Perplexity comparisons
Perplexity is compared head-to-head with ChatGPT, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot and more: 7 head-to-heads in AI Chatbots, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Perplexity head-to-head
- Perplexity vs ChatGPT
- Perplexity vs Gemini
- Perplexity vs Microsoft Copilot
- Perplexity vs Claude
- Perplexity vs Meta AI
- Perplexity vs Grok
- Perplexity vs Qwen Chat
Perplexity vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Web search | File uploads | Image generation | App integrations | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Perplexity | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.1 | |
| 1 | ChatGPT | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.4 | |
| 2 | Gemini | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.3 | |
| 3 | Microsoft Copilot | Yes | $99.99/yr | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9.2 |
| 5 | Claude | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 9.0 | |
| 6 | Meta AI | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.9 |
| 7 | Grok | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.8 | |
| 8 | Qwen Chat | Yes | Free | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
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