Hybrid search engine that returns synthesized answers with inline citations rather than a list of links. Ships a consumer product and the Sonar API for adding cited search to your own apps and agents.
Search · Perplexity AI
Perplexity
AI-augmented search. Cited answers, consumer + Sonar API.
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Model support
Multi-model
- Claude
- GPT
- Gemini
- Sonar
Pro users select a model per query; Sonar API exposes the search layer.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- macOS
- Windows
- API
Tags
- #search
- #citations
- #consumer
- #api
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