You look things up all day
Perplexity Pro. It documents citations in every answer and a Research mode. ChatGPT searches the web too, so run our source kit in both and see whose citations hold up.
AI Compare
ChatGPT vs Perplexity: which plan fits your work?
Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.10.16-3, Oct 16, 2026 Rules 2.1.0
Comparing ChatGPT Plus and Perplexity Pro: individual plans, prices for United States. Change the plans below to compare any other two.
Quick verdict
- Choose Perplexity Pro if your day is mostly research: Perplexity documents citations in every answer, a Research mode, more than 400 app connectors, limited video generation, and its Comet Assistant and Perplexity Computer agents. It costs $20 a month, or $17 a month when billed yearly.
- Choose ChatGPT Plus if you also analyse data, write code or work in Office and Google Sheets: OpenAI documents data analysis with tables and charts, the Codex coding agent, extensions for Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets, and custom GPTs. It searches the web too. It costs $20 a month, with no yearly option.
- Choosing an OpenAI model inside Perplexity is not the same as ChatGPT Plus. A model offered through another product does not bring ChatGPT's own tools or allowances.
- Several Perplexity rows are not documented on the pages we checked, including data analysis, voice mode, data export and its ads policy. Neither company's documentation shows which one gives better answers, so test both on your own questions.
ChatGPT and Perplexity both answer questions with help from the web, which is why people compare them. They are built differently. ChatGPT Plus is OpenAI's general assistant, with tools for files, data, images, coding and agents. Perplexity Pro is a search and research product: every answer comes with citations, and you can choose among AI models from several companies. This page is for people deciding which one to pay for, or whether they need both. We also cover the free tiers and the higher plans, ChatGPT Pro and Perplexity Max.
Everything here is what OpenAI and Perplexity document on their own pricing and help pages for individual plans in the United States, checked on October 12, 2026. Each row in the comparison below links to its source and shows when it was verified. Where a company does not say something, we say it is not documented. That is not the same as saying the feature is missing.
Side by side
Price
Price (United States)
ChatGPT Plus
$20 a month
Perplexity Pro
$20 a month or $204 a year
Models and limits
Top models included
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, GPT-5.6 Sol/Terra/Luna, legacy models; GPT-6 Astra limited in Work/Codex.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Advanced models incl. GPT-5.2, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro, Sonar, Grok 4; selectable.
Context window
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
GPT Instant 54K (~40 pages); Reasoning 256K (~320 pages).
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
Not stated.
Models from several companies
ChatGPT Plus
No
Pricing page model list for every individual plan shows only OpenAI models (GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6 Sol, GPT-6 Luna, GPT-5.6 family, legacy). No models from other AI companies are listed.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Pro can pick models from several companies in Search (Sept 4, 2026 snapshot): Sonar 2 (Perplexity), GPT-5.6 Terra (OpenAI), Gemini 3.7 Flash (Google), Claude Sonnet 5 (Anthropic), Kimi K3, GLM 5.3, Grok 4.6, Nemotron 3 Ultra. Limits apply; list changes.
General-purpose assistant
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
ChatGPT chat assistant for everyday text chats (writing, questions, everyday tasks); pricing table lists everyday text chats as Unlimited* on Free, Go, Plus and Pro, subject to abuse guardrails. Plus adds advanced reasoning models, projects, scheduled tasks, custom GPTs.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Pro adds document, spreadsheet, presentation and app creation (Create files and apps), plus more Pro Searches and uploads.
Research and sources
Web search with sources
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
Search the web; pricing table marks Search on all plans.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Citations in every answer.
Deep research reports
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Expanded deep research.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Research mode: monthly limits (average use).
Files and data
File and document uploads
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Expanded messages and uploads.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
PDFs, CSVs, audio, video, images; weekly limits; up to 50 files per project.
Spreadsheet and data analysis
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Data analysis Yes; interactive tables and charts.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
CSV upload and 'Create files and apps' (spreadsheets, dashboards) listed; computation not explicitly stated.
Coding
Coding agent
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Codex included; limited GPT-6 Astra usage, optional credits.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No dedicated coding agent listed.
Works in your code editor
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Codex IDE extension (signs in with ChatGPT). Editors: VS Code, VS Code Insiders, Cursor, Windsurf (Codex extension); Xcode and JetBrains IDEs via their own integrations. Usage shared with Codex/ChatGPT Work limits.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Official Perplexity Computer MCP server connects editors/agents (Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Claude Code, Codex) to Computer using your Perplexity login; tasks are delegated to Computer and billed in credits (Pro: no monthly credits, one-time 4,000 bonus, buy more). Not an in-editor code assistant.
Code completions as you type
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
Codex IDE extension is documented as an agent beside your code (chat with editor context, review diffs, delegate to cloud). No official page fetched documents inline as-you-type completions, and none says they are absent.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page documents inline code completion.
Background coding agent
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Codex Cloud runs coding tasks on repos in OpenAI-managed cloud environments (continues while your computer sleeps); you can commit or open a pull request when ready. Eligible Plus, subject to rollout; usage counts toward plan limits.
Perplexity Pro
UnclearLimits vary
Computer runs tasks in a cloud sandbox, writes code and connects to GitHub (connector can act on PRs, e.g. add labels), but no official page says it works on a repository and opens pull requests.
Pull request review
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Codex code review on GitHub PRs: comment @codex review or turn on automatic reviews; posts a GitHub review flagging P0/P1 issues; optional Security Review (research preview). Pricing matrix marks GitHub PR reviews available for Plus. Uses plan usage.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official page documents automated PR review; GitHub connector examples only show PR status queries and labeling.
Images, video and voice
Image generation
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Image generation incl. 'with Thinking'.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Image generation.
Video generation
ChatGPT Plus
No
No video generation listed on pricing page; Sora web/app discontinued.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Limited video generation.
Real-time voice
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Voice Expanded; voice with video.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
Voice mode availability by plan not confirmed on fetched pages.
Image editing and design
Photo editing
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
ChatGPT Images (all tiers) edits images you upload or it made: describe the change, or select an area in the editor to add, remove or update parts. Plus also gets Images with thinking.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
Perplexity says you can 'generate and edit images', but the documented edits are Regenerate or a follow-up prompt on a generated image; uploads are described for analysis only. Editing a photo you upload is not documented.
Background removal
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
ChatGPT Images can follow an instruction to make an image's background transparent, and you can upload an existing image to edit. No separate background remover tool.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents background removal.
Text inside images
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
OpenAI says ChatGPT Images can follow instructions to add text; its poster template tip says to describe any text you want included.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents rendering specified text inside generated images. Image models offered include GPT Image 1, Nano Banana and Seedream 4.5.
Logo maker
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Images has templates by category, named as a starting point for a poster or logo (Images > Templates). Templates are not yet in Work mode.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents a logo maker, logo templates or a logo mode.
Vector (SVG) files
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No OpenAI page documents SVG or other vector output for ChatGPT Images; downloads are described only as saving the image.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents SVG or vector export.
Upscaling
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No OpenAI page documents upscaling in ChatGPT Images. The mobile image controls include Resize, which is not described as upscaling.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents image upscaling.
Video editing and presenters
Photo to video
ChatGPT Plus
No
No video tool on any ChatGPT plan: the pricing comparison has no video row, and Sora (OpenAI's video app, which animated images) is closed.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Attach one image; it becomes the first frame of an up to 8 s Veo 3.1 video (web, iOS, Android). Pro: smaller monthly video credit allowance; rolling 30-day credits, no extra purchase.
Footage editing
ChatGPT Plus
No
No video editing on any ChatGPT plan: the pricing comparison lists no video feature and the Sora app, OpenAI's only video tool, is closed.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
Not documented for your own footage. Perplexity says editing or iterating on videos it generated is not supported.
Avatar presenters
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No OpenAI page documents a digital presenter feature for ChatGPT; OpenAI has no video product since Sora closed.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents a digital presenter.
Lip sync
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No OpenAI page documents lip sync for ChatGPT; OpenAI has no video product since Sora closed.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents lip sync.
Automatic captions
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No OpenAI page documents automatic video captions in ChatGPT.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents automatic video captions.
Clips from long videos
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No OpenAI page documents turning long videos into short clips in ChatGPT.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents turning long videos into short clips.
Exports without a watermark
ChatGPT Plus
Not applicable
ChatGPT makes no video on this plan (no video row on the pricing page, Sora closed), so a video watermark does not apply.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page says whether its Veo 3.1 videos carry a visible or invisible watermark.
App building and hosting
Apps from a description
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
ChatGPT Sites (public beta): describe a website, app or game in Work (web) or Work or Codex (desktop app) and ChatGPT builds it, with a private preview. Building or editing counts toward Codex usage.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Create files and apps builds web apps and dashboards from a prompt, and Computer builds websites and web apps. Pro: 'Limited amount Create files and apps queries every 30 days'; Computer has no monthly credits on consumer Pro (one-time 4,000 bonus, buy more).
Hosting and publishing
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Sites publishes to a ChatGPT-hosted URL; you choose selected people, workspace or public. No fixed limit on the number of Sites on Plus or Pro, but usage and storage limits apply; hosting usage is separate from Codex usage.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Computer-built websites publish to a Perplexity-hosted pplx.app URL (private, specific people or public; consumer sites are public by default), on web. 'Publish with Vercel' deploys to your Vercel account.
Custom domain
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
Sites lets you rename the ChatGPT-hosted URL or connect an apex domain or subdomain you own via DNS records (Site settings > Add domain). Sites does not register domains. Help says 'Where custom domains are available'.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Through 'Publish with Vercel' (Vercel connector, your own Vercel account) you can serve a Computer-built site on your own domain; pplx.app addresses are customizable but stay on pplx.app.
Database and sign-in
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Sites offers D1 relational database (10 GB per site) and R2 object storage for files, plus 'Sign in with ChatGPT' so visitors can save their work.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No Perplexity page documents a database or user sign-in for websites and apps Computer builds.
Code export
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
Sites can publish a compatible local project from the ChatGPT desktop app or Codex; for a local source project each saved version is tied to its Git commit. No download of a web-built Site's code is documented.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Apps made with Create files and apps can be downloaded as HTML; Computer can also deploy a site to your Vercel account through the Vercel connector.
Music, voice and transcription
Songs with vocals
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No official ChatGPT page found that describes making songs with vocals; help center search for music returned no such feature.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes generating songs or audio.
Instrumental music
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No official ChatGPT page found that describes instrumental music generation.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes generating instrumental music.
Separate stems
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No official ChatGPT page describes stem downloads; no music generation feature documented.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes stem downloads.
Voiceover from text
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
ChatGPT Voice speaks ChatGPT's own replies in chosen voices, but no official page describes reading text you supply as a downloadable voiceover.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page found that describes turning your text into a voiceover; the plans article does not mention voice or audio.
Voice cloning
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No official ChatGPT page describes copying a voice; Voice offers a fixed set of preset voices (Arbor, Breeze, Cove, and others).
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes copying a voice.
Dubbing into other languages
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No official page describes translating and re-voicing audio or video files. Voice can be asked to speak another language in a live chat only.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes translating and re-voicing audio or video.
Sound effects
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No official ChatGPT page describes generating sound effects.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes generating sound effects.
Transcription
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Audio uploads (WAV, MP3, M4A, FLAC and more, up to 512 MB) can be transcribed; transcripts may contain errors. Record on the macOS app also live-transcribes sessions up to 4 hours.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Audio and video files (for example MP3, WAV, MP4) can be uploaded; spoken content is transcribed automatically with speaker labels and made searchable. 50 MB per file; long files are partly extracted. Pro has weekly upload limits (average use).
Meeting notes
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
ChatGPT Record (macOS desktop app) records meetings or voice notes, transcribes, and writes summary notes as a canvas; up to 4 hours per session. Calendar auto-join works with Google Meet links only.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page describes joining or recording meetings.
Dictation into any app
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
Dictation (microphone icon) turns speech into editable text inside ChatGPT's own message box only; no official page describes typing into other apps.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official Perplexity page found that describes system-wide dictation into other apps.
Projects and memory
Projects
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
Projects, shared projects, scheduled tasks.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Projects (up to 50 file uploads per project).
Custom assistants
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Custom GPTs (use); new GPT creation not available on personal accounts per Free FAQ.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
Spaces/Projects custom instructions not confirmed for consumer plans.
Memory across chats
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Expanded memory and context.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
More usage limits and memory.
Integrations and agents
Connectors to other apps
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
Plugins; apps connecting to internal tools; developer mode (beta).
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
400+ app connectors (list not enumerated on page).
Inside Gmail
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No ChatGPT add-on that works inside Gmail is documented; Gmail data reaches ChatGPT only through its own connectors and plugins.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official page describes a Perplexity add-on or side panel inside Gmail. Perplexity offers a Gmail and Google Calendar connector (read from Perplexity's own app), Computer in Email (you email computer@perplexity.com) and the Comet browser assistant; none runs inside Gmail itself.
Inside Google Docs
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No ChatGPT add-on that works inside Google Docs is documented; OpenAI lists add-ins for Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Google Sheets only.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official page describes a Perplexity add-on inside Google Docs. Perplexity only offers a Google Drive connector (search Drive files from Perplexity's own app) and export to Google Drive; that is a connector, not working inside Docs.
Inside Google Sheets
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
ChatGPT for Google Sheets add-on: build, analyze and update sheets inside Sheets. Pricing table: Yes for Plus.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No official page describes a Perplexity add-on inside Google Sheets. Perplexity only offers a Google Drive connector (search Drive files from Perplexity's own app) and export to Google Drive; that is a connector, not working inside Sheets.
Inside Word
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
ChatGPT for Word add-in: draft, edit and format inside Word. Pricing table: Yes for Plus.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Perplexity Computer runs in a side panel inside Word after installing the add-in from Microsoft Marketplace. Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max all include it. Launched May 28, 2026.
Inside Excel
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
ChatGPT for Excel add-in: build, analyze and update sheets inside Excel. Pricing table: Yes for Plus.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Perplexity Computer runs in a side panel inside Excel after installing the add-in from Microsoft Marketplace. Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max all include it. Launched May 28, 2026.
Inside PowerPoint
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
ChatGPT for PowerPoint add-in: create and edit slides inside PowerPoint. Pricing table: Yes for Plus.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Perplexity Computer runs in a side panel inside PowerPoint after installing the add-in from Microsoft Marketplace. Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max all include it. Launched May 28, 2026.
Inside Outlook
ChatGPT Plus
Unclear
No ChatGPT add-in that works inside Outlook is documented; the Outlook Email plugin works from ChatGPT's own chat, which is a connector.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Perplexity Computer runs in a side panel inside Outlook via the Microsoft Marketplace add-in. Pro, Max, Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max include it. Outlook on web, new and classic Outlook, and Mac. Launched May 28, 2026.
Browser agent
ChatGPT Plus
YesLimits vary
ChatGPT Work agent on desktop, web and mobile; built-in browser.
Perplexity Pro
YesLimits vary
Comet Assistant (monthly limits) and Perplexity Computer (expanded access).
Privacy and control
Opt out of model training
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
Default ON; turn off 'Improve the model for everyone' in Settings > Data controls.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Default ON; toggle off 'AI data retention' in Preferences.
Export your data
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
Request a copy of data from settings or Privacy Portal.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No self-service export documented on fetched pages.
Shows ads
ChatGPT Plus
No
No ads.
Perplexity Pro
Unclear
No current official statement found (ad experiment announced 2024).
Rights and licensing
Commercial use of outputs
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
OpenAI Terms of Use (individual services, all plans): you own the Output and OpenAI assigns its rights in it to you; Usage Policies still apply and Output may not be unique.
Perplexity Pro
No
Consumer Terms of Service (Free, Pro and Max) allow personal, non-commercial use only and bar exploiting the Services for any commercial purpose without written permission; the terms do not say who owns Output.
Apps and extras
Cloud storage included
ChatGPT Plus
Not applicable
No cloud-storage bundle.
Perplexity Pro
Not applicable
No cloud-storage bundle.
Apps
ChatGPT Plus
Yes
Web, iOS, Android; desktop app on macOS and Windows.
Perplexity Pro
Yes
Web; desktop app for Windows 10 (1809+) and macOS 15+; mobile app subscriptions referenced.
What you actually pay
Both plans are $20 a month. OpenAI says it does not support yearly billing for Go, Plus or Pro, so ChatGPT Plus is monthly only. Perplexity Pro's $20 monthly price comes from Perplexity's own announcement, and its pricing page shows $17 a month when billed yearly, about $204 a year; Perplexity does not print the yearly total, so we derived it. Perplexity also runs limited-time credit offers, which we list but never count as part of the price.
For heavy use, ChatGPT Pro is $100, $200 or $500 a month, billed monthly. Perplexity Max shows $167 a month when billed yearly, on the web only; we could not confirm a monthly price for it on an official page. Neither company says whether US sales tax is included, so every total on this site is before tax.
Two different kinds of product
Perplexity is built around search: its plan pages say every answer includes citations, and its help centre lists models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others that Pro users can choose from. ChatGPT is one company's assistant with web search on every plan, plus tools for files, data, images, coding and agents. A model picked inside Perplexity answers with Perplexity's tools and limits, not with ChatGPT's.
Where the documented differences are
Search, citations and research
Both document web search. Perplexity documents citations in every answer and a Research mode with monthly limits. OpenAI documents search on every ChatGPT plan and expanded deep research on Plus. Whether each citation actually supports its claim is what our source kit checks; run it in both if research is your main job.
Files and data analysis
OpenAI lists data analysis on Plus, with interactive tables and charts. Perplexity Pro accepts PDFs, CSVs, audio, video and images, up to 50 files per project, and lists creating files and apps such as spreadsheets and dashboards, but its pages do not say that it computes over your data. We mark data analysis as not verified for Perplexity, not as missing. Our spreadsheet kit shows whether the numbers come out right.
Images and video
Both generate images. Perplexity Pro also offers limited video generation. ChatGPT lists no video generation since OpenAI discontinued the Sora web and app experiences on April 26, 2026.
Coding and agents
ChatGPT Plus includes Codex, OpenAI's coding agent, with limited use of its top model and optional credits. Perplexity lists no dedicated coding agent. For agents, OpenAI documents the ChatGPT Work agent on desktop, web and mobile; Perplexity documents Comet Assistant with monthly limits and expanded access to Perplexity Computer.
Connections to other tools
ChatGPT works inside Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets through extensions, and Plus adds apps that connect to internal tools. Perplexity Pro lists more than 400 app connectors without naming them on the pricing page. ChatGPT also lets you use custom GPTs; Perplexity's custom Spaces are not confirmed for consumer plans on the pages we checked.
Long documents and voice
OpenAI documents 256K tokens for ChatGPT's reasoning models on Plus and voice conversations with video. Perplexity does not state a context window or voice mode details by plan on the pages we checked.
Privacy and ads
Both use your data to improve their AI by default. In ChatGPT, switch off "Improve the model for everyone" under Settings, Data controls. In Perplexity, turn off "AI data retention" in Preferences. Turning training off says nothing about other storage, so read each privacy page if your work is confidential.
OpenAI says ads may appear on ChatGPT Free and Go in the United States; Plus has no ads. Perplexity announced an ad experiment in 2024, and we found no current official statement about ads, so that row stays not verified.
When the free tier is enough
Perplexity Free gives citations in every answer, three Pro searches a day and one Research query a month, with basic models. ChatGPT Free documents web search plus limited uploads, data analysis, deep research, image generation and voice, and may show ads. If you mostly look things up a few times a day, Perplexity Free may be enough; if you also work with files and data, try ChatGPT Free first.
Switching later
You can export your ChatGPT data from its settings or OpenAI's privacy portal. Perplexity documents no self-service export on the pages we checked. Neither company documents importing the other's history, so moving means starting fresh.
How this page was made
This comparison was written by the What the tech desk with AI assistance, from the facts in our data release. We have not yet run our test kits on these two plans, so nothing here is a claim about quality. When we run them, the results will appear with their dates, and the change will show in the change log.
Which one for which situation
You analyse spreadsheets
ChatGPT Plus is the documented fit: OpenAI lists data analysis with tables and charts. Perplexity's pages do not say it computes over your data. Run the spreadsheet kit in both before deciding.
You write code
ChatGPT Plus includes the Codex coding agent. Perplexity lists no dedicated coding agent. Try our code kit with ChatGPT, and compare ChatGPT Pro if you hit limits.
You work in Office or Google Sheets
ChatGPT Plus works inside Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Google Sheets through extensions. Perplexity lists more than 400 connectors but no Office extensions on the pages we checked.
You want an agent to do tasks for you
Both document one: the ChatGPT Work agent on desktop, web and mobile, and Perplexity's Comet Assistant and Perplexity Computer. Limits differ and change often, so try the same small task in each.
Test them on your own work
We have not run these tests for you unless a result above says so. Each kit gives you the same files, the same prompt and the same checks for both tools.
- Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right
- Edit an email without losing a detail
- Diagnose and repair a small program
- Research a question with sources that support the answer
- Make sense of documents that disagree
- Research a current question within a date window
- Edit an article without changing its facts
- Turn project notes into a report that agrees with itself
- Implement a small specification
- Refactor code without changing what it does
- Make a picture that follows a detailed brief
- Put exact text into a graphic
- Change one thing in a picture and nothing else
- Make a short clip that follows a brief
- Make a song that sings your lyrics exactly
- Read a script with names, numbers and abbreviations
- Design a logo with an exact name
Questions
Can I use OpenAI's models inside Perplexity?
Perplexity's help centre lists models from several companies, including OpenAI, that Pro users can choose. That gives you the model inside Perplexity, not ChatGPT's own tools such as data analysis, custom GPTs or Codex.
Can I pay yearly for ChatGPT Plus or Perplexity Pro?
Perplexity Pro, yes: its pricing page shows $17 a month billed yearly, about $204 a year by our calculation. ChatGPT Plus, no: OpenAI says it does not support yearly billing for Go, Plus or Pro.
Do ChatGPT or Perplexity show ads?
OpenAI says ads may appear on ChatGPT Free and Go in the United States, and Plus has no ads. Perplexity announced an ad experiment in 2024, and we found no current official statement.
Do ChatGPT and Perplexity use my data for training?
Both do by default. Turn off "Improve the model for everyone" in ChatGPT's data controls, or "AI data retention" in Perplexity's Preferences.
Which one gives better answers?
Neither company's documentation answers that, and we have not run our tests on these plans yet. Our source kit and spreadsheet kit give both the same material and the same checks.
Every fact links to its source and shows when it was verified. Read how AI Compare works and the change log.