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Perplexity AI has launched Perplexity Assistant, an AI-powered agent for Android devices, which is capable of performing multi-app actions such as hailing a ride. This service is currently free for users and available in 15 languages. The company has also introduced Sonar, a new GenAI search API, which they are marketing as the most affordable option in the market.

Perplexity's Sonar API comes in two versions: Sonar and Sonar Pro. Sonar is the basic version, priced at $1 per million tokens for both input and output, while Sonar Pro is aimed at more complex tasks and costs $3 per million input tokens and $15 per million output tokens, offering more in-depth answers. Sonar Pro is reportedly the best performing model on ‘factuality’ in SimpleQA benchmarks. Companies like Zoom and Doximity have integrated the API, with Zoom using it for real-time, private searches within video calls, and Doximity using it to retrieve concise answers to medical questions for physicians.

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References :

• Techmeme: Perplexity launches Perplexity Assistant in its Android app, which can take "multi-app actions" like hailing a ride, initially free for users in 15 languages
• Analytics India Magazine: Perplexity Launches the ‘Most Affordable’ GenAI Search API

Classification:

• HashTags: #PerplexityAI #PerplexityAssistant #GenAI
• Company: Perplexity AI
• Product: Perplexity Assistant
• Feature: Perplexity Assistant
• Type: AI
• Severity: Major