The AI tool replacing Google for research-first work. Spaces, deep research, citation workflows, the Comet browser, and when Perplexity beats every chat AI on the market.
Perplexity went from search to do-it-for-you. Comet browser, Spaces, Deep Research, Model Council, Labs. Five agents, one platform.
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When to reach for Perplexity vs. a chat AI. The query patterns that get the best research output. Reading citations, evaluating sources, when to dig deeper.
Perplexity's June 2026 push from answer engine to research agent: Deep Research now runs inside Computer, plus a command panel and forking. What's new, and the one habit that keeps agentic research honest.
Perplexity Computer now works inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams — the same apps Copilot lives in. What the integration does, how the two assistants divide the work, and the honest read on whether you need both.
Free vs Pro, and why Perplexity bills by search, not tokens. How to think about your real cost per research task.
The everyday research workflows — included in both paid tiers.
Setting up Spaces for ongoing topics, sharing with teams, integrating documents, customizing search depth. The workflow for serious researchers.
Triggering Deep Research correctly, refining the prompt, evaluating the multi-source output, exporting and citing. For consultants, analysts, and anyone who needs grounded answers.
Pre-call research workflows: company overview, decision-maker background, recent news, competitive context. The Perplexity prompts every salesperson should have saved.
Setting up Comet, the in-browser AI workflows, tab-aware queries, page summarization. The future of browsing, available now.
Comet is Perplexity's biggest 2026 play — a full agentic browser available on iOS, Android, Mac, and Windows.
The API, specialized research, and autonomous modes — exclusive to Pro+.
For technical roles. Using the Sonar API to build automated research pipelines, integrating with internal tools, cost optimization.
Specialized Perplexity workflows for finance, academia, legal research. Advanced source filtering, focus modes, and integrations.
Model Council is one of Perplexity's most useful 2026 additions: ask the same question to multiple frontier AI models at once and see how they answer.
Labs is Perplexity's autonomous mode for long-running tasks. Unlike a search or a chat answer, Labs takes a prompt and produces a finished artifact — a working web app, a structured spreadsheet, a multi-page document, even a small site.
All 13 Perplexity lessons are available today — plus every other tool track, the hands-on builds, and the playground. Founding pricing — $9/mo Pro, $19/mo Pro+ — locks your rate for life: the price you join at never goes up.
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