Perplexity

Perplexity.ai serves as a powerful tool for conducting desk research by offering AI-generated insights, citations, and real-time information retrieval. Its ability to synthesize data from various sources allows you to quickly access relevant knowledge without extensive manual searching.

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Description

Perplexity.ai is an AI-powered search engine and research tool that provides direct, summarized answers to queries by aggregating information from multiple sources. It is designed to enhance desk research efficiency by delivering concise, well-referenced responses.

Best to use for

For realtime data desk research perplexity is the way to go. Other players like ChatGPT do also provide now citations and Web Search. We like Perplexity a bit more as it provides the real-time Search also via their API.

Update: OpenAi announced that Web Search will be available via their API as well

Pro & Cons

Pros:

Quick and Concise summaries
Citations & Source Links
Real-time & Up-to-Date information

Cons:

Limited Source Control. As a user you have limited control whihc sources are prioritized. Potentially leading to biased or incomplete results

Pricing

Perplexity has a free option with limitations on Pro Search and models you can choose from. With $20/Month the Pro version offers more models, Spaces and 300+ Pro Searches. API can be used in the free version as well by buying credits.