Perplexity shopping review
8.1/10★★★★★Ad-free product answers with PayPal checkout inside the chat for US users
- Best for
- Buying from a clear, ad-free answer without opening a dozen tabs
- Price
- Freemium · from $20/month
Free: Shopping and Instant Buy are free for US users - Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android
- Made by
- Perplexity AI, San Francisco, USA · since 2022
- App store ratings
- iOS 4.8★ (518K) · Android 4.6★ (2.2M)
What it is
Perplexity turns shopping questions into product cards that focus on the specs, pros, cons and review insights that matter to your query, and remembers your preferences across searches. US users can buy without leaving the conversation through PayPal-powered Instant Buy, with the retailer staying the merchant of record. Pro and Max subscribers also get a virtual try-on avatar for clothes.
Latest: Perplexity moved away from advertising in February 2026, according to reports, to focus on shopping and subscriptions.
What the AI does
- Conversational product search that keeps context across follow-ups
- Product cards with pros, cons and review-based insights
- Memory of your past searches and preferences
- Instant Buy checkout with PayPal inside the chat
- Virtual try-on avatar (Pro and Max)
Pros and cons
- Buy inside the chat with PayPal purchase protection
- Perplexity says it has dropped ads, so picks aren't paid placements
- Shopping is free; only try-on needs a paid plan
- Retailers still handle shipping and returns
- Shopping and Instant Buy are US-only
- No price tracking or price history
- Instant Buy only works with merchants that accept PayPal
How it scores
Clean, ad-free answers with real in-chat checkout, which ChatGPT dropped. No price tracking and a US-only shopping experience limit it.
Feature checklist · 5 of 10
- Compares products side by side (no)
- Summarises reviews or pros and cons (yes)
- Alerts you when a price drops (no)
- Shows a product's price history (no)
- Search with a photo or screenshot (no)
- Try clothes on a photo of yourself (yes)
- Buys for you or checks out inside the chat (yes)
- Searches across many retailers, not one store (yes)
- Finds coupon codes or cashback (no)
- No paid placements among its product picks (yes)
Alternatives
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- Google AI Mode shopping 8.8/10Comparing products across thousands of stores and buying when the price is right
- Alexa for Shopping 8.5/10Amazon shoppers who want price history and deal alerts without a third-party extension
- ChatGPT shopping 8.4/10Researching a considered purchase when you don't yet know which product you want
- Phia 7.8/10Fashion shoppers who want to know if a price is fair and find it cheaper secondhand
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