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Perplexity
shipAnswer engine with citations — search rebuilt around LLMs.
journal entry · observed by @whysanesanders · verified 2026-08-15
Replaced Google for a real share of practitioner queries: cited answers, follow-up context and model choice on Pro. The receipt-links culture makes it the on-brand search tool.
Known limitations
- Citations occasionally point at sources that do not support the claim.
- Complex queries eat through Pro search limits.
- Publisher disputes raise long-term sustainability questions.
Facts
- pricing
- freemium
- price note
- free tier; Pro $20/mo
- free tier
- yes
- open source
- no
- api
- yes
- self-host
- no
- category
- data
Models used
Receipts
Same sector — data
Consensus
Scientific search engine that answers questions with evidence from papers.
data
freemium · free tier; Premium from $10/mo
FREE TIER
situationalverified 2026-08-15
Elicit
AI research assistant that extracts structured data from academic papers.
data
freemium · free tier; Plus from $10/mo
FREE TIER
situationalverified 2026-08-15
NotebookLM
Google's research notebook — grounded Q&A and audio overviews over your own sources.
data
freemium · free; Plus via Google AI Pro $20/mo
FREE TIER
shipverified 2026-08-15