Perplexity
by Perplexity AI
Perplexity is an AI answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources, which makes it a handy starting point for research and fact-finding.
- Research with citations
- Quick fact-finding
- Staying current on a topic
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Guides
Doing Research with Perplexity and Other Search-Based Assistants
How answer engines with live citations differ from plain chatbots, and a repeatable method for checking sources and getting trustworthy research.
6 min read
Getting Started with Perplexity
Learn how Perplexity answers questions with cited sources, how to ask for better results, and how to check that the citations really support the claims.
5 min read
Prompts
Cited Answer from a Search Assistant
Specific scope focuses the search and the source preferences push it toward better pages.
research
Security Advisory Lookup
Pointing the search at official advisories first reduces reliance on rumor.
security
Sourced Timeline of a Topic
The rule that every event needs a citation gives you a trail to follow.
research
Vendor Comparison With Sources
Requiring a citation for every cell lets you click through and verify the claim instead of trusting a summary.
research
Questions & answers
Agent templates
Perplexity Citation Auditor
Checks whether each cited source actually supports the sentence it is attached to, and rates every citation supported, partial or unsupported.
4 min read
Perplexity Cited Answer Bot Starter
A small Python command-line bot that asks Perplexity's Agent API for a cited answer and prints the search results it returned.
8 min read+ script
Perplexity Cited Literature Scout
Builds a short, source-checked reading list on a topic, preferring primary and peer-reviewed sources, and flags weak or missing support.
4 min read
Perplexity Competitive Landscape Brief
Builds a cited map of players in a market, what each says it does, and where claims are unverified, using primary sources first.
4 min read
Perplexity Vendor and Product Comparison Researcher
Compares products or vendors using official documentation first, with every claim cited and every unverified item listed.
4 min read