Comparison
Perplexity vs Gemini
Comparing Perplexity Pro and Google AI Pro, the flagship consumer plan on each side. Every figure comes from the same records that produce the rankings.
| Row | Perplexity | Gemini |
|---|---|---|
| Plan | Perplexity Pro | Google AI Pro |
| Monthly price | $20 | ▸$19.99 |
| Includes | Grok 4.7, GPT-6 Sol, Gemini 3.8 Flash and Claude Sonnet 5, among others | Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.1 Pro, Deep Research |
| Usage limits | Perplexity does not state its limits as a multiple of Free. | 4x higher usage limits than Free. |
| Intelligence | ▸64 | 61 |
| Features | 91 | ▸100 |
| Sentiment | 63 | ▸85 |
| Memory | ▸Yes | Unknown |
| Coding agent | No | ▸Yes |
| Desktop app | ▸Yes | Unknown |
| API access | ▸Unknown | No |
Feature rows where both plans are identical are hidden — only meaningful differences are shown.
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 — 70% 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
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
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