Perplexity AI

Perplexity: The Research Playbook (2026 Edition)

The complete guide to AI-powered research - from your first search to Deep Research, Spaces, Pages, and beyond.

Perplexity isn't a chatbot. It's the search tool that reads the web so you don't have to - and gives you clear, cited answers instead of a wall of links. This book covers every feature, every plan, and every use case, whether you've never touched an AI tool or you're ready to build serious research workflows with Deep Research, Spaces, and Focus Modes.

What's inside:

• Getting Started - What Perplexity is, choosing the right plan, setup, and understanding the models
• Core Skills - Your first searches, research techniques, Focus Modes, everyday productivity, and professional use
• The Full Platform - Spaces, Pages, Deep Research, file uploads, image generation, the Comet Browser, and Model Council
• Techniques and Audiences - Search and prompting fundamentals, advanced search techniques, output formatting, plus dedicated chapters for students, business teams, and developers
• Thinking Critically - What Perplexity gets wrong, privacy and security, and the ethics of AI-powered search
• Reference - Quick tips and cheat sheet, search templates, troubleshooting, glossary, what's new in 2025-2026, and further reading

26 chapters. 5 parts. 6 appendices. Every answer cited, every claim sourced - just like Perplexity itself.

Part of the AI for Everyone series by Finnoybu Press.