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Artificial Analysis ×

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Artificial Analysis ×
Perplexity ×

Comparator · Research & search

Artificial AnalysisFree tiervs

Perplexity$10/mo (Education Pro (consumer, verified students/faculty))

Starting pricefree · $10/mo

Free tieryes · yes

Plans documented2 · 7

Platforms2 · 2

Comparison of Artificial Analysis, Perplexity
	Artificial Analysis Visit website for Artificial Analysis (opens in a new tab)	Perplexity Visit website for Perplexity (opens in a new tab)
Category	Research & search	Research & search
Main use cases	Choosing a language model by cost and speed Comparing inference providers Browsing image, speech and video model rankings Pulling benchmark data via API Tracking new model evaluations	Researching questions with cited sources Tracking current events Comparing products or options Building search-grounded apps via API
Best for	Developers selecting models, Analysts and researchers	Researchers, Students, Journalists, Developers building search features
Platforms	Web, API	Web, API
Pricing model	—	Freemium
Pricing	See official pricing US prices not confirmed Official pricing ↗	Free plan; Pro and Max paid plans; Enterprise for organizations. Viewed from outside the US, the pricing page showed Pro at $17/month and Max at $167/month (annual-billing equivalents). US monthly prices not confirmed — see official pricing. Checked Sep 30, 2026. Official pricing ↗
Key features	Intelligence Index leaderboards Speed and cost-per-task comparisons Model recommender Custom benchmark builder (Optima) Free data API with key Changelog of new evaluations	Answers with inline source citations Real-time web search Deep research reports Choice of AI models from several labs on paid plans Perplexity Computer for building documents and apps Search, Agent and Embeddings APIs
Pros	Covers models, providers and hardware Free API for benchmark data Methodology is published Frequent updates shown in changelog	Every answer links to its sources so claims can be checked Free plan available to start Paid plans offer models from multiple AI labs in one place Developer APIs with published usage-based pricing
Limitations	Free API requires an account and API key Attribution required for API data use Commercial API data is partner-only Some index entries show as not publicly available	Answers can still misread or misattribute sources Deep research and model choice need a paid plan API is billed separately by tokens and requests Promotional credit offers change often, so check current terms
Ratings	Editorial Not yet reviewed Users No user reviews yet	Editorial Not yet reviewed Users No user reviews yet
Review status	Listed Verified Oct 1, 2026	Listed Verified Sep 30, 2026