Perplexity — Perplexity is an AI search engine that gives cited answers and runs tasks for researchers.
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Perplexity at a glance
- Category
- AI Agents
- Best for
- Solo Founder, Startup, SMB
- Agent compatibility
- Agent Ready · MCP Native
- Pricing
- View pricing ↗
- Website
- www.perplexity.ai ↗
- X (Twitter)
- @perplexity_ai ↗
- Last updated
- 29 Sept 2026
About Perplexity
Perplexity is an AI search engine that answers questions with sourced citations instead of a list of links. It offers Deep Research reports, Spaces for organizing files and threads, the Comet browser, and Perplexity Computer, an agent that runs multi-step workflows across tools. It is used by researchers, analysts, students and professionals who need verifiable answers fast. Perplexity orchestrates several frontier models, sells the Sonar API to developers and ships an official MCP server.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Perplexity AI used for?
Perplexity is used for research and fact-finding: it searches the web, synthesizes an answer and cites sources. Paid plans add Deep Research reports and Perplexity Computer for agentic tasks.
Is Perplexity free?
Yes. The Free plan includes unlimited basic searches with citations. As of 2026, Pro costs $20 per month and Max $200 per month, adding more Computer usage, credits and frontier models.
Perplexity vs ChatGPT: what is the difference?
Perplexity is built around live web search with inline citations, so it suits research and current events. ChatGPT is a broader assistant with stronger creative, image and app features.
Does Perplexity have an API?
Yes. The Sonar API gives developers search-grounded answers with citations, priced per request and per token, and Perplexity publishes an official MCP server for agent frameworks.
Is Perplexity agent ready?
Yes — Perplexity is listed as Agent Ready and MCP Native on Maarket.
Who is Perplexity best for?
Perplexity is listed as a fit for Solo Founder, Startup, SMB teams.
What does Perplexity do?
Perplexity is an AI search engine that gives cited answers and runs tasks for researchers.
What are the alternatives to Perplexity?
Other AI Agents products on Maarket include 49agents IDE, Aegis, Agent Builder by Airtop, AgentScore (Latitude), Agnost AI, AI Image Cleaner.
How is Perplexity ranked on Maarket?
Purely by Karma Points earned from community actions — reviews, recommends, use signals and clicks. There is no pay-to-rank; sponsor placements are always clearly labeled.
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