The AI-powered search game is picking up steam: OpenAI added search functionality to ChatGPT just yesterday, and Perplexity launched a macOS desktop app a week ago. Perplexity could be considered the leader in AI-powered search right now, and now Mac users can quickly use Perplexity’s advanced search engine right from their desktop, without having to access it through a web browser.

If you’re not familiar with Perplexity, it’s a conversational search engine that launched the same year as ChatGPT. It allows you to ask questions and make requests in natural language (the way we communicate with each other in real life). Similar to ChatGPT, there are two tiers for users – a free “Standard” tier that gives you unlimited “Quick” searches, ideal for those looking for quick, simple answers generated by the standard Perplexity AI model (plus five free pro-tier searches). per day) and the “Pro” tier, which includes quick searches and 600 Pro searches per day.