Comparison
Gemini vs Perplexity
Comparing Google AI Pro and Perplexity Pro, the flagship consumer plan on each side. Every figure comes from the same records that produce the rankings.
| Row | Gemini | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Google AI Pro | Perplexity Pro |
| Monthly price | ▸$19.99 | $20 |
| Includes | Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.1 Pro, Deep Research | Grok 4.7, GPT-6 Sol, Gemini 3.8 Flash and Claude Sonnet 5, among others |
| Usage limits | 4x higher usage limits than Free. | Perplexity does not state its limits as a multiple of Free. |
| Intelligence | 61 | ▸64 |
| Features | ▸100 | 91 |
| Sentiment | ▸86 | 65 |
| Memory | Unknown | ▸Yes |
| Coding agent | ▸Yes | No |
| Desktop app | Unknown | ▸Yes |
| API access | No | ▸Unknown |
Feature rows where both plans are identical are hidden — only meaningful differences are shown.
Gemini — strengths
- Strong recent user reviews — 91% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars
- Model quality lags the current frontier — Gemini 3.8 Flash: 158.8 on the Epoch Capabilities Index
Source: gemini.google · manually verified
Perplexity — strengths
- Access to the strongest models we track — GPT-6 Sol: 163.8 on the Epoch Capabilities Index
- Weaker recent user reviews than rivals — 72% of App Store reviews in the last 30 days give 4–5 stars
- Missing features that matter for this category — No coding agent
Source: perplexity.ai · manually verified
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