Have a burning question? Perplexity has the answer. The AI-powered search engine invites you to explore whatever you’re curious about, no matter how niche or timely, and then dive deeper with follow-up questions.
Need to find a digital manual for your coffee machine because you misplaced yours? Looking for a detailed rundown of the history of film, or want to know what landmarks to visit on your next trip? Perplexity is the place to check.
We particularly love its transparency. Each of Perplexity’s responses is annotated with the source of the information. This makes it possible to fact-check the info or verify how up to date it is, and to find an article, graphic or video that covers the topic in even more detail.
Tips to get you started
Beginner tip: Create “spaces” to collect your questions around similar topics and access them with ease. Planning a city trip? Bundle your questions about the best restaurants, must-see spots and an ideal itinerary in one handy space.
Pro tip: Nerdy about all the different AI models out there? Perplexity lets you choose your preferred model for your search queries. You can pick between the app’s own models, those of research organisation OpenAI and many others.
Behind the popular app are Aravind Srinivas (formerly at OpenAI and Alphabet), Denis Yarats (formerly at Meta), Johnny Ho (formerly at Quora) and Andy Konwinski (formerly at Databricks). Inspired by what Google has done for search, Srinivas set out to combine search with AI in an innovative way.