Perplexity vs DeepSeek: The Free AI That Thinks vs The Free AI That Searches
Perplexity vs DeepSeek: Two Free Powerhouses, Zero Overlap This might be the most unusual comparison we’ve done. Neither tool is trying to replace the other. Perplexity is a search engine that reasons. DeepSeek is a reasoning engine that… doesn’t search at all. And yet people compare them constantly because they’re both free, both shockingly capable, and both threatening the $20/month incumbents. DeepSeek won 40-38, but calling this a “winner” misses the point entirely. Let us show you why. ...