The Perplexity API platform is now a full-stack, model-agnostic API platform for building agents.
It replaces your model provider, search layer, and embeddings, built on the same infrastructure that powers Perplexity.
The Perplexity API platform consists of four APIs with one API key.
Agent API — orchestrate models for multi-step workflows
Search API — real-time web context
Embeddings API — retrieval at scale
Sandbox API — code execution for agents (coming soon)
Perplexity Agent API is a managed runtime for building agentic workflows with integrated search, tool execution, and multi-model orchestration.
Swap between the latest frontier models, configure curated presets, tool access, step limits, and token budgets, all from one endpoint.
Search API is SOTA on all industry benchmarks including SimpleQA and SEAL.
It gives developers direct access to the same index that powers Perplexity with 200B+ URLs, refreshed in real time.
Use it to call real-time information with citations inside your own apps and agents.
Two weeks ago, we released two new SOTA embedding models.
Our Embeddings API was specifically designed for large-scale, efficient retrieval.
pplx-embed-v1-4B leads MTEB retrieval, ConTEB, and our internal benchmarks against 30M+ documents. Read more:
More than half of all agent activity focuses on cognitive work.
Agent use is dominated by Productivity & Workflow (36% of queries) and Learning & Research (21%).
Users rely on the assistant to think through something, synthesize findings, and take action on those learnings.
Most agent queries come from personal use (55%), followed by professional (30%) and educational (16%) contexts.
New users often start with low-stakes questions like travel or trivia. Over time, they shift to more complex topics like productivity, learning, and career advice.
With Microsoft retiring the Bing Search APIs in August, legacy search engines have abandoned the developer community who need real-time access to information.
We're stepping in to provide a search API designed for the new retrieval paradigms introduced by frontier AI systems.
We built Perplexity Search API around three criteria:
Voice Assistant uses web browsing and multi-app actions to book reservations, send emails and calendar invites, play media, and more—all from the Perplexity iOS app.
Update your app in the App Store and start asking today.
Perplexity Voice Assistant can search for and play podcasts, YouTube videos, and other media.
Need to look up and reschedule meetings in your calendar? Voice Assistant can help you find events and draft emails.