Cursor
Coding and app building
No cardFree planthen $20/mo
Perplexity alternatives with a free trial
15 other ai chat and research tools, and what each one gives you free. Copied from their own pages.
Quick picks
All Perplexity alternatives 15
Microsoft Copilot
A free trial, which Perplexity does not state
30 days freeNo card
Gemini
AI chat and research
Free trialCard neededFree planthen $19.99/mo
ChatGPT
AI chat and research
Free planthen $20/mo
Claude
AI chat and research
Free planthen €18/mo
Consensus
AI chat and research
Free planthen $20/mo
GitHub Copilot
Coding and app building
Free planthen $10/mo
Grok
AI chat and research
Free planthen $30/mo
Mistral
AI chat and research
Free planthen $14.99/mo
Poe
AI chat and research
Free planthen $4.99/mo
Sana
AI chat and research
Free plan
Chatbot App
A free trial, which Perplexity does not state
7 days freeFree planthen $29.99/mo
Sudowrite
AI chat and research
Free trialNo cardthen $10/mo
Elicit
AI chat and research
Scite
A free trial, which Perplexity does not state
7 days freethen $20/mo, billed yearly
Perplexity alternatives: questions
Which Perplexity alternative has the longest free trial?
Microsoft Copilot: 30 free days, with no card.
Which Perplexity alternatives need no credit card?
Microsoft Copilot. Their own pages say you can start without a card.
Is there a free Perplexity alternative?
Yes: Cursor, Gemini, ChatGPT and Claude have a free plan with no end date.
Where do these facts come from?
From each company's own price page. We copy the line each fact is in. If a page does not say it, we write that.