Personal users
Use Perplexity when you need sources, then use a general assistant for drafting or synthesis.
Perplexity is best positioned as a research complement to general assistants rather than a full replacement for ChatGPT or Claude.
Use Perplexity alongside, not necessarily instead of, a broad AI assistant.
Perplexity can answer research questions quickly with visible sources. That makes it a strong complement to broad assistants like ChatGPT and Claude.
This update clarifies positioning across reviews and comparison pages.
Use Perplexity when you need sources, then use a general assistant for drafting or synthesis.
Creators can use Perplexity for source discovery before production.
Developers can use it for documentation and product research.
Teams should decide whether they need a research layer in addition to a general assistant.
This update clarifies internal linking and comparison positioning.