Hey everyone, check this out! It seems like every AI is adding a “Deep Research” mode, and Perplexity AI is no exception. Basically, Perplexity Deep Research digs deep into topics, giving you in-depth reports.
It’s pretty powerful for things like finance, marketing, and product research. Think about the hours of manual research you can save! Perplexity claims its Deep Research outperforms other models on benchmarks. Apparently, it got 93.9% accuracy on the SimpleQA benchmark and 21.1% on Humanity’s Last Exam, beating out models like Gemini Thinking.
The awesome thing? Unlike some other platforms, you don’t need a paid subscription to use it! Free users get 5 queries per day, while Pro users get a whopping 500.
How does it even work? It uses coding, web searches, and reasoning to find data and make reports. It searches, reads, and figures out the next steps, then compiles everything into a report.
Perplexity Deep Research is designed to be quick, aiming to complete tasks in under 3 minutes. They are working on making it even faster.
How to Use Perplexity Deep Research
Initially, Deep Research is only on the web version, but they plan to add it to the iOS, Android, and Mac apps soon.
Here’s how to get started:
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Go to perplexity.ai in your browser.
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Create a new account or log into your existing one. You’ll need an account to use Deep Research. Don’t worry, it is free to make one.
Method 1: Using the ‘Introducing Deep Research’ Option
This is the most straightforward method, especially for new users.
- If it’s your first time using Deep Research, you’ll see an “Introducing Deep Research” option. Click it to switch to Deep Research mode.
Method 2: Selecting Deep Research from the Search Box
If you don’t see the “Introducing Deep Research” option, you can switch modes from the search box.
- Click on the “Auto” option in the search box to open the drop-down menu.
- Choose “Deep Research” from the list.
- Type in your query in the search box and let Perplexity do its thing. It might take a little while, especially if you’re a free user.
- Once you get the report, you can export it as a PDF or document, or create a Perplexity Page to share it.
Deep Research can be super helpful. Think about using it at work for reports in marketing, product research, tech, or for personal use like planning trips, workouts, or meals.