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Perplexity AI
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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.
Perplexity is not on our list for building management & installations. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for building management & installations.
- 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
- QualityQuality from blind duels on LMArena: users choose between two anonymous answers. A difference of about 20 points is noticeable, a few points is noise. How we measure
- –Elo, independent
- 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
- Entry price
- Free
What Perplexity does in building management & installations
- Optimise climate, heating and ventilation per zone based on use and weather forecasts
- Monitor energy consumption and automatically flag deviations
- Predictive maintenance on installations: boilers, air handling, cooling and lifts
- Draw up condition surveys, multi-year maintenance plans and sustainability reports
- Answers with source citations based on live web information
- Access to multiple frontier models within one subscription
- Deep Research and Labs for in-depth reports
- Enterprise: SOC 2 Type II, no training on business data
Perplexity's maker publishes little about data protection. Check this before you put confidential building management & installations data into it.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: UnknownKeep two things in view at once. First, privacy: occupancy, badge and booking data can often be traced back to individual employees. Measure at zone or room level, not per person, and involve the works council when introducing it, a system that records staff presence falls under article 27 of the Dutch Works Councils Act (WOR) on staff monitoring systems. Second, security: an AI layer that is allowed to control your BMS becomes part of your operational technology. Never expose that connection unsecured to the internet, work with read-only access until you trust the behaviour, and record who can intervene if the control goes wrong, in care buildings, laboratories and server rooms, a wrong setpoint can cause immediate damage. If you fall under NIS2, there are explicit requirements for supplier management and incident reporting. Also agree a data processing agreement and EU hosting with every supplier, and check energy-saving claims against your own meter data rather than the brochure.
Enterprise 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.
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Questions about Perplexity for building management & installations
- Is Perplexity suitable for building management & installations?
- Not specific. Perplexity is not on our list for building management & installations; it is broadly usable, but first look at the options we recommend for building management & installations. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
- May I put confidential data into Perplexity?
- Keep two things in view at once. First, privacy: occupancy, badge and booking data are often traceable to individual employees. Measure at zone or room level, not per person, and involve the works council when introducing it, a system that records staff presence falls under article 27 of the Dutch Works Councils Act (staff monitoring systems). Second, security: an AI layer that may control your building management system becomes part of your operational technology. Never expose that connection unsecured to the internet, work with read-only access until you trust its behaviour, and record who can intervene if the control goes wrong, in care buildings, laboratories and server rooms, an incorrect setpoint can cause immediate harm. If you fall under NIS2, there are explicit requirements for supplier management and incident reporting. Also record a data processing agreement and EU hosting with every supplier, and check energy-saving claims against your own meter data rather than the brochure. Enterprise 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.
- What does Perplexity cost?
- There is Free (Free), Pro ($20 / month), Max ($200 / month), Enterprise Pro ($40 / seat / month). Check current prices on the official site.
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