Perplexity Search
Search the web using Perplexity's Search API for real-time information, news, research papers, and articles. Provides ranked search results with advanced filtering options including domain, language, date range, and recency filters. Your use subject to Perplexity's Terms & Privacy Policies.
import { gateway, generateText } from 'ai';
const result = await generateText({ model: 'openai/gpt-5-nano', prompt: 'What are the latest developments in AI?', tools: { perplexity_search: gateway.tools.perplexitySearch(), },});
console.log(result.text);Playground
Try out Perplexity Search by Perplexity. Usage is billed to your team at API rates. Free users (those who haven't made a payment) get $5 of credits every 30 days.
Perplexity Search
Ask a question and GLM 5.2 will use Perplexity Search to find current information and answer with cited sources.
Providers
Route requests across multiple providers. Copy a provider slug to set your preference. Visit the docs for more info. Using a provider means you agree to their terms, listed under Legal.
More search tools
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$5/K + input costs |  | 06/01/2026 |
Models by Perplexity
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| 127K | 2.1s | 166tps | $1/M | $1/M | $5/K* | | 02/19/2025 | |||||
| 200K | 1.6s | 90tps | $3/M | $15/M | $6/K* | | 02/19/2025 | |||||
| 127K | 9.9s | 101tps | $2/M | $8/M | $6/K* | | 02/19/2025 |