Cited answers
Search the web and receive a synthesized response with links that make it easier to inspect the underlying sources.
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Perplexity
AI answer engine for fast research, source discovery, and topic scanning.
Product brief
What Perplexity does.
Perplexity is an answer engine that searches the web, synthesizes information, and places citations beside its answers for fast source discovery and research.
Why we selected it
Search-style AI products are changing how readers find and verify information.
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- Research answers
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- Research
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- Profile reviewed
- 2026-08-24
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What it can help with.
Only capabilities supported by the product information we collected are listed here.
Research mode
Run a more involved research process that performs multiple searches, reads sources, and assembles a longer report.
Follow-up exploration
Refine the question conversationally while retaining the context of the current research thread.
Source discovery
Use the answer as a starting point for finding publications, papers, product pages, and primary material relevant to a topic.
Best-fit use cases
Scanning an unfamiliar topic
Finding sources for a report
Comparing products or claims
Getting a current answer quickly
FAQ
Before you open it.
How is Perplexity different from a traditional search engine?
Perplexity produces a written answer from web results and includes citations, while a traditional search engine primarily returns a ranked list of pages.
Does Perplexity show its sources?
Yes. Citations are attached to claims in the answer, although readers should still open and evaluate the original sources.
What is Research mode?
Research mode performs a longer multi-step search and synthesis process for questions that need more depth than a quick answer.
Is Perplexity a replacement for source verification?
No. Its citations make verification easier, but important claims should still be checked against the underlying primary or authoritative source.
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