Perplexity has launched Deep Research, a freemium product designed to streamline in-depth research and analysis. Users can pose questions, and Deep Research will conduct extensive searches, analyze numerous sources, and produce a comprehensive report, significantly reducing the time required for expert-level tasks in areas like finance, marketing, and product research.
Deep Research is available for free, with pro subscribers enjoying unlimited queries while non-subscribers have a daily limit. It can be accessed on the web, with plans to expand to iOS, Android, and Mac soon. Users can initiate Deep Research by selecting it in the search box at perplexity.ai.
Functionality
Deep Research enhances traditional question answering by spending 2-4 minutes on tasks that would typically take human experts much longer. It employs a method of:
- Research with reasoning: Iteratively searches and refines its understanding of topics.
- Report writing: Synthesizes findings into a clear report.
- Export & Share: Allows users to export reports as PDFs or documents, or share them via Perplexity Pages.
Applications
Deep Research is designed for expert-level analysis across various domains, including:
- Finance
- Marketing
- Technology
- Current Affairs
- Health
- Biography
- Travel
Deep Research achieves a 21.1% accuracy score on Humanity’s Last Exam, outperforming several leading AI models. It also scores 93.9% accuracy on the SimpleQA benchmark, demonstrating its factual reliability. Most research tasks are completed in under 3 minutes, with ongoing efforts to improve speed.
