Yes. Perplexity is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.

How long does Perplexity take?

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Does Perplexity work on a phone?

Yes. Perplexity works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.

What kind of site is Perplexity?

We list it under AI Playground — machine learning you can poke at. Every sentence carries a numbered source you can open, which makes the failure mode visible instead of hidden.

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What Perplexity actually is

A search-shaped assistant that runs a live web query, writes a short answer, and footnotes each claim with the page it came from. Follow-up questions keep the thread going. The citation list is really the product, because it lets you check the answer rather than trust it.

Why it is worth your time

Every sentence carries a numbered source you can open, which makes the failure mode visible instead of hidden.

Common questions

Is Perplexity free?: Yes. Perplexity is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Perplexity take?: Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — answers with the sources listed underneath.
Does Perplexity work on a phone?: Yes. Perplexity works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is Perplexity?: We list it under AI Playground — machine learning you can poke at. Every sentence carries a numbered source you can open, which makes the failure mode visible instead of hidden.

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What Perplexity actually is

Why it is worth your time

Every sentence carries a numbered source you can open, which makes the failure mode visible instead of hidden.

Common questions

Is Perplexity free?: Yes. Perplexity is free and does not ask you to register or hand over an email address before you can use it.
How long does Perplexity take?: Good within five seconds of loading. We file it under "Instant" — answers with the sources listed underneath.
Does Perplexity work on a phone?: Yes. Perplexity works on a phone as well as it does on a laptop.
What kind of site is Perplexity?: We list it under AI Playground — machine learning you can poke at. Every sentence carries a numbered source you can open, which makes the failure mode visible instead of hidden.