Perplexity
US AI search engine that delivers answers with source citations via its own Sonar models and external frontier models, with separate Enterprise agreements on data use.
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- Editorial scoreOur own assessment on 10 of suitability for professional work, price and privacy. This is a judgement, not a measurement; that is why it always sits alongside the Elo. How we measure
- 8,0
- GDPR profileOur summary of what the provider itself publishes about your data: EU hosting possible, no training on your data for business use, and self-hosting available. Caution applies to a model with a documented problem, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure
- GDPR: Unknown
- Entry price
- Freepaid from $20 / month
- Context
- 200K tokens
Quality over time
0 daily measurementsNo LMArena history yet: this model is (not yet) on the leaderboard.
Bron: LMArena · opgehaald 9 november 2026
Your data
GDPR: UnknownEnterprise plans and the Sonar API are not trained on customer data (SOC 2 Type II; API with zero data retention). For consumer accounts, data use for model improvement can be switched off in the settings.
GDPR check by professionStatus
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The models of Perplexity AI
Perplexity is a family. Choose the heaviest for difficult tasks, the fastest for volume.
| Model | Type | Elo | Price in | Price out | Context | Buzz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonar Pro Search | Flagship | – | $3 | $15 | 200.000 | – |
| Sonar Pro | Balanced | – | $3 | $15 | 200.000 | – |
| Sonar | Fast & cheap | – | $1 | $1 | 127.072 | 32 |
| Sonar Deep Research | Research | – | $2 | $8 | 128.000 | – |
| Sonar Reasoning Pro | Reasoning variant | – | $2 | $8 | 128.000 | – |
Bron: LMArena, OpenRouter, Hacker News · opgehaald 9 november 2026
Subscriptions
Where it excels
- 1Answers with source citations based on live web information
- 2Access to multiple frontier models within one subscription
- 3Deep Research and Labs for in-depth reports
- 4Enterprise: SOC 2 Type II, no training on business data
Perplexity by profession
14 professions where we recommend it, listed first.
The full index on one scale
Order by quality, height is our editorial score. Perplexity is highlighted.
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