About Perplexity
Perplexity AI is a conversational search engine that synthesizes answers from real-time web sources and cites them inline. Users can ask follow-up questions, switch between frontier AI models (GPT-5.4, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Opus 4.8, Gemini 3.1 Pro, and others on paid tiers), and conduct deep research. It offers individual plans from free to $200/month (Max), enterprise plans from $40 to $325 per user/month, and a developer Sonar API. Used by individuals, researchers, and enterprises for knowledge work and competitive intelligence.
AI Agent Use Cases
- Real-time web search with inline citations for every answer
- Multi-model switching (GPT-5.4, Claude, Gemini, Sonar) on Pro and above
- Model Council: parallel three-model comparison on Max tier
- Sonar developer API for programmatic search-augmented responses
- HIPAA and SOC 2 Type II compliance on Enterprise plans
- 10,000 monthly Computer credits and Labs access on Max tier
Available Actions
These are the specific actions that AI agents can perform with this tool