Perplexity

Recommended

The AI answer engine that cites its sources and pulls from GPT, Claude, and Gemini all in one place.

“The AI search engine to reach for when you actually want to check the sources, not just take its word for it.”

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4.2/ 5

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Pricing: From $0/mo
Free plan: No

Perplexity

Recommended

The AI answer engine that cites its sources and pulls from GPT, Claude, and Gemini all in one place.

4.2/ 5

BettrList score

Pricing: From $0/mo
Free plan: No

Try Perplexity→

Free plan

Yes

Starting price

$20/mo

Free trial

No standing trial

Models used

Routes across GPT, Claude, Gemini & more

How we rated it

BettrList score

4.2/ 5

Based on practical use and value.

What we measured

Features4.5

Ease of use4.4

Value for money4.1

Support3.6

Compliance4.3

BettrList score

4.2/ 5

Based on practical use and value.

What we measured

Features4.5

Ease of use4.4

Value for money4.1

Support3.6

Compliance4.3

The verdict

“The AI search engine to reach for when you actually want to check the sources, not just take its word for it.”

Pricing breakdown

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Free

Search-only access with real citations, no card required.

Good for limited daily searches
Citations in every answer
Access to basic AI models
Better for simple, quick questions

Recommended

Pro

$20/mo

The plan most regular users land on. $200/year if billed annually.

Unlimited Pro Search with source-rich, multi-step answers
Deep Research with up to 20 queries a day
Access to top AI models, with the option to pick one yourself
Expanded Perplexity Computer access for building documents and apps
Higher usage limits and memory than Free

Max

$200/mo

For people who want the highest limits and the most advanced models with no compromises.

Everything in Pro, with the highest usage limits
Maximum Perplexity Computer usage
Expert-level research depth
Access to frontier AI reasoning models
Priority access to new features

Enterprise Pro

$34/mo

Team plan with the security controls IT expects. Price shown is per seat, billed annually.

Everything in Pro, for your whole team
Search across the web, your files, and your apps
Guaranteed no training on your data
SSO and user permission management
SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, GDPR, and PCI DSS compliance

Enterprise Max

$271/mo

For the hardest research problems at scale. Price shown is per seat, billed annually.

Everything in Enterprise Pro, with much higher limits
The most advanced AI reasoning models available
Deep investigations across massive datasets and files
SCIM, audit logs, and custom data retention settings
Priority access to new features

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All features

Every answer comes with inline citations, so you can see exactly which sources back up each claim

Routes each question to whichever top AI model, GPT, Claude, Gemini, or its own models, fits best, instead of locking you into just one

Deep Research digs through many sources and puts together a full, cited report on its own

Comet is Perplexity's own AI browser that can search, summarize, and take action on your behalf while you browse

Connects to 400+ apps and tools on paid plans, so it can search across your files and work apps too

Pulls in premium data sources like PitchBook and Statista for finance and market research

Can generate documents, spreadsheets, and other finished assets, not just chat replies

Model Council on higher tiers runs a question through several AI models at once and compares the answers

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