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Perplexity: AI Answer Engine

An AI-powered answer engine that searches the web in real time. Get accurate, sourced answers to any question - completely free.

What is Perplexity?

Perplexity AI is an AI-powered answer engine that combines large language models with real-time web search. Unlike traditional chatbots, Perplexity searches the internet for the most current information and provides answers with cited sources.

Built for accuracy and transparency, Perplexity excels at research tasks, fact-checking, and finding up-to-date information. It bridges the gap between a search engine and an AI assistant, giving you conversational answers backed by real sources.

What Perplexity can do

Real-time Web Search
Search the internet in real time for the most current and accurate information available.
Cited Sources
Every answer includes citations and links to original sources for full transparency and verification.
Research Assistant
Dive deep into any topic with comprehensive, multi-source research compiled into clear answers.
Fact-checking
Verify claims and statements against multiple sources with up-to-date information.
Current Events
Stay informed with answers about the latest news, trends, and developments worldwide.
Academic Research
Find and synthesize information from academic papers, reports, and expert sources.

How to use Perplexity

Open the chat
Click "Open Chat" to start using Perplexity AI for free - no account needed.
Ask any question
Type your question - Perplexity will search the web and compile an answer in real time.
Review sourced answers
Read the response with inline citations linking to original sources.
Follow up
Ask follow-up questions to explore deeper or refine your research.
Save your findings
Copy the answers and source links for your reports or projects.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, Perplexity AI is completely free on chatgpt.org. No registration required.

Perplexity searches the web in real time and provides cited sources, while ChatGPT relies on its training data. Perplexity is ideal for up-to-date research.

Yes, every answer includes citations and links to the original sources used.

Yes, Perplexity searches the internet in real time, so it always has access to the latest information.

Absolutely. Perplexity excels at research by compiling information from multiple sources and providing cited, comprehensive answers.

Perplexity AI was founded in 2022 by a team of AI researchers, including former members from OpenAI, Google, and Meta.