Answers with sources
Answers include source references that let you check figures, market claims, and product comparisons against the original before using them in a presentation.
Perplexity: research and sources
Editorial selectionPerplexity
Perplexity: a source-based workspace for research, market overviews and quick verification in everyday decision-making.
GDPR: conditionalMCP: yesFree plan: yes
Editorial review: Sep 10, 2026
Facts checked: Oct 18, 2026
Translated: Oct 18, 2026
SME score86/100
Practical value, usability and value for money, equally weighted.
- Practical value
- 88/100
- Usability
- 87/100
- Value for money
- 83/100
Best suited for
Teams that want to quickly turn market, customer, or specialist questions into a traceable initial assessment with sources, open assumptions, and next steps.
Perplexity combines fast research with visible sources and multistep Deep Research. This makes it a standalone, traceable starting point for knowledge work in Assistants & Research.
Limitations
An open research assistant is risky when sources will be accepted without checking or confidential internal documents need to be processed.
Strengths
Deep Research for complex questions
Research handles more complex questions through multiple research steps, such as comparing providers with different features and traceable evidence.
Perplexity: ResearchSearch company files through a connector
With Enterprise connectors configured, repositories such as Drive or SharePoint can be included in research, for example when asking about approved sales materials.
Perplexity: files and connectorsUse cases
Source-based answers, deep research briefings, opposing views and verifiable next steps for market, product and customer questions.
Using it in your business
Language
DE ✅EN ✅Details ↓
Facts checked: Oct 18, 2026
MCP
yesDetails ↓
GDPR
conditionalDetails ↓
DPA with SCCs only for Enterprise and API. Processing in the USA. DPA: yes · EU hosting: no · Headquarters: USA · Source
Facts checked: Sep 30, 2026
Pricing
20 USDDetails ↓
Free plan: yes
Free plan, from 20 USD/month (Pro). Max costs 200 USD per month; a DPA is only available with Enterprise. Source
Free plan
Facts checked: Sep 30, 2026
A practical first project
Create a short source briefing for a real market or customer question: core answer, primary sources, opposing views, open assumptions, and a clear next decision.
Answer this market question in five points. Give the strongest source for each claim, separate facts from assumptions, and list three questions still open before a decision.
Two ideas for your working day
Define a research format for customer meetings
Set up a customer context in the available Space or project area and save these instructions: 'First current changes, then implications for our offering, and finally sources.' This gives recurring briefings a consistent structure. Check the publication date and original source for every news item.
Perplexity: files and links in SpacesConnect internal knowledge with market questions
Store approved product documentation in the research area if your plan supports this feature. Then ask which current market requirements the offering already covers and which remain open. Request separate evidence from internal files and external sources so both remain traceable.
Perplexity: files and links in Spaces
Sources: Oct 18, 2026
What other sources report
Amanda Caswell describes Perplexity as a research tool she uses daily, particularly because answers link directly to sources.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Perplexity suitable for?
Teams that want to quickly turn market, customer, or specialist questions into a traceable initial assessment with sources, open assumptions, and next steps.
When is Perplexity less suitable?
An open research assistant is risky when sources will be accepted without checking or confidential internal documents need to be processed.
What features does Perplexity offer?
Answers with sources; Deep Research for complex questions; search company files through connectors
What is a sensible way to get started with Perplexity?
Create a short source briefing for a real market or customer question: core answer, primary sources, opposing views, open assumptions, and a clear next decision.
What does Perplexity cost?
Free plan · from 20 USD/month (Pro). Pricing details and the documented information date are available in the pricing section of this page.