"Perplexity excels primarily in its AI-powered search capabilities but also includes many of the same functions found in standard AI chatbots. With access to multiple models, it can effectively manage tasks like creative writing, file processing, and image generation. However, its underwhelming deep research tool and the unclear details about which model powers its media generation features can be disappointing."
"Perplexity brands itself as an "AI-powered answer engine" and not an AI chatbot. It focuses more on AI-powered search than ChatGPT or Gemini, and its design reflects this use case. This is most noticeable when trying to have a conversation with Perplexity, as it is much less conversational than a chatbot. That said, Perplexity allows you to chat, do deep research, generate images and videos, pen creative writing, process files, solve math problems, and voice chat, among other things, just like chatbots."
Perplexity centers on AI-powered search while offering many typical chatbot functions such as creative writing, file processing, image generation, and voice chat. The platform provides access to multiple models that help manage diverse tasks and can assist programmers by writing and executing code. Perplexity often answers questions and conducts research more quickly than traditional web searches, making it a practical starting point for learning complex topics. The deep research tool underperforms and the platform does not clearly disclose which models power media generation. Perplexity can improve web search beyond Google, but other chatbots deliver richer, more advanced conversational features.
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