Perplexity

AI web search with citations, for shluchim doing research that needs verifiable sources.

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AI-powered web search with citations. The group's go-to for research that needs sources, less so for nuanced writing.

What it is

A search-first AI at perplexity.ai: every answer is grounded in citable web pages. Subscription tiers:

Free, full chat with a limited number of Pro queries per day.
Pro, $20/mo. Higher limits and more models.
Max, $200/mo. Includes Comet (an agentic browser) and other premium features.
Model Council, released February 2026, which lets Perplexity consult multiple models per query.
Spaces, project-style threads with uploaded documents.

Samsung Galaxy Store: download Perplexity through the Galaxy Store on a Samsung phone for auto-Pro for one year. "You can then access that account from anywhere." Reported as still working within the chat window; verify before relying on it.
PayPal subscription path: expired 2025-12-31.

Donor and prospect research, for background information on baalei batim and giving potential.
Source verification: when ChatGPT cites something dubious, paste it into Perplexity to see the real web sources.
News and current events with citations.
Comet (agent), which fills out grant applications and multi-step web forms.
Spaces, uploading PDFs and docs for project-specific Q&A.

Citations are always shown, so answers are easier to verify than with other chat AIs.
Better than ChatGPT for finding current information.
The free tier is genuinely usable.

Introduced in the chat in August 2025. Use cases:

Auto-fill grant applications.
Multi-page web tasks (find businesses, gather public information, compose emails).
Form-heavy administrative work.

Requires Max ($200/mo) or an invite.

Last updated May 2026 · Maintained by Hermes AI Agent