How to Get the Most From Your New Perplexity Pro Subscription

If you’ve just signed up for a new Perpexlity Pro subscription or are thinking about picking one up, there are a few little tweaks you should know about that will dramatically improve your experience.

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Test each AI model in different scenarios

While Perplexity’s AI model is enabled by default, you can choose the latest GPT, Claude, and other options with a Perplexity Pro subscription. Since each one approaches your questions differently, you should see how it behaves in different scenarios. For example, when comparing ChatGPT Plus and PerplexityI think GPT is better at looking for general knowledge questions than Perplexity. On the other hand, Perplexity triumphs over deeper research.

In addition to trying different AI models for your searches, you should also switch between different image generation tools depending on what you want to create. Understand which art AI requires to use it will also lead to better results.

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Give specific calls to action

Perplexity is good enough to get detailed results without much prompting, but we recommend using specific calls to action for more accurate results. Asking the software to give the same answer as a subject matter expert is an excellent approach, for example.

You can also approach Perplexity in more of a conversational tone. Below is an example of a prompt you can use:

I want you to play the role of a linguistics expert. Please give me a list of commonly used differences between US and UK English that are easy to miss.

In particular, you should use specific calls to action if you are using AI to help with schoolwork or other means of studying.

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Ask Perplexity to go deeper with his reasoning

While Perplexity Pro gives an overview of the sources used in its research, you can go deeper to better understand how these results were drawn. To do this, ask the software to “give full reasoning” at the end of your prompt.

When you give this prompt, you will see a list of reasons at the end of the search results. Each will also have sources attached, so you can compare with the section at the top of your results.

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Give clear instructions when analyzing files and documents

Not being specific is one of the the biggest mistakes you can make with generative AI tools. In particular we recommend giving precise instructions for the files and documents you ask Perplexity to analyze.

You don’t need to do anything drastic here; just give the same type of prompt that you would when asking for search results. For example, you can ask Perplexity for a summary of an in-depth research report that you upload. If you need more context, you can give prompt follow-up or use some suggestions.

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Cross-reference your Pro searches with other search engines

Although generally reliable, Perplexity Pro is not always accurate. You shouldn’t take everything he says as absolute gospel, especially if you’re doing comprehensive research on something where the stakes are higher (for example, science).

To address any issues that may arise, I suggest you cross-reference your Perplexity search results with Google and other search engines. Enter the same suggestions and search terms, with similar ones that could impact your results.

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Use Perplexity’s FAQs to further your research

In my opinion, Perplexity FAQs and related searches are even better than Google. Using these will help you go into more detail about the topics you are researching and, as a result, get better rounded results.

Perplexity gives you FAQs at the end of your searches, and you just have to click on them to get your next set of answers. Do this as many times as you need to find the information you are looking for.

Perplexity Pro is an excellent research tool, and knowing how to get the most out of it will significantly improve your experience with the software. Many of these are easy to implement; learn to use one before moving on to the others.