Comparison

ChatGPT vs Perplexity

Overview

Get answers. Find inspiration. Be more productive.

ChatGPT is OpenAI's AI assistant for writing, coding, analysis, search, image generation, file work, and voice interactions across personal and team use cases.

Perplexity

The AI-powered answer engine

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Perplexity is an AI-powered search and answer engine that provides real-time, cited answers by searching the web and synthesizing information from multiple sources.

Features

—Conversational AI
—Web search
—Data analysis
—File uploads
—Image generation
—Voice mode
—Custom GPTs
—Projects and tasks

—AI-generated answers with citations
—Web search grounding
—Spaces (shared research)
—Pro Search (advanced reasoning)
—File and image analysis
—API access
—Focus modes
—Collections

Pricing

ChatGPT

freemiumFree plan available

Plan	Price	Notes
Free	Free	Consumer free tier with limited access to core models and tools.
Plus	$20/mo	Expanded limits and access to additional reasoning, voice, and productivity features.
Pro	$200/mo	Highest individual tier with expanded access to advanced models and agents.
Team	$25/mo	Per user per month billed annually.
Team	$30/mo	Per user per month billed monthly.
Enterprise	Contact sales	Contact sales for enterprise pricing.

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Perplexity

freemiumFree plan available

Plan	Price	Notes
Free	Free	Basic answer engine with limited advanced usage.
Pro	$20/mo	Expanded usage and premium research features.
Enterprise Pro	$40/mo	Per seat per month according to Perplexity enterprise pricing FAQ.
Enterprise Pro	$400/mo	Per seat per year according to Perplexity enterprise pricing FAQ.