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ChatGPT vs Perplexity
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Measured differences - no winner is declared
Products (2)
| Attribute | ChatGPT | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Company | OpenAI | Perplexity |
| Type | Chatbot | AI search |
| Popularity rank | #3 unchanged | #35 1places up |
| Trend 7d | -14% | -1% |
| Momentum 30d | +27% | +13% |
| Wikipedia views 28d | 2.5M | 90K |
| HN stories 28d | 155 | 1 |
| Entry price | $8/moNot verified | $20/moNot verified |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Enterprise plan | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | No | No |
| Deployment | cloud | cloud |
| Platforms | web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows | web, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows |
| Text | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coding | ✓ | – |
| Image generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Video generation | ✓ | – |
| Speech | ✓ | – |
| Web search | ✓ | ✓ |
| Deep research | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agents | ✓ | ✓ |
| Computer use | ✓ | – |
| File analysis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Memory | ✓ | – |
| API | – | ✓ |
| Local / offline | – | – |
| Linked models | 93 | 5 |
| GitHub stars | — | — |
| Launched | 30 Nov 2022 | 7 Dec 2022 |
| Last tracked event | 28h ago | 17d ago |
| Price data freshness | Not verified | Not verified |
Popularity rank over time
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