ChatGPT vs Perplexity

A side-by-side comparison built from catalogue data. Both offer 3 of the same listed features, including Chat interface, File uploads, Web search.

Comparison of ChatGPT vs Perplexity

App	ChatGPT OpenAI's conversational AI assistant for writing, analysis, coding help and research.	Perplexity An AI answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources.
Developer	OpenAI	Perplexity AI
Pricing	Freemium, Subscription	Freemium, Subscription
License	Proprietary	Proprietary
Open source	Open source: No	Open source: No
Self-hostable	Self-hostable: No	Self-hostable: No
Works offline	Works offline: No	Works offline: No
Privacy-focused	Privacy-focused: No	No

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