Revolut Metal customers yesterday received word that there were some changes to their plan benefits. With approximately 2.7 million customers in Ireland, this left a significant cohort of the neo-banks customer base wondering what Perplexity is, as it’s a new premium app included with Metal membership.
What is Perplexity
Perplexity is an AI-powered search assistant. It uses large language models, often referred to as AI, to understand and generate human-like conversational responses, making it easier for users to get relevant information quickly.
By using these conversational methods, Perplexity can simplify complex topics and provide clear explanations, making it useful for research, problem-solving, and general inquiries.
Is Perplexity Better than Chat GPT?
Perplexity is, in essence, no better or worse than Chat-GPT because it uses various models, including Chat-GPT to operate. One of the big benefits of opting for Perplexity is that it’s also a search engine. The benefit of this is that you get more up to date information for real time search usage.
Basically, this means if you are researching a topic in-depth, you’re better of with Chat GPT. But if you are researching something happening today, Perplexity may have the edge. This is why Perplexity’s homepage is dedicated to trending topics.
However, if you could only pick one platform, Perplexity is an extremely tempting offer. All of the AI platforms out there charge in or around the same price. By opting for Perplexity, you get access to multiple platforms. I have my own personal paid GPT account, but I could very well ditch that and move all my AI-needs to Perplexity. Time will tell.
What Are the Benefits of Perplexity Pro?
Perplexity offers a free version of their service and also a premium version. Revolut Metal customers now get this premium access for free.
Here’s a full comparison between both tiers.
| Feature | Free Version | Perplexity Pro (€22/month or €229/year) |
|---|---|---|
| Quick Searches | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Pro Searches | 5 per day | 300 per day |
| AI Models | Standard model | Advanced models (GPT-4, Claude 3, etc.) |
| File Uploads | Limited | Unlimited (PDFs, CSVs, images) |
| Image Generation | Not available | Available (DALL-E 3, Stable Diffusion) |
| API Credits | Not included | €5/month |
By getting premium access you have more searches per day, but even more importantly, you get access to more advanced language models. These include GPT-4 which I’ve been using a lot lately and have found incredible to work with.
For creators or people working with social media, access to AI-image generation is a really handy tool. I’m also excited to have some API access included. This won’t be of interest to many, but if you’re a developer with access to Perplexity Premium, that’s good news.
One benefit that flies under the radar is access to the Perplexity Pro Discord. Given out new all of this tech is, talking to other people using the platform is a great way to see what you can do with AI.
Is Perplexity Worth Subscribing to?
I’ve become a massive advocate for using platforms like Chat-GPT to make life easier. As a content creator, I will never let AI just create the content, but it can absolutely help with research and outlines along with some other elements of day to day life. I’ve even been doing some things that usually need lots of developer knowledge that I just don’t have.
If you are a Revolut Metal customer, signing up to Perplexity is now free. It’s a no-brainer to go and give it a try.
If you’re not a Metal customer but interested in AI, joining Revolut Metal is arguably the best value way to do it. Along with the perks of a Metal membership, you’ll get access to Perplexity included along with several other premium subscriptions to totalling an annual value of €1200.
