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Perplexity AI

Perplexity AI is an AI application company based in San Francisco, CA, USA. AI-powered answer engine replacing traditional search.

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Perplexity AI on Economy
TL;DR

Perplexity AI is an AI application company based in San Francisco, CA, USA. AI-powered answer engine replacing traditional search.

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Valuation
$21.2B
Revenue (ARR)
$0.2B
Sector
pure_ai
P/S ratio
106.0x
HQ
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
2022
Total raised
$1.71B
Employees
300
Level 1

AI-powered answer engine replacing traditional search. Founded in 2022.

Level 2

Key products: Perplexity Search, Perplexity Pro, Perplexity API and Enterprise Perplexity. Valuation, revenue and funding are tracked with dates and sources on the company page; the snapshot on this page shows the current figures.

Level 3

BenchGecko classifies Perplexity AI in the AI application segment. Its dated figures feed the economy layer and the AI Bubble Index.

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  • ·Segment: AI application
  • ·HQ: San Francisco, CA, USA
  • ·Founded 2022
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  • ·Products: Perplexity Search, Perplexity Pro, Perplexity API and Enterprise Perplexity
  • ·See /economy/company/perplexity for details
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  • ·Dated valuation and funding on /economy/company/perplexity
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  • ·Perplexity AI: AI-powered answer engine replacing traditional search
AI-powered answer engine replacing traditional search.