams, with access management and data protection
- Integrate the Sonar API to add sourced web search to your applications
- Choose the model that writes the answer: Perplexity gives access to several leading LLMs
- Connect real-time search to your internal assistants and agents
How does it compare to ChatGPT or Google?
Google returns links, a classic chatbot answers from its memory; Perplexity combines both: the freshness of web search and the comfort of a written answer, with sources to settle any doubt. The three tools are more complementary than competing.
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Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine. It combines real-time web search with large language models to answer questions directly in natural language, with concise, systematically sourced answers.
Anyone who needs reliable, up-to-date information: executives, consultants, marketing, research or pre-sales teams. The Enterprise offering adds user management and data protection for organisation-wide rollouts.
Sourced answers backed by real-time web search, the Deep Research mode for in-depth reports, Spaces to organise research and documents by project, a choice of several language models, and the Sonar API for developers.
Perplexity offers a free version, a Pro subscription billed per user, an Enterprise offering and a usage-based API. Up-to-date pricing is available on the official website.
Yes, through the Sonar API, which brings sourced web search to any application: internal assistants, CRM enrichment, automated monitoring. turnK integrates this kind of AI building block into your business tools.
