Perplexity
Mentioned in 161 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows
This AI search and chat platform competes with Google and ChatGPT as a consumer-facing alternative for information retrieval and research, while also pursuing enterprise applications across sectors like healthcare and web development. Podcast discussions highlight its evolving monetization strategy, including advertising initiatives and a shift toward enterprise focus, as well as its involvement in copyright litigation and integration into device ecosystems like Samsung phones. The company is frequently mentioned alongside other major AI players (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google) as hosts and industry experts evaluate AI search tools and their impact on traditional search and information access.
Mentioned On
Episode Mentions
This Week in Startups · Aug 11, 2026
Zuck's AI manifesto is a data center PR masterclass | E2323
“Suggested as an acquisition target for Meta to build a Facebook-branded AI search engine.”
TBPN · Aug 5, 2026
Google DeepMind Reorgs, Rainforest Discoveries, Monkey Prices Surge | Harley Finkelstein, John J. Giamatteo, Jeremy Allaire, Mackenzie Burnett
“Sued by Amazon for crawling product listings via bots, raising questions about agent access to e-commerce platforms.”
TBPN · Aug 4, 2026
Bending Spoons Buys Airtable, Snap Rips, Ads in BMW | Grace Li, Samir Kaji, John Quinn, Nikhil Reddy, Art Levy & Russell Kaplan, Brendan Carr
“Won Ninth Circuit appeal against Amazon's CFAA lawsuit over its Comet AI shopping agent accessing Amazon's site.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 31, 2026
Chip Stocks Crash, $20B Fund Margin Called, Frontier Labs: SLOW DOWN AI, Mamdani's Grocery Stores
“Rumored to be launching local model support next week, enabling dynamic switching between frontier and open-source models.”
AI Applied: Covering AI News, Interviews and Tools - ChatGPT, Midjourney, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic · Jul 29, 2026
Anthropic's Controversial Stance on Open Weight Models
“Signatory to open letter supporting open weight AI model development”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 24, 2026
The Fight Over Open Source AI, Anthropic's $1.5B Payout, NYC Socialists: Evictions = Violence?
“Mentioned as Jason's preferred AI harness, running multiple open-source models including Grok and GLM 5.2.”
TBPN · Jul 21, 2026
U.S. AI Execs Warn as China’s AI Push Grows, Substack Adds AI Detection Tool | Diet TBPN
“Mentioned as having fine-tuned a 1776 version of DeepSeek using sparse autoencoders.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 20, 2026
Mark Cuban on the AI Bubble: Who Actually Gets Wiped Out?
“Listed as one of four AI tools employees have been cycling through for agent-based workflows.”
Better Offline · Jul 17, 2026
Monologue: OpenAI Could Kill SoftBank and Oracle
“Mentioned as an AI startup whose cloud spend and financials the host is seeking from sources.”
AI Applied: Covering AI News, Interviews and Tools - ChatGPT, Midjourney, Gemini, OpenAI, Anthropic · Jul 14, 2026
OpenAI's Comeback with 5.6 and Work Tool
“Mentioned as competitor with its own browser offering in the AI search and research space”
The Koerner Office - Business Ideas and Deep Dives with Chris Koerner · Jul 14, 2026
I Asked 5 AIs to Make Me Money (One Dominated) - Ep. #317
“Multi-model AI achieving 73% returns through SOXL semiconductor and independent model selection across Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini”
The Last Invention is AI · Jul 10, 2026
Atlas Closes Doors; MuseSpark Opens New Ones
“AI-native browser positioned to gain market share as OpenAI and Claude build browser capabilities”
The Daily AI · Jul 10, 2026
Atlas Closure in Today’s AI Landscape
“AI-native browser company positioned to gain market share as OpenAI builds cloud browser capabilities”
The AI Podcast · Jul 10, 2026
The Chapter Closes on Atlas; MuseSpark Launches
“AI-native browser company positioned to benefit from consolidation of AI tools into browser experiences”
Personal AI · Jul 10, 2026
Personal Insights on Atlas Closure and MuseSpark
“AI-native browser positioned as alternative to app-based AI tools, competing with ChatGPT and Claude”
No Priors AI · Jul 10, 2026
No Prior Warning: Atlas Ends, MuseSpark Arrives
“AI-native browser positioned to potentially gain market share from OpenAI's cloud browser strategy”
Latent Space AI · Jul 10, 2026
Exploring the Shutdown of Atlas Today
“AI-native browser positioned to potentially gain market share as OpenAI and Claude consolidate into apps”
Global News Podcast · Jul 10, 2026
OpenAI Closes Atlas: Global Impact
“AI-native browser company positioned to gain market control as OpenAI builds cloud browser capabilities”
Claude AI · Jul 10, 2026
Atlas' Closure: A Turning Point in AI
“AI-native browser company positioned to benefit from shift toward browser-based AI agents”
ChatGPT News · Jul 10, 2026
Atlas Ends as MuseSpark Begins New Era
“AI-native browser company positioned to potentially gain market share from consolidation trends”
Building AI: News on OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Google Gemini and xAI's Grok · Jul 10, 2026
Exploring Atlas’ Closure Amid MuseSpark’s Arrival
“AI-native browser company positioned to gain market share as OpenAI and Claude build browser capabilities”
Anthropic · Jul 10, 2026
Why OpenAI Ended Atlas: A Deep Dive
“AI-native browser company positioned to gain market share from OpenAI's cloud browser strategy”
AI Breakdown · Jul 10, 2026
The End of Atlas and MuseSpark's Debut
“AI-native browser company positioned to capture market share as OpenAI and Claude consolidate into browser-integrated tools”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jul 10, 2026
Open Source Wins, AGI Is Here, and Scorsese's AI Toolkit with CEOs of Cerebras & Black Forest Labs
“Mentioned as an example of an AI tool that proactively suggests follow-up prompts to users.”
All-In with Chamath, Jason, Sacks & Friedberg · Jun 26, 2026
Socialists Sweep NYC, China Catches Up in Coding, AI Memory Crunch, Micron's Blowout Quarter
“Cited as example of US company forking Chinese open-source models and removing political censorship.”
The $100M Entrepreneur Podcast · May 20, 2026
How to Build a $100M Business Without Burning Out
“Alternative AI tool suggested for brainstorming manifesto and intentional life planning”
The Joe Rogan Experience · May 19, 2026
#2501 - Marc Andreessen
“AI search engine used by Joe Rogan for fact-checking and research during podcast”
硅谷101 · May 15, 2026
E236｜99%的作业都是AI写的：当代名校生眼里，大学还剩下什么？
“AI search tool mentioned as part of students' AI tool stack for research and information retrieval”
All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio) · May 14, 2026
Intelligent Machines 870: Meet Me In Alaska
“Mentioned as alternative to ChatGPT for real-time information retrieval”
Platformer · May 13, 2026
The best argument I’ve heard for why AI won't take your job with Box CEO Aaron Levie
“AI tool used by Aaron Levie for research tasks; example of agent-based productivity tool”
AI Hustle: Make Money from AI · May 8, 2026
The Future of AI Commerce: Anthropic's Agent Marketplace
“Noted for shopping integrations and commerce-related AI agent implementations”
Grumpy Old Geeks · May 8, 2026
745: Unwanted Senior Discount
“AI search engine that ended $400M deal with Snap after failing to reach agreement on broader rollout”
Building AI: News on OpenAI's ChatGPT, Anthropic's Claude, Google Gemini and xAI's Grok · May 8, 2026
Anthropic Aiming for $1 Trillion Valuation
“Deal with Snapchat canceled due to Snapchat's lower-than-expected Q1 ad revenue”
The Run-Up AI · May 8, 2026
Anthropic Aiming for $1 Trillion Valuation
“Snapchat canceled $400 million partnership deal”
The Daily AI · May 8, 2026
Anthropic Aiming for $1 Trillion Valuation
“Had $400 million deal with Snapchat canceled”
Personal AI · May 8, 2026
Anthropic Aiming for $1 Trillion Valuation
“Snapchat canceled $400 million partnership deal due to Snapchat's lower-than-expected Q1 ad revenue performance.”
Latent Space AI · May 8, 2026
Anthropic Aiming for $1 Trillion Valuation
“Had $400 million deal with Snapchat canceled due to Snapchat's revenue shortfall”
Global News Podcast · May 8, 2026
Anthropic Aiming for $1 Trillion Valuation
“AI search company whose $400 million deal with Snapchat was canceled due to Snapchat's revenue shortfall”
AI Breakdown · May 8, 2026
Anthropic Aiming for $1 Trillion Valuation
“AI search company whose $400M Snapchat partnership was canceled”
Y Combinator Startup Podcast · May 8, 2026
Tokenmaxxing: How Top Builders Use AI To Do The Work Of 400 Engineers
“Perplexity API used for deep research capabilities in agentic systems”
Hard Fork · May 8, 2026
Can the U.S. Rein in Prediction Markets? + Joanna Stern on Her Year of A.I. Experiments + Our Producer Goes to Attention School
“AI research assistant tool that Joanna Stern used for reporting tasks and information gathering throughout her AI experiment year”
Big Technology Podcast · May 7, 2026
AI Agents: Mirage Or Real Revolution? — With Dmitry Shevelenko
“Subject company; building multi-model orchestration platform with search, browser, and computer agent products competing with OpenAI and Anthropic”
How I AI · May 6, 2026
Quests, token leaderboards, and a skills marketplace: The elite AI adoption playbook | John Kim (Sendbird)
“Mentioned as WorkOS customer using enterprise authentication and access controls”
Economist Podcasts · May 6, 2026
On the off chancellor: Friedrich Merz, one year in
“Mentioned as AI company that stopped experimenting with ads due to user trust concerns”
All TWiT.tv Shows (Audio) · May 6, 2026
MacBreak Weekly 1023: Don't Be Contemptible
“AI search tool available on CarPlay alongside ChatGPT and Grok; mentioned as third-party AI integration example”
Bloomberg Surveillance · May 5, 2026
Market Impact of AI and Iran
“AI search tool mentioned as subscription service with strong value proposition; example of consumer AI monetization”
Pivot · May 5, 2026
GameStop's eBay Bid, AI and the Midterms, and Senate Prediction Market Ban
“AI startup rumored as potential Apple acquisition target to build internal AI competence without consumer-facing service”
AI Breakdown · Apr 29, 2026
Musk and Altman's Courtroom Drama Unfolds
“Agent infrastructure startup founded by Parag Agrawal that tripled valuation to $2 billion in five months”
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 29, 2026
#863: Elad Gil, Consigliere to Empire Builders — How to Spot Billion-Dollar Companies Before Everyone Else, The Misty AI Frontier, How Coke Beat Pepsi, When Consensus Pays, and Much More
“Early AI investment by Elad; founder Arvin reached out via LinkedIn as OpenAI researcher before broader AI adoption”
Software Engineering Daily · Apr 28, 2026
Open-Weight AI Models
“Search competitor to Google; mentioned in context of vendor-as-competitor dynamics in AI products”