Perplexity
American AI company building a citation-first answer engine, real-time search and research products, the Sonar model and API family, the Comet AI browser, Perplexity Computer agents, enterprise knowledge tools and developer search infrastructure.
$20B*11.1%increase
Key stats
- $1.72B
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- 62
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- 46
- Oct 1, 2026
- Products
Recent releases
Oct 1, 2026American Express partnership for small businessesPartnership
Perplexity and American Express launched business skills for cash flow, marketing, hiring and other small-business workflows in Computer.
Sep 30, 2026Contextual Embeddings model and benchmark releasedModel release
Perplexity released a contextual embedding method, model and benchmark for retrieving answers with their supporting context.
Sep 29, 2026Computer Automations launchedProduct launch
Perplexity launched scheduled and event-triggered automations that build on prior Computer work.
Sep 28, 2026Agent API adds reusable agentsAPI update
Perplexity added reusable agent profiles, skills and managed versioned connectors to Agent API.
Sep 24, 2026Portable Computer expands to AMD PCsPartnership
Perplexity expanded Portable Computer to supported AMD Ryzen AI Max systems.
Sep 21, 2026Skills Marketplace launchedProduct launch
Perplexity launched a marketplace for reusable Computer skills with enterprise governance.
Sep 21, 2026Portable Computer launchedProduct launch
Perplexity launched local-first Portable Computer for supported NVIDIA Windows and Linux systems.
Sep 21, 2026Effort Mode launched in ComputerFeature update
Perplexity introduced configurable Light, Standard, High and Ultra effort levels for Computer tasks.
Upcoming
Aug 24, 2026NVIDIA investment discussions at $30 billion-plus valuationRumoredValuation
NVIDIA was reported to be discussing an investment in Perplexity as part of a round that could value the company above $30 billion; no completed round was announced.
AI valuation history
$0
$6.25B
$12.5B
$18.8B
$25B
$520M
Jan 4, 2024
$1B
Apr 23, 2024
$3B
Jun 27, 2024
$9B
Dec 18, 2024
$14B
Jun 12, 2025
$18B
Jul 17, 2025
$20B
Sep 10, 2025
2025
Models
| Model | Released | Open source |
|---|---|---|
| Contextual Embeddings | Sep 2026 | — |
| R1 1776 | Feb 2025 | Yes |
| Sonar Deep Research | Feb 2025 | — |
| Sonar Reasoning | Jan 2025 | — |
| Sonar Reasoning Pro | Jan 2025 | — |
| Sonar | Jan 2025 | — |
Platforms & products
Sources
- Oct 1, 2026 · American Express partnership for small businessesPerplexity
- Sep 30, 2026 · Contextual Embeddings model and benchmark releasedPerplexity
- Sep 29, 2026 · Computer Automations launchedPerplexity
- Sep 28, 2026 · Agent API adds reusable agentsPerplexity
- Sep 24, 2026 · Portable Computer expands to AMD PCsPerplexity
- Sep 21, 2026 · Skills Marketplace launchedPerplexity
- Sep 21, 2026 · Portable Computer launchedPerplexity
- Sep 21, 2026 · Effort Mode launched in ComputerPerplexity
- Aug 24, 2026 · NVIDIA investment discussions at $30 billion-plus valuationAxios
- Aug 13, 2026 · Agent API unified models, web and agentsPerplexity
- Aug 6, 2026 · Computer for Builders launchedPerplexity
- Aug 4, 2026 · Numbat open-source agent security tool releasedPerplexity
- Aug 4, 2026 · Personal Computer for Windows releasedPerplexity
- Jul 30, 2026 · Spaces renamed and expanded as ProjectsPerplexity
- Jul 28, 2026 · Model Council integrated into ComputerPerplexity
- Jul 15, 2026 · Secure Sandboxes for agents launchedPerplexity
- Jun 24, 2026 · Computer for Counsel launchedPerplexity
- Jun 18, 2026 · Self-improving memory added to agentsPerplexity
- Jun 11, 2026 · Deep Research added to ComputerPerplexity
- Jun 4, 2026 · Computer for growing businesses launchedPerplexity
- Jun 2, 2026 · Local and hybrid Computer execution introducedPerplexity
- May 28, 2026 · Computer integrated with Excel, Word, PowerPoint and OutlookPerplexity
- May 22, 2026 · Bumblebee open-sourcedPerplexity
- May 14, 2026 · Computer adds data-science workflowsPerplexity
- May 13, 2026 · Computer security architecture publishedPerplexity
- May 7, 2026 · Personal Computer made available to all Mac usersPerplexity
- May 6, 2026 · Finance Search added to Agent APIPerplexity
- May 5, 2026 · Computer for Professional Finance launchedPerplexity
- May 5, 2026 · Premium Health Sources addedPerplexity
- May 4, 2026 · Computer in Microsoft Teams launchedPerplexity
- Apr 30, 2026 · Computer at Work launchedPerplexity
- Apr 22, 2026 · Frontier AI accuracy research publishedPerplexity
- Apr 16, 2026 · Personal Computer launched on MacPerplexity
- Apr 9, 2026 · Computer personal CFO features launchedPerplexity
- Apr 2, 2026 · Computer for Taxes launchedPerplexity
- Apr 1, 2026 · Computer for Slack launchedPerplexity
- Mar 31, 2026 · Secure Intelligence Institute establishedPerplexity
- Mar 26, 2026 · Perplexity AI browsing expands across Samsung devicesPerplexity
- Mar 19, 2026 · Perplexity Health launchedPerplexity
- Mar 19, 2026 · Health Advisory Board formedPerplexity
- Mar 18, 2026 · Comet for iOS launchedPerplexity
- Mar 17, 2026 · Comet Enterprise launchedPerplexity
- Mar 16, 2026 · Perplexity joins NVIDIA Nemotron CoalitionNVIDIA Newsroom
- Mar 12, 2026 · Premium Sources launchedPerplexity
- Mar 12, 2026 · Computer for Enterprise launchedPerplexity
- Mar 11, 2026 · Sandbox API launchedPerplexity
- Mar 11, 2026 · Search API upgradedPerplexity
- Mar 11, 2026 · Agent API launchedPerplexity
- Mar 3, 2026 · Computer becomes Perplexity's unified agent platformPerplexity
- Feb 26, 2026 · Samsung integrates Perplexity APIsPerplexity
- Feb 25, 2026 · Perplexity Computer launchedPerplexity
- Feb 5, 2026 · Model Council launchedPerplexity
- Jan 8, 2026 · Perplexity for Public Safety launchedPerplexity
- Dec 5, 2025 · The New York Times sues PerplexityUS District Court filing
- Dec 2, 2025 · BrowseSafe browser security research releasedPerplexity
- Nov 26, 2025 · Perplexity Assistant gains memoryPerplexity
- Nov 25, 2025 · Perplexity Shopping relaunched with personalized discoveryPerplexity
- Nov 20, 2025 · Comet for Android launchedPerplexity
- Nov 19, 2025 · US government partnership announcedPerplexity
- Nov 14, 2025 · Comet Assistant control and confirmation features addedPerplexity
- Nov 6, 2025 · New Comet Assistant releasedPerplexity
- Oct 31, 2025 · Privacy Snapshot launchedPerplexity
- Oct 30, 2025 · Perplexity Patents launchedPerplexity
- Oct 2, 2025 · Comet made broadly availablePerplexity
- Oct 1, 2025 · Comet Plus launch partners announcedPerplexity
- Sep 25, 2025 · Perplexity Search API launchedPerplexity
- Sep 17, 2025 · Enterprise platform expandedPerplexity
- Sep 10, 2025 · $200 million financing at $20 billion valuationReuters
- Sep 8, 2025 · Perplexity for Government launchedPerplexity
- Aug 25, 2025 · Comet Plus announcedPerplexity
- Aug 14, 2025 · Comet for Enterprise Pro introducedPerplexity
- Aug 12, 2025 · $34.5 billion offer for Google Chrome submittedAxios
- Aug 8, 2025 · OpenAI GPT-OSS models added on day zeroPerplexity
- Aug 4, 2025 · OpenTable reservation integration launchedPerplexity
- Jul 30, 2025 · Gannett joins Publishers' ProgramPerplexity
- Jul 17, 2025 · $100 million financing at $18 billion valuationBloomberg
- Jul 9, 2025 · Comet AI browser launchedPerplexity
- Jul 2, 2025 · Perplexity Max launchedPerplexity
- Jun 12, 2025 · $500 million funding round at $14 billion valuationReuters
- Jun 11, 2025 · European AI models addedPerplexity
- Jun 10, 2025 · Sonar inference acceleratedPerplexity
- Jun 5, 2025 · Perplexity Finance expanded for investorsPerplexity
- May 29, 2025 · Perplexity Labs launchedPerplexity
- May 21, 2025 · Perplexity plans and benefits expandedPerplexity
- May 20, 2025 · SAP integrates Perplexity with JoulePerplexity
- May 8, 2025 · Wiley educational search partnershipPerplexity
- Apr 24, 2025 · Motorola global distribution partnershipPerplexity
- Mar 21, 2025 · Proposal to rebuild TikTok in AmericaPerplexity
- Mar 19, 2025 · Improved Sonar models and lower API pricingPerplexity
- Mar 17, 2025 · Enterprise Pro Japan launched with SoftBankPerplexity
- Feb 25, 2025 · $50 million Perplexity Fund announcedCNBC
- Feb 18, 2025 · R1 1776 open weights releasedPerplexity
- Feb 14, 2025 · Perplexity Deep Research launchedPerplexity
- Feb 11, 2025 · New Sonar model released on CerebrasPerplexity
- Jan 29, 2025 · Sonar Reasoning models introducedPerplexity
- Jan 23, 2025 · Perplexity Assistant launched on AndroidPerplexity
- Jan 21, 2025 · Sonar and Sonar Pro APIs launchedPerplexity
- Dec 18, 2024 · $500 million funding round at $9 billion valuationBloomberg
- Dec 18, 2024 · Carbon acquiredPerplexity
- Dec 5, 2024 · Publishers' Program expands to 15 media partnersPerplexity
- Nov 18, 2024 · Perplexity Shopping launchedTechCrunch
- Nov 12, 2024 · Advertising experiment announcedPerplexity
- Nov 1, 2024 · Election Information Hub launchedPerplexity
- Oct 21, 2024 · Dow Jones and New York Post sue PerplexityPerplexity
- Oct 17, 2024 · Internal Knowledge Search and Spaces launchedPerplexity
- Oct 15, 2024 · Perplexity Finance launchedPerplexity
- Aug 29, 2024 · Xfinity Rewards partnership announcedPerplexity
- Aug 1, 2024 · Uber One partnership announcedPerplexity
- Jul 30, 2024 · Publishers' Program launchedPerplexity
- Jul 9, 2024 · AWS collaboration for Enterprise ProPerplexity
- Jul 2, 2024 · Pro Search upgradedPerplexity
- Jun 27, 2024 · $250 million financing at $3 billion valuationReuters
- Jun 21, 2024 · Web-crawling and robots.txt scrutiny emergesAssociated Press
- Jun 6, 2024 · Forbes accuses Perplexity of content misuseAssociated Press
- May 30, 2024 · Perplexity Pages launchedPerplexity
- Apr 23, 2024 · $62.7 million Series B extension at $1 billion-plus valuationAxios
- Apr 23, 2024 · Enterprise Pro launchedAxios
- Feb 26, 2024 · SK Telecom partnership announcedPerplexity
- Feb 23, 2024 · Discover Daily podcast launched with ElevenLabsPerplexity
- Jan 26, 2024 · Arc selects Perplexity as search optionPerplexity
- Jan 4, 2024 · $73.6 million Series B at $520 million valuationReuters
- Nov 29, 2023 · PPLX Online models releasedPerplexity
- Oct 4, 2023 · pplx-api launchedPerplexity
- Oct 4, 2023 · PPLX 7B and 70B chat models releasedPerplexity
- Jul 4, 2023 · Perplexity Chrome search extension releasedPerplexity community announcement
- Jun 1, 2023 · Perplexity Pro subscription introducedPerplexity
- May 25, 2023 · Copilot search mode launchedPerplexity
- May 25, 2023 · Perplexity Android app launchedPerplexity
- Mar 28, 2023 · Perplexity iOS app launchedPerplexity / PR Newswire
- Mar 28, 2023 · $25.6 million Series APerplexity / PR Newswire
- Dec 7, 2022 · Perplexity Answer Engine launchedPerplexity
- Sep 1, 2022 · $3.1 million seed roundReported company financing
- Aug 1, 2022 · Perplexity foundedPerplexity
* Market cap / valuation. Company values are AI-attributed: the latest market cap or valuation × the share attributed to AI (100% for pure AI companies). Methodology
† Illustrative seed value, not verified or live market data.