How I use Perplexity.

Research with the sources attached.

Where I reach for it first

Anything where I need to see the source. It will answer an ordinary question, that is just not where it earns its place.

Made by Perplexity

None of this is a boundary. Every model here has written code, drafted copy, answered questions and been asked for an image. What follows is where each one has an edge, not what it is allowed to do.

Perplexity

Research with the sources attached.

Where it has an edge

Questions where the answer needs a source
Comparing tools, prices or approaches
Checking whether a claim is still true
Finding the original paper or announcement

How I prompt it

I ask a question the way I would ask a colleague, then read the sources before I read the answer. If the sources are weak I say so and ask again with a narrower question. It is better at finding things than at judging them, so the judgment stays with me.

Images

No. It searches and cites. It does not generate images.

Where it slips

It can lean on pages that repeat each other, which makes a thin answer look well sourced. Two pages quoting the same press release are one source.

The rest of the set

What I use alongside it

Not instead of it. Most projects end up using two or three of these together, because each one covers a different weak spot in the others.

Claude

I lean on it for long documents and code that has to hold together.

How I use it

Gemini

Long context, the Google stack, and a quick image when I need one.

How I use it

ChatGPT

The generalist I reach for first, and the easiest one to edit an image with.

How I use it

DeepSeek

Serious reasoning and code for pennies, as long as the data is not sensitive.

How I use it

Grok

The one with live access to what people are saying right now.

How I use it

Ollama

Models running on your own machine, with nothing leaving the room.

How I use it

Let's build

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Tell me what your team does by hand every week. I'll tell you honestly whether an agent is the right answer, what it would take, and roughly what it costs to run.

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