Felo vs Perplexity

Felo

• Researching topics whose best sources are in another language
• Turning search results into slide decks, mind maps or reports
• People who want search, several AI models and an API on one plan

Perplexity

• Research questions where you want the sources behind each answer
• Follow-up questions that build on an earlier search
• Quick, current answers by voice or text on a phone

Felo

• The free plan allows 5 professional searches and 3 file analyses a day, and leaves out AI Slides, custom agents, video generation and API access.
• When Pro credits run out, slides, images and video pause until more credits are bought; search continues at up to 300 Pro searches a day.
• The US App Store lists in-app subscriptions at $20.99 a month and $214.99 a year, above the prices on the website.
• Beyond the browser there are iPhone, iPad and Android apps and a Chrome extension; the site lists no desktop app.

Perplexity

• The plans page quotes annual-billing prices only: Pro at $17 and Max at $167 a month. The US App Store lists monthly subscriptions at $20.00 for Pro and $200.00 for Max.
• Pro and Max are described as for personal use only.
• Credits are sold separately in packs from $5.00 for 500 to $50.00 for 5,000.

Felo

Cross-language search with sources

Ask in your own language and Felo searches sources written in others, then writes one answer with numbered footnotes that link to each source. Related images and videos appear alongside.

Professional search and research agent

Professional Search looks at a question from several angles and may ask follow-ups. The research agent runs multi-step searches and writes a report, at 150 credits per task.

AI Slides and generated documents

Builds an editable slide deck from a topic, file or link, and also produces mind maps, web pages and business documents. Slide generation costs credits per page and is not on the free plan.

LiveDoc canvas

A canvas workspace where search results, documents, slides, tables, web pages and images sit side by side, and AI agents can read everything placed on it.

File analysis

Upload TXT, Word or PDF files of up to 25 MB to question or summarize. Free accounts get 3 analyses a day with 1 file per question; Pro allows 10 files per question and keeps files permanently.

Model lineup, Playground and API

Pro opens text, image, video and audio models from several providers, an LLM Playground for chatting with them, and API access to the same models through openapi.felo.ai.

Perplexity

Cited answers

Responds to questions with answers drawn from current web content and lists the sources used for each one.

Pro Search and Deep Research

Guided AI search modes for exploring a question in more depth than a single answer.

Thread follow-ups

Ask follow-up questions in the same thread so later answers build on earlier ones. Past threads are kept in your Library.

Assistant

Handles tasks such as drafting emails, scheduling appointments and booking reservations.

Perplexity Labs

Turns a request into a finished report or project rather than a short answer.

Voice

Ask questions by speaking instead of typing and get up-to-date answers back.

Felo

• Standard$0

  200 credits a day that do not roll over, unlimited high-speed search, 5 professional searches and 3 file analyses per day.

• Felo Pro$12.50

  per month, billed annually ($149.99); $14.99 billed monthly

  15,000 credits a month plus 200 a day, the full model lineup, AI Slides, custom agents, Deep Research and API access. The monthly price is shown as cut from $20.99.

• Enterprise Premium$39

  per seat / month, billed annually ($468)

  50,000 credits a month per seat, Pro Search, 90-minute voice transcriptions, 500 files per knowledge base and team management. Shown as reduced from $49.

• Enterprise Ultimate$65

  per seat / month, billed annually ($780)

  85,000 credits a month per seat, unlimited Pro Search, 180-minute voice transcriptions and 1,000 files per knowledge base. Shown as reduced from $79.

Perplexity

• Free$0

  Cited answers, follow-up threads, a library of past searches and sync across devices.

• Pro$17

  per month, or equivalent, when billed annually

  Deep research, a choice of AI models, expanded Computer access, document and app creation, and higher usage limits and memory.

• Max$167

  per month, or equivalent, when billed annually

  Everything in Pro with the highest usage limits, 10,000 monthly credits, frontier models and priority access to new features.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Listed alongside Pro and Max on the plans page; pricing is not shown.

Felo

• Annual discount

  Save 16% on Felo Pro with annual billing

  The pricing page lists Felo Pro at $149.99 a year, which it says is $29.89 less than twelve months at $14.99. In its yearly view, the Enterprise page shows its two plans at 20% and 17% off.

Perplexity

• Annual discount

  Lower monthly cost with annual billing

  Perplexity's plans page prices Pro at the equivalent of $17 a month when billed annually; the US App Store lists the monthly subscription at $20.00.