PerplexityAI chatbotLast featured Jun 2025
Perplexity Pro
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
Best at citing sources but often wrong or confused, including fabricating a price, finishing last on 19 points.
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- Price when I covered it
- $20 a month
- Featured in
- 1 video · 2025
- Category
- Software & AI · AI tools
What I liked
- Clear, consistent sourcing
- Good at identifying the car model
- Handled the Spanish homonym translation well
What I didn't
- Confused earbuds request with the cake
- Said a $40 pair cost $9.99
- Slow
- Voice mode sounds like text-to-speech
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“Clear, consistent sourcing is kind of perplexity's whole thing.”
“takes a pair of earphones that actually costs $40 and just tells you that it costs $9.99.”
“Perplexity, which I found occasionally very impressive, but mostly quite unimpressive with 19.”
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0:00The Ultimate AI Battle!Best at citing sources but often wrong or confused, including fabricating a price, finishing last on 19 points.
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