Compare AI Tools
Compare pricing, features, capabilities, and limitations side by side.
Best valueGeminiGemini is $0.01/month cheaper
Most featuresGemini
Quick summary
Gemini
Best forGoogle Workspace integration (Docs, Gmail, Sheets), Multimodal tasks across text, image, and video, Quick answers inside Google Search
Starting PriceFrom $19.99/month
Free PlanYes
Ease of useNot rated yet
Perplexity
Best forResearch questions that need cited sources, Quick fact-checking, Comparing viewpoints across sources
Starting PriceFrom $20/month
Free PlanYes
Ease of useNot rated yet
Pricing comparison
| Gemini | Perplexity | |
| Free Plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free Trial | No | No |
| Starting Price | $19.99/month | $20/month |
| Billing period | month | month |
| Pricing Type | Freemium | Freemium |
Gemini
Free PlanYes
Free TrialNo
Starting Price$19.99/month
Billing periodmonth
Pricing TypeFreemium
Perplexity
Free PlanYes
Free TrialNo
Starting Price$20/month
Billing periodmonth
Pricing TypeFreemium
Feature comparison
| Gemini | Perplexity | |
| Web search | Yes | Not available |
| Code execution | Not available | Not available |
| Custom assistants | Not available | Not available |
| API access | Yes | Not available |
| Mobile app | Yes | Not available |
Gemini
Web searchYes
Code executionNot available
Custom assistantsNot available
API accessYes
Mobile appYes
Perplexity
Web searchNot available
Code executionNot available
Custom assistantsNot available
API accessNot available
Mobile appNot available
Pros & cons
Gemini
- Deep integration across Google apps
- Strong multimodal understanding
- Large context window
- Feature set varies by region and account type
- Free-tier capabilities change frequently
Perplexity
- Answers come with clickable citations
- Fast, up-to-date web search grounding
- Focus mode for filtering source types
- Less suited to long-form creative writing
- Free tier limits the more advanced 'Pro search'
Best for
Gemini
Google Workspace integration (Docs, Gmail, Sheets), Multimodal tasks across text, image, and video, Quick answers inside Google Search
Perplexity
Research questions that need cited sources, Quick fact-checking, Comparing viewpoints across sources
So which tool should you pick?
If price matters most→ Gemini
If feature coverage matters most→ Gemini
If you want to try free first→ Gemini, Perplexity