Perplexity Mastery Guide
Your simple, easy to follow guide to becoming a Perplexity prompt engineering expert in a few clicks.
Perplexity
Perplexity
ResearchAI search engine with citations — Pro tier includes Deep Research mode.
How to use Perplexity
Ask questions in natural language and get a synthesized answer with numbered inline citations you can click to verify. Use the pro search and focus modes and file uploads for deeper research, and the browser agent for autonomous tasks. Developers can call the search API for citation-grounded results, billed separately.
Best for
Fast, cited research answers with live web sources. Access to multiple frontier models in one place. The Comet browser agent and a search API for developers.
How it behaves
Every answer includes inline citations to sources, and consumer plans and the search API are billed independently. It offers model selection across providers and includes an agentic browser on the paid plan.
Tips
Click the inline citations to verify sources. Use pro search and file uploads for deeper research. The consumer plan and the API are billed separately.
Pricing
Free tier available. Pro is $20/mo and Max is $200/mo, with education and enterprise tiers, and the search API is priced per token separately.
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