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Linkly AI ×
Perplexity ×

Comparator · Research & search

Linkly AI$29/yr (Pro)vs

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

Starting price$29/yr · $10/mo

Free tieryes · yes

Plans documented2 · 7

Platforms1 · 2

Comparison of Linkly AI, Perplexity
	Linkly AI Visit website for Linkly AI (opens in a new tab)	Perplexity Visit website for Perplexity (opens in a new tab)
Category	Research & search	Research & search
Main use cases	Give coding agents access to local documents Full-text and semantic search across personal files Clip web pages into a local Markdown library Share curated knowledge libraries	Researching questions with cited sources Tracking current events Comparing products or options Building search-grounded apps via API
Best for	Developers using AI coding agents, Researchers with large local document collections	Researchers, Students, Journalists, Developers building search features
Platforms	Desktop	Web, API
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free: $0 forever (local features). Pro: $29/year early-bird (regular $66/year). Checked Sep 29, 2026. 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	Automatic local indexing of common file formats Full-text, semantic and outline search MCP and CLI access for AI agents Browser extension saving pages as Markdown Offline use for local features MCP Tunnel for cloud access (Pro)	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	All local features free and usable offline Downloads offered for macOS, Windows and Linux Integrates with many agent tools via MCP 7-day refund on Pro	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	Cloud library usage limited on Free Frontier AI models only on Pro Cloud audio/video transcription listed as coming soon No Team plan price shown	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