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Perplexity

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Accurate AI that works for your team.

SOC 2 Type II
GDPR
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Last updated: Oct 15, 2026
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Quick Answer

AI

Perplexity is an answer engine for individuals and enterprises seeking verifiable information. It offers agentic capabilities and integrations with internal knowledge bases. Best for mid-market content teams needing verified, citable answers. Freemium.

About PerplexityAI

Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine that provides direct, cited answers to complex questions using real-time web search. It offers features like deep research, agentic capabilities, and integrations with internal knowledge bases. Perplexity is designed for individuals and enterprises seeking verifiable information and enhanced productivity.

What Makes It UniqueAI

Perplexity orchestrates 20 advanced models to provide accurate, cited answers from both internal company knowledge and external web sources, with features like agentic actions and configurable file retention.

AI-extracted from public sources. May contain errors. Methodology · Report an error

Decision Intelligence

Best For

AI
Mid-market content teams needing verified, citable answers
Enterprise CX teams handling complex research
Product development teams accelerating design and iteration
Marketing teams staying ahead with precise answers
Sales teams adopting AI for enhanced productivity
Pricing Overview

Type

Freemium

Free Trial

No

Credit Card

Not Required

Free Plan

Yes

Dimension Scores

· 7.8 avg

How good it is, across universal quality axes

Ease of Use7/10
Customization7/10
Support9/10
Integration9/10
Compliance & Data Protection7/10
Performance8/10
AI-analyzed from product data·High confidenceHow we score

Task Scores

· 6.7 avg

What it can do, per category it works in · showing 8 of 10 tasks scoring 5+

Source Attribution10/10
Search Accuracy9/10
Answer Extraction9/10
Real Time Indexing9/10
Semantic Understanding8/10
Multi Modal Search6/10
Filter Refinement6/10
Personalization6/10

Scores are AI-estimated from publicly available data — not an independent test or a verified user rating. How we rank →

Capabilities
Chat
Search
Browsing
File Upload
Data Analysis
Automation
Agent
RAG
Categories
Search Discovery
General Writing
Data Analytics
Code Assistant
Research Science
LimitationsAI
  • -Output may contain incorrect, biased, or incomplete information (terms of service)
  • -Not suitable for advice of any kind, including medical, legal, investment, financial or other professional advice (terms of service)
  • -Cannot guarantee delivery by any specific date or time for physical products (terms of service)
  • -Free trials require a valid credit card and email address (terms of service)
  • -Payments for subscriptions are nonrefundable (terms of service)
Fit Score

Complexity

Intermediate

Company Size

Solo
Small
Medium
Enterprise

Target Team Size

Individual
Small Team
Large Team

Target Skill Level

Beginner
Intermediate
Expert
Technical Specifications
SDK Available
MCP Compatible
Team Features
Webhook Support (unknown)
Has Demo
Function Calling
Sandbox Mode (unknown)
Audit Logs
No Signup
Works Offline (unknown)
Requires Host App
Framework
MCP Server
Inference API
MCP transport:
Streamable HTTP
Authentication
Single Sign-On
SAML
SCIM
Okta
Microsoft Entra ID
Google Workspace
OAuth
Google
Apple
Developer Access
SDK
perplexityai
Python
TypeScript
→ Package
Deployment:
Hybrid
Response time (est.):
Fast
MCP Servers:
Hugging Face MCP server
DeepWiki
GitHub
Compliance, Privacy & Trust
GDPR: Stated by vendor
DPA
SOC 2: Stated by vendor
Type II
HIPAA: Stated by vendor
ISO 27001: Stated by vendor
Privacy & data handling
Trains on user data: Yes
Opt-out available
Data retention: Until Deleted
PII handling: Allowed
Data deletion: Instant
Copyright policy: Opt Out
Human review:
Recommended

Compliance audit trail

6 events
  1. Subprocessors

    Subprocessor information updated

    2mo ago · 2026-08-13 · source

  2. GDPR

    Privacy Notice updated with more detail about cookies, advertising measurement, and privacy choices. Clarified no sale of personal data or queries to advertisers.

    3mo ago · 2026-07-08 · source

  3. HIPAA

    HIPAA Security Rule gap assessment conducted by Insight Assurance

    7mo ago · March 2026 · source

  4. PCI DSS

    PCI DSS - SAQ A

    7mo ago · March 2026 · source

  5. ISO 27001

    ISO 27001:2022 certified

    7mo ago · March 2026 · source

  6. FedRAMP

    FedRAMP 20x - Low (Class B)

    7mo ago · March 2026 · source

The Model(s) Behind It

Model details — extracted from public vendor sources by our pipeline (Smart Generator + A3 cross-referencing) or admin-entered. Shown as claimed by the vendor; not independently audited by Intelloro.

Powered By
Bring your own model — use your own API key or endpoint
Model Weight Availability
Closed API (no weights)
Training Data Provenance
Not disclosed
Relevant to EU AI Act Art. 53 / Annex XI (GPAI)
Integrations & Connections
25 connections
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AirbyteNative

Data ingestion platform

AM
Amazon BedrockNative

Cloud provider for AI research and deployment

AM
Amazon Web ServicesNative

Cloud infrastructure and security

AN
AnthropicNative

AI research and deployment, including AI models like Claude

AG
Ag2API

Perplexity tools use Search API and Sonar Chat Completions

AG
AgnoAPI

Use Perplexity's Agent API through Agno's OpenAI Responses integration

GO
Google AntigravityAPI

Connect to Perplexity's hosted MCP server

Auto-updated

Build a Stack

Trust Score

90/100

Excellent

Based on 12 data signals

Confidence: High

Reflects publicly available data, not an independent audit

Compliance & Verified38/38
VerifiedYes
GDPRYes
SOC 2 reportYes
SOC 2 Type IIYes
ISO 27001/27701/42001Yes
HIPAAYes
Human ReviewYes
Operational25/25
Status PageYes
Data ResidencyUS
Reliability0/10

No published data

Market Proof10/10
Notable CustomersRamp, PayPal, Latham & Watkins
Company17/17
Company ListedYes
FundingSeries E
Health—

Not yet checked

AI-Assisted Data

Some details are AI-generated estimates — verify with the vendor.

AI-generated estimate: Best For, Description, Limitations, Quick Answer, Tagline, What Makes Unique

How we source data

AI Governance & Regulatory Disclosures

Legally-sensitive fields — extracted from public vendor sources by our pipeline (Smart Generator + A3 cross-referencing) or admin-entered. Shown as claimed by the vendor; not independently audited by Intelloro.

EU AI Act Risk Tier
Unclassified
Subprocessor List (GDPR Art. 28)
https://trust.perplexity.ai/subprocessors

Switching & Migration

Migration Difficulty
Moderate Effort
Support:
Email
Help Center
Documentation
Community Forum
Discord
Enterprise
API Access
Quick Stats
CategoryAI Search
Base ModelGPT-6.1 Sol +6
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, Desktop +1
App StorePlay Store
Integrations24+
LaunchedDec 2022
VerifiedOct 2026
Company & Links
CompanyPerplexity AI
Founded2022
Based inUnited States
FundingSeries E · $1720M
Founders
Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats
Investors
Jeff Bezos, Nvidia
Funding rounds
3 rounds
Valuation
$10-50B (last recorded 2026)
Estimate · dealroom.co
Revenue
ARR approaching $200 million (Sep 2025)
Estimate · startuphub.ai
DocumentationChangelog
LinkedInTwitter/XDiscordYouTube
All Features
Real-time web search with citations
Deep research capabilities
Agentic actions and automations
Integrations with internal knowledge bases
Configurable file retention
User management with SSO + SCIM
Audit logs for compliance
Code execution in isolated sandboxes
Pricing Plans
Free
Free
Pro
$17/year
  • $17/month when billed annually
    • Max
    $167/year
  • $167/month when billed annually
    • Enterprise Pro
    $34/user
  • $34/month per seat when billed annually
    • Enterprise Max
    $271/user
  • $271/month per seat when billed annually
    • Enterprise
    Custom
  • Custom pricing

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    PDF
    URL
    Document

    Produces

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