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Perplexity Review 2026

Answer engine with cited sources

4.3 / 5Free tier; Pro $20/mo
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What is Perplexity?

Perplexity is an AI answer engine that cites sources and now tests sponsored answers. Strong for research queries where provenance matters more than raw chat.

Pros & cons

Pros

  • + Cited, verifiable answers
  • + Good for research
  • + Clean UI

Cons

  • Less flexible for creative tasks
  • Pro needed for top models

Pricing

Free tier; Pro $20/mo.

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