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February 26, 2026
Introducing PPLX Online LLMs
The first-of-its-kind Online LLM API
TL;DR
- Perplexity AI introduces `pplx-7b-online` and `pplx-70b-online` LLMs focused on factual and up-to-date responses.
- These 'online LLMs' access internet knowledge to overcome limitations of freshness and hallucinations in traditional LLMs.
- The models are built on `mistral-7b` and `llama2-70b`, enhanced with Perplexity's search infrastructure and fine-tuned for performance.
- Human evaluations show Perplexity's models outperform `gpt-3.5` and `llama2-70b` in providing accurate and current information.
- The `pplx-api` is now publicly available with a usage-based pricing model, including a $5 monthly credit for Pro users.
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