Perplexity

Perplexity AIReleased 2022-12
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Perplexity is an AI search tool that answers with source links. It is strong for researching up-to-date information and holds a high popularity share in the AI-search category.

A. Perplexity data highlights (Sep 2026)
Worldwide market share is about 4.9% (#3). Popularity score is 31.5. Has a free plan. Japanese supported.
4.9%Worldwide share
#3Share rank
31.5Popularity score
YesFree plan

Perplexity share history (usage trend)

0613192511月12月1月2月3月4月5月6月7月8月9月4.94%0.31%
Worldwide shareJapan share

Source: StatCounter Global Stats(AI Chatbot Market Share) Captured: 2026-09provisionalreference value
The current month is a provisional, month-to-date figure. Month-over-month change and risers/fallers are based on the latest completed month.

Perplexity key features

FeatureSupport
Japanese support○ Yes
Image input○ Yes
Image generation△ Partial
Voice chat○ Yes
File reading○ Yes
Web search○ Yes
Code generation△ Partial
API○ Yes
Mobile app○ Yes

Perplexity pricing

Pricing details →
PlanMonthly (USD)Notes
FreeFree$0
Pro$20$200/year (about $16.7/month effective)
Max$200

Source: Perplexity AI official pricing Captured: 2026-09provisionalReference values — check the official site for the latest
The current month is a provisional, month-to-date figure. Month-over-month change and risers/fallers are based on the latest completed month.

Who Perplexity suits & what it's good at

  • Strong for AI search use cases
  • Strong for AI chat use cases
  • People who value working in Japanese
  • People who want to try it free first
  • People who want it for searching up-to-date information

Perplexity vs other AIs

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Perplexity frequently asked questions

What is Perplexity's share / usage?
In worldwide AI-chatbot market share for Sep 2026, Perplexity is about 4.9% (#3, StatCounter, reference value).
Is Perplexity free to use?
Yes. Perplexity has a free plan. To use it more, you can choose a paid plan (cheapest from $20/month).
Does Perplexity support Japanese?
Yes, Perplexity supports Japanese.

These rankings are reference values based on public market-share data, web-traffic estimates and editorial research, and do not represent a complete count of every user of each AI tool. Rankings change with the measurement method (web-visit share vs. market share, etc.). Always check each official site for the latest information.

Perplexity share, usage, pricing & comparison 2026