Perplexity
AI answer and research engine that synthesises web and uploaded sources with citations; useful for guided study and research.
AI: data, oversight, teaching and ownership
The four questions buyers ask most about an AI tool for learning, answered from Perplexity's own documents where they exist. Each answer carries its evidence level; "Research ongoing" means it isn't established yet and we have asked.
Data privacy
1 of 4 established · strongest: Level 1
- Trains AI models on customer data
- No, for Enterprise customer data Level 1 · Vendor disclosed The Trust Center statement covers Enterprise customers. Other plans not established. trust.perplexity.ai · checked 9 November 2026
- How long prompts and chats are kept
- Research ongoing
- Who processes the data
- Research ongoing
- AI models used
- Research ongoing
Learner oversight
1 of 4 established · strongest: Level 1
- Minimum learner age
- 13 Level 1 · Vendor disclosed Under-18 users require parent/guardian acceptance. perplexity.ai · checked 9 November 2026
- Staff can review AI output before learners see it
- Research ongoing
- Staff can set limits on the AI
- Research ongoing
- Staff can see learner conversations
- Research ongoing
Pedagogical approach
2 of 3 established · strongest: Level 1
- How it responds to learners
- Research ongoing
- Answers from your own course content
- Yes Level 1 · Vendor disclosed Terms require users to cite Perplexity and not misrepresent AI output; product is source-linked research. perplexity.ai · checked 9 November 2026
- Shows its sources
- Yes Level 1 · Vendor disclosed Terms require users to cite Perplexity and not misrepresent AI output; product is source-linked research. perplexity.ai · checked 9 November 2026
Output ownership
0 of 1 established
- Who owns what the AI produces
- Research ongoing
At a glance
- Markets
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- Higher education
- Schools
- Corporate
- Pricing model
- Research ongoing
- Entry price
- Research ongoing
- Free version
- Research ongoing
- Free trial
- Research ongoing
- Deployment
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- Cloud
- Standards
- Research ongoing
- Accessibility
- Research ongoing
- Security certifications
- Research ongoing
- Data residency
- Research ongoing
- AI models
- Research ongoing
- Trains AI on customer data
- No trust.perplexity.ai · Vendor-supplied
- Availability
- Research ongoing
What it does
Key features
- Web search with citations
- File-based research
- Collections/spaces depending on plan
Used for
- Research
- Source discovery
- Summarisation
- Question answering
Integrations
- Web
- Mobile
- Browser
- Integrations vary
The company
- Company
- Perplexity AI perplexity.ai
- Headquarters
- Research ongoing
- Founded
- Research ongoing
- Size
- Research ongoing
- Funding
- Research ongoing
- Ownership
- Research ongoing