ChatGPT vs Perplexity

ChatGPT is an AI assistant available on the web, Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. It supports text conversations, web search, file uploads, image generation, and real-time voice interactions for activities such as learning, brainstorming, practice, or hands-free use. ChatGPT Work can create and edit documents, presentations, spreadsheets, charts, PDFs, and images, and connect to work files and apps such as Gmail and Slack. Codex supports work across code understanding, planning, writing, testing, reviewing, and shipping. The Free plan includes unlimited text chats subject to abuse guardrails, but limits uploads, image generation, voice, deep research, memory, Codex, and Work. Shared projects are available on Free, Go, Plus, and Pro; Go, Plus, and Pro users can create and share GPTs. Users can control privacy choices, and an opt-out is available for model training. The listed Free plan is free; Go is billed ₹399 / month and Plus ₹1,999 / month.

Perplexity is an answer engine that searches the open web and returns answers with inline citations. It can search files and connected apps alongside the web, and can select among more than 20 leading models, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Nemotron. Deep Research conducts searches across many sources and produces a report. Access is available on Android, iOS, macOS, web, and Windows, with an API also listed. The free plan has limited weekly use for simple questions. Pro costs $20 a month and adds Computer, premium data sources, web search, files, apps, model council, and model selection. Max costs $200 a month and offers higher limits for Deep Research, resource generation, file uploads, and monthly video creation. Enterprise Pro is $40 a month per seat; Enterprise Max is $325 a month per seat. Enterprise plans bill by seat, and API use requires separate credits. Perplexity lists more than 400 app connectors.