Perplexity alternatives

Looking past Perplexity? Here are 3 alternatives, ranked by our fit score for the jobs Perplexity is used for (research). Prices come from each tool's own pricing page.

About Perplexity

Answers with cited sources; great for fast research.

Price not verified · Free tier available

  1. #1ChatGPT

    freemium

    Price not verified · Free tier available

    Strongest for: research

    General-purpose assistant; the default starting point for most text tasks.

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  2. #2Google Gemini

    freemium

    From £4.49/mo (AI Plus) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: research

    Best fit if you live in Google Workspace.

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  3. #3Claude

    freemium

    From £18/mo (£15/mo billed annually) · Free tier available

    Strongest for: research

    Strong at long documents and careful writing.

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