Reviewers mostly see Perplexity as a fast, clean AI search tool that often replaces traditional search for research, learning, news, and current facts. The most repeated praise is source-linked answers that save time, reduce tab-hopping, and make results easier to verify. Users also like its simple interface, mobile and voice experience, and usefulness for both quick questions and deeper exploration. The main caveat is trust: several reviewers still mention hallucinations, missing or mismatched citations, weaker long-thread context, and some disappointment with ads or deep research versus rivals.
Brain is Perplexity's self-improving memory system for Computer that solves the problem of static AI agents. Instead of remembering user preferences, Brain remembers what the agent did—what worked, what failed, and corrections made—so agents learn to do better work.
What makes it different: Traditional AI memory is about the user. Brain pioneers a work memory model focused on making agents better at the job.
Key features:
Builds a living context graph of Computer's work
Reviews context overnight and teaches itself to improve
Creates an LLM wiki automatically loaded on the agent sandbox
Shows its work with every memory entry linking to its source
Benefits:
Increases answer correctness by 25% on tasks Computer has seen
Boosts recall by 16%
Cuts task costs by 13% for tasks requiring historical context
Fewer turns, fewer model calls, better outputs
Who it's available for: Max and Enterprise Max subscribers