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Perplexity

AI-powered search and answer engine that cites web sources in its responses.

Published February 1, 2025 · Updated February 15, 2025

Overview

Perplexity is an AI-powered search engine that answers user questions by querying the web and synthesizing cited responses. It is a key example of a generative engine that consumes and attributes web content.

Relevance to GEO

Content that is well-structured, citable, and machine-readable is more likely to be accurately retrieved and cited by Perplexity. GEO and GEO practices support better representation in Perplexity’s answers.