Google rival Perplexity unveils enhanced Pro Search with multi-step reasoning
Perplexity May Have Enough on Offer to Challenge Google’s Search Dominance
Perplexity, the AI-powered search engine startup, has announced a significant upgrade to its Pro Search feature. The company says that the search engine is now capable of “multi-step reasoning” or the ability to chain together multiple online searches to find accurate results and information. The update also introduces new AI abilities such as code execution and a Wolfram Alpha integration for math solving.
While competitors like Microsoft Copilot can also search the internet, Perplexity says that its AI chatbot can handle much more complex queries. However, Pro Search remains an optional toggle that users have to manually enable on a per-conversation basis. Regular queries will continue to use Perplexity’s Quick Search instead, which studies fewer sources before responding.
Similar to ChatGPT’s GPT-4o freemium model, Perplexity offers five “Pro” searches every four hours for free. Beyond that, you’ll have to cough up for a Perplexity Pro subscription, which is priced similarly to other AI services at $20 per month.
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