These are the days when you need to explain what an AI chatbot is passing by, yet the term chatbot AI communicates primarily with ChatGPT and along with it Gemini, Claude, and copilot. During this time, Perplexity continues to evolve and bring with it new capabilities worth knowing.
1. In-depth Research Capabilities
The quality and details provided by Perplexity for research questions make it a good AI partner for real research. Whether you are involved in academic research, investments, real estate, or sports, Perplexity provides accurate, detailed answers with context.
Its standout ability compared to other AI chatbots is the depth of exploration and attention to detail. While other chatbots usually provide broad information, Perplexity delves deep and even provides the sources from which it obtained the information.
While ChatGPT and Copilot currently share the sources of the answer, Perplexity provides its attributions more accurately. For example, if it found a post on LinkedIn, it will refer to the specific post from which the answer came. You can search and verify the reliability of the information.
A nice experiment you should do to check the topic:
Ask Perplexity a question about a topic you know to Omer and ask the same question to another AI chatbot. Check the answers and with your familiarity with the topic, you will see the difference.
2. Quality of Information Sources
Another element that makes Perplexity an excellent AI chatbot for research is the quality of sources. Perplexity uses data from academic research and reputable sources and almost does not refer in its answers to general sources like network comments and notes.
The focus feature allows for even more precision and directs the searches to avoid undesirable sources that could affect the answer’s quality. You can ask Perplexity to use only academic sources to avoid less reliable websites and databases. And if you need to learn how to train a dog, you can ask Perplexity to focus only on YouTube videos.
When Perplexity does not find an answer, others often make up answers out of thin air. Although it tends to be biased like all LLMs, it seems that Perplexity tries to stick to the facts.
3. Integration with Multiple LLM Models
Unlike well-known chatbots, Perplexity allows you to receive answers from additional models such as chatGPT and Claude in addition to the core model. The transition between the different models exists in the PRO version and allows you to customize the language model directly from the Perplexity interface according to your guidance.
4. Up-to-date Answers
Perplexity fetches information from the internet in real-time and updates its database by indexing the internet every day. This means you can get information on relevant events.
5. Depth
The answers from Perplexity delve into details. The chatbot will provide you with a deep answer with details on the topic you choose.
In addition to the detailed answer, Perplexity is a true companion and will also offer you follow-up questions to promote your research. Most questions are focused and relevant and can open up new and interesting thought channels for you.
In conclusion:
Every chatbot has its wonderful strengths. If you are looking for depth and accuracy, it’s worth getting to know Perplexity and playing with it as well.
