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Perplexity AI vs Llama

A feature-by-feature comparison of Perplexity AI and Llama across 7 capability categories.

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Modalities — Tie

Modalities: Perplexity AI compared with Llama
Feature	Perplexity AI	Llama
Text Input	Yes. Core feature	Yes. Core feature
Image Upload / Vision	Partial. Limited support	Yes. Llama 3.2
Image Generation	No	No
Voice Mode	No	No
Video Understanding	No	No
Video Generation	No. Not a video generation product.	No. Not a video generation product.
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)	Yes	No
Code Execution	No	No
Audio Input	No	No
Canvas / Artifact Editor	No	No
Screen Sharing / Computer Use	No	No

Memory & Context — Llama Wins

Memory & Context: Perplexity AI compared with Llama
Feature	Perplexity AI	Llama
Persistent Memory	No	No
Large Context Window	Partial. Standard context	Yes. 128k tokens
Custom Instructions	No	Yes
Conversation History	Yes	No

Integrations — Perplexity AI Wins

Integrations: Perplexity AI compared with Llama
Feature	Perplexity AI	Llama
Web Search / Browsing	Yes. Real-time focus	No
Plugins / Extensions	No	No
API Access	Yes, requires pro plan	Yes. Free via API providers
Zapier Integration	No	No
Custom GPTs / Bots	No	No
Real-time Collaboration	No	No
Live Social Data Integration
Live Citation Mapping	Yes

Developer — Llama Wins

Developer: Perplexity AI compared with Llama
Feature	Perplexity AI	Llama
Function Calling	No	Yes
Streaming Responses	Yes	Yes
Fine-Tuning	No	Yes. Open weights
Embeddings API	No	Yes
Structured Output (JSON)	No	Yes
Reasoning / Thinking Mode	No	Partial. Llama 3.3 has some CoT capability
Local Execution		Yes. Weights are downloadable and run locally via llama.cpp, Ollama and similar runtimes.
Open Weights
Multi-Agent Orchestration

Platforms — Perplexity AI Wins

Platforms: Perplexity AI compared with Llama
Feature	Perplexity AI	Llama
Web App	Yes	No
iOS App	Yes	No
Android App	Yes	No
Desktop App	No	No
Chrome Extension	Yes	No

Privacy — Llama Wins

Privacy: Perplexity AI compared with Llama
Feature	Perplexity AI	Llama
GDPR Compliant	Yes	Yes
Opt Out of Data Training	No	Yes
Enterprise Privacy Mode	No	Yes. Self-hosted

Workspaces — Perplexity AI Wins

Workspaces: Perplexity AI compared with Llama
Feature	Perplexity AI	Llama
Projects / Folders	Yes. Collections/Spaces	No