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Perplexity AI
Industry & manufacturingPerplexity for industry & manufacturing
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 industry & manufacturing. Usable for general work, but first look at the options we recommend for industry & manufacturing.
- 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 industry & manufacturing
- Predictive maintenance on machines
- Visual quality inspection
- Drafting work instructions and manuals
- Optimising production and inventory planning
- 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 industry & manufacturing data into it.
Confidentiality and GDPR
GDPR: UnknownProduction and process data is trade secret and sometimes subject to export controls. Check whether factory data leaves the premises and whether on-premise operation is possible.
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.
Prices
Other models for industry & manufacturing
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Le Chat (Mistral) for industry & manufacturingMistral AI · editorial 8.41426We don't know of a professional tool for industry & manufacturing that runs publicly on Perplexity.
Questions about Perplexity for industry & manufacturing
- Is Perplexity suitable for industry & manufacturing?
- Not specific. Perplexity is not on our list for industry & manufacturing; it is broadly usable, but first look at the options we recommend for industry & manufacturing. Keep a professional in the loop for every use.
- May I put confidential data into Perplexity?
- Production and process data is trade-secret sensitive and sometimes subject to export controls. Check whether factory data leaves the premises and whether on-premise deployment is possible. 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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