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How safe is Perplexity for IT & software development?

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-hostable. Caution means a model with a documented issue, such as an investigation by a regulator. How we measure for IT & software developmentUnknown

Perplexity's maker publishes little about data protection. Ask about this before you put confidential IT & software development data into it.

Where does Perplexity stand in IT & software development?

Shared spot 25 of 36 options for IT & software development (professional tools and general assistants) on GDPR profile. 5 options, like Perplexity profile, are unknown. Each tile is an option we track for this field; click for the check.

Strong8
Good7
Limited9
Unknown5
Caution7

Published safeguards

None of these three found in what the provider publishes; what is there, you can read below. Know more? Report it

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.

How to use Perplexity safely

  • Use the business variant and sign a data processing agreement (DPA).
  • Do not enter unnecessary personal data into prompts; anonymise where possible.
  • Ask the provider explicitly where data is stored and processed.
  • Keep a professional in the loop: source code is a trade secret and intellectual property.

Stronger or equally strong in IT & software development

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Questions

How safe is Perplexity for IT & software development?
The maker of Perplexity publishes little about data protection. Ask about this before you put confidential IT & software development data into it. The provider publishes little on this, ask about it before business use.
Does Perplexity train on my data?
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 should I watch out for with AI in IT & software development?
Source code is trade secret and intellectual property. Check whether AI coding assistants store your code or use it for model training (an opt-out or business plan is required). Use on-premises or privacy-compliant variants for sensitive projects. AI-generated code sometimes contains security vulnerabilities or errors, so always have a developer review it, especially production code.

Source documents

www.perplexity.aiopenrouter.ai

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Summarised by the editorial team from provider documentation · not legal advice

Last checked: 29 October 2026 · How we check

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