Choose Exa if you need
- Integration with Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor. We haven't found them on Perplexity's website.
At a glance
- Both have a free plan.
- Both are available on API.
- Only Perplexity lists macOS, Windows, iOS and Android.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Both list SOC 2, GDPR, HIPAA and SSO.
- Both have a public API.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Perplexity if you need
- macOS, Windows, iOS or Android. We haven't found them on Exa's website.
- Integration with Google Drive, Notion or Slack. We haven't found them on Exa's website.
Exa
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Perplexity
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Review PerplexityThe facts
- What it does
- ExaSearch API for AI agents, with real-time web data
- PerplexityAI-powered answer engine that provides accurate, trusted and real-time answers to any question
- Free plan
- ExaYes
- PerplexityYes
- Pricing
- ExaUsage-based
- PerplexityPer user, monthly
- Paid plans from
- Exa
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Platforms
Both
- API
Only ExaNothing else listed
Only Perplexity
- macOS
- Windows
- iOS
- Android
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Exa
- Claude
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Exa and Perplexity yet.
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