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# Perplexity

> The AI Tools Index is a browsable index of live AI tools organized by category, including tools currently for sale. Every listing links to the maker's real product, and any paid placement is always labeled "Sponsored."

Canonical HTML: https://theaitoolsindex.com/tools/perplexity
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Agent map: https://theaitoolsindex.com/llms.txt · OpenAPI: https://theaitoolsindex.com/openapi.json · MCP: https://theaitoolsindex.com/api/mcp/mcp

Answer engine that cites its sources inline

Category: Research
Product URL: https://www.perplexity.ai
Launch date: 2022-12-07

## Description

Filed under research rather than with the chat assistants. A question returns a written summary of what the web says, carrying numbered references you can open, so the reading list comes back with the reply.

Listing page: https://theaitoolsindex.com/tools/perplexity