Tested 7 d.Revised Apr. 26
Tool review · Detailed verdict
Perplexity
Perplexity
« Answer engine, not a chatbot. Cites its sources. The perfect complement. »
Overall score
weighted average · 5 axes
§ Presentation video · Perplexity
YouTube · officiel
§ Product preview
Price / month
18 €
Pro plan
Cost / 1M tokens
9 €
output rate
Context
200k
max tokens
GDPR
7/10
compliant
Hosting
🇺🇸 US
by default
§3.1Strength profile
Scale 0 to 10 · RadarOnAI internal method
§3.2+ Strong points
- 01Sources cited systematically
- 02Reliable real-time search
- 03Clean academic mode
§3.3− Weak points
- 01Not a true long-form writing tool
- 02Neutral personality
Best for
Industry watch, research, fact-checking.
Not for
Creative generation or coding.
§04Benchmarks — Perplexity
Against the rest, cold.
BenchmarkScoreValueRank
GPQA Diamond
Scientific reasoning
61%
#7
MMLU-Pro
General knowledge
72%
#7
FR-Check 2026
Internal language test
76/100
#5
§ Editor's view · try it?
If your long-form text matters more than your images, Perplexity remains the subscription that pays back its 18 € monthly fee fastest. We use it daily in the newsroom.
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