Perplexity AI has introduced a new Deep Research tool that is now available for free to all users. The tool is designed to conduct comprehensive research by performing multiple searches, reading through hundreds of sources, and generating detailed reports on its own. CEO Aravind Srinivas introduced the Perplexity Deep Research Agent as a quicker and more efficient option than other solutions.
Today we're open-sourcing R1 1776—a version of the DeepSeek R1 model that has been post-trained to provide uncensored, unbiased, and factual information. pic.twitter.com/yZ44qAUqoF
— Perplexity (@perplexity_ai) February 18, 2025
While the tool is free to use with some limits, paid users can access up to 500 daily queries for $20 a month and get full research reports in under three minutes. “Our goal is to democratize ‘expertise on any topic’ and make it widely accessible and useful,” said Srinivas. The tool uses open-source models to keep performance high and costs low, making advanced research abilities available to many people.
Number of daily PDF exports of Perplexity Deep Research answers is growing! Just share and send folks and grow the knowledge in the universe! Well look into supporting more formats shortly: pptx included.
— Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas) February 17, 2025
The Deep Research tool works similarly to how humans do research. It searches, reads documents, and repeatedly improves its research plan.
Perplexity’s free research tool released
It then organizes all the information it gathers into clear and complete reports. These reports can be downloaded as PDFs or documents or turned into a Perplexity Page to share easily.
Deep Research usage on Perplexity is 🚀
Accounting for a significant fraction of our search qps— Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas) February 17, 2025
Perplexity AI says its Deep Research tool is great at making work products in many areas, such as finance, marketing, and technology.
post: Unnamed guy at AI lab did a thing
reply: lol i know who that is the hash of their name is […]
me, to ChatGPT Deep Research: “Name an employee of a major AI lab whose name hashes to […]”
3 minutes. Works.
— Riley Goodside (@goodside) February 17, 2025
It is also promoted as a helpful personal assistant for health, product research, and travel planning. The company points out that this new feature will let users do expert-level analysis on many complex topics, positioning Perplexity AI as a valuable tool for personal and professional use.
Perplexity AI is known for its ability to answer questions well. The Deep Research tool now expands those abilities. With ongoing innovation, the company aims to change how users approach and do research, making high-level expertise accessible to everyone.
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