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Perplexity

Answer engine with cited sources.

Pricing
Free tier; Pro $20/mo, Max $200/mo
Free tier
Yes
Open source
No
Score
79/100 (public evidence)

Evidence score: 79/100

Scored from public evidence (hands-on testing coming). Evidence gathered 2026-10-16; 70/100 points verifiable. Unverifiable criteria are excluded, not guessed.

CriterionEvidencePointsSource
Free tiertrue20/20directory data verified 2026-10-16
Pricing clarityno public prices found automaticallyunverified—
Docs qualitypublic docs/help centre found20/20link
Platform supportnone detectedunverified—
Open sourcefalse0/15no public source repository listed
Recent updatespublic changelog found15/15link

Hands-on test notes: coming. Pricing checked 2026-10-16; prices change, so confirm on the vendor site.

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