ANSWER ENGINE
It’s not a car part; it’s the kind of ‘engine’ that gives you answers, not 10 blue links. Don't look up now.
What is the Answer Engine?
Perplexity doesn’t say ‘trust me’; it says ‘click me’ on these little numbered links.
What are citations?
If free is the appetizer, this paid tier is the all‑you‑can‑eat research buffet.
What is Perplexity Pro?
This everyday mode is the one you see on perplexity.ai when you just type a question.
What is Search Mode?
You’ll find Perplexity’s headquarters in this California city where a lot of AI moves fast and Alcatraz looms.
What is San Francisco?
This AI doesn’t ‘search and hope’—it searches and shows its work. Eye down here please.
What is Perplexity?
Lawyers and journalists love Perplexity because it lets them double‑check facts and do this.
What is Verify or Verification?
This Pro mode does the boring part—dozens of searches—then hands you the finished report.
What is Deep Research?
For big projects, you graduate from Search to this deeper mode that writes full briefs.
What is deep research?
Aravind Srinivas whose ‘world should be smarter’ blog post helped introduce Perplexity’s big ambitions. He holds this C-level title.
What is CEO?
Instead of sending you on a wild link chase, Perplexity gives this right up front.
What is a summary?
This ‘T‑word’ is what you build when every answer comes with sources.
What is Trust?
Power users upgrade so they don’t hit this daily downer quite as fast.
What is the limit?
It’s not a space rock; it’s Perplexity’s AI browser that follows you around the web.
What is comet?
In 2024, a $73.6M Series B helped Perplexity increase this six‑letter word that keeps startups alive....and helps planes to take off.
What is a runway?
Old search finds spiders; this is what Perplexity searches in real time without the creepy-crawlies.
What is the web?
Perplexity’s answers don’t just appear; they trace each key point back to one of these.
What is a source?
In Pro, you can pick your favorite ‘brain’—this feature lets you choose the underlying persona.
What is model selection?
In Comet, this sliding helper on the side will summarize the page so you don’t have to.
What is the side panel?
Perplexity describes it search capability as this...a salute to the Indians.
What is ‘AI‑native’.
Google has a results page; Perplexity has this kind of chatty interface.”
What is conversational search?
Compared to hallucinating chatbots, Perplexity is obsessed with this two‑word principle: show and…
What is show and tell?” (accept “What is transparency?”)
Enterprise customers sleep better knowing their data won’t be used for this kind of AI training.
What is Model Training?
Comet can fill forms and move data for you, acting like this kind of digital office buddy.
What is an AI Assistant?
In 2025, Perplexity signed a landmark partnership with this national government to power its AI search
What is the United States?