ChatGPT vs Perplexity
What 5 creators said when they picked between the two, from podcasts and YouTube. Updated Nov 5, 2026.
Short answer
More creators prefer Perplexity: 3 to 0. 2 use both.
What creators use each for
| Job | ChatGPT | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Research | 72 | 29 |
| Agents and automation | 33 | 7 |
| Writing | 38 | 1 |
| Coding | 31 | 1 |
| Personal assistant | 26 | 1 |
| Brainstorming | 26 | 1 |
| Business ops | 22 | 5 |
| Learning | 24 | 2 |
Creators who said they use or recommend each one for that job.
What creators say
Picks ChatGPT · 0
No creators yet.
Uses both · 2
"Here's the key thing: go out to Perplexity or ChatGPT, and here's what I type in. I say, I've just created a voice AI and a chat widget for this website. What five questions would you have me ask the voice AI in front of the owner to pro..."
BB Bob Brennan"I decided to give five different models real money. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and Perplexity. I gave them each $1,000 of real money."
BD Brandon DoylePicks Perplexity · 3
"I want to start with Perplexity. It's the best research tool you can use, and it gives you answers with all of its sources cited, so you're not going to have AI hallucinations like you get with ChatGPT. It isn't the best at inference, so..."
Codie Sanchez
"I'm using Perplexity Computer and they started supporting Grok and they already support GLM-52. So when you're using Claude or OpenAI, you can only use their model. So I started experimenting with the different models."
JC Jason Calacanis"Perplexity Computer is probably the best version of it, but it's still like, you know, pretty limited compared to what you could do with OpenClaw and Hermes agent"
Y Combinator
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How this works: we read every podcast and YouTube transcript we track, find each time a creator compared these tools, and note which one they picked. A creator who picked differently at different times, or said they use both, counts as "use both". Sponsored mentions are left out. More about Followed.