Claude
Anthropic's AI assistant for writing, analysis, research and coding. Known for careful reasoning, long documents and a natural writing voice.
Perplexity
An answer engine. Ask a question and get a direct, cited answer pulled from the live web, with sources you can check in one click.
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What it is
Perplexity is built around citations. Every answer links the sources it used, which makes it a fast way to research a topic and verify claims.
Spaces let you organise research by topic and share it with others.
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