Skip to main content Tom's Guide Tom's Guide Search Tom's Guide View Profile Newsletters Best Picks Entertainment Apple WWDC 2025 Switch 2 Restock Best laptops Best Mattress Wordle Today Recommended reading I'm ditching Google for ChatGPT’s ad-free shopping — here's what won me over I just tested ChatGPT vs Perplexity with 7 prompts — here's the winner ​I ditched Google for this AI upgrade — it's changing the search game I use Perplexity every day — here are 9 prompts I can't live without OpenAI just gave ChatGPT a search boost — and it's coming for Google Perplexity just brought in a 'Squid Game' star to convince you to ditch Google I just found out what happens when you feed Gemini 2.5 ChatGPT’s best prompts — it completely added its own spin I put my last 4 Google searches into Perplexity — one gave much better results than the other Alex Hughes 17 June 2025 How does Google's AI counterpart hold up? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Shutterstock) Back in May, I ditched Google for about a month. How on Earth can you live without Google for that long you may be screaming at your computer. Well, I was leaving it behind for one of Google’s newest competitors. Perplexity is an AI search engine, operating like a mix of Google and ChatGPT. It's a tempting combination, and one that I was pleasantly surprised with during my Google replacement month. But, in my search for my new daily search engine, the research must continue. I put my last five Google searches into Perplexity to see how well it compares to Google on a daily basis. You may like I'm ditching Google for ChatGPT’s ad-free shopping — here's what won me over I just tested ChatGPT vs Perplexity with 7 prompts — here's the winner ​I ditched Google for this AI upgrade — it's changing the search game Best comedy films of all time (Image credit: Google / Alex Hughes) (Image credit: Perplexity / Alex Hughes) This was a Google search fueled while watching a comedy film a few nights ago. I searched “best comedy films of all time”. I was greeted by a variety of lists, created by Google’s automatic filter at the top, with options for top comedy film picks, comedy satire, rom-coms, and buddy cop films. As usual, there were also lots of articles to scroll through if I wanted a more in-depth look. Sign up to get the BEST of Tom's Guide direct to your inbox. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Perplexity: Perplexity took a different approach here, giving a smaller list of options, curated from articles, ranging from the AFI, IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, and Empire. I was given a list of the top 15 films, each with the date, what it is notable for, and a short description of why it has gained its position. There was also a smaller section listing five more under a category for other notable films. While Google gave me the longer list of options, Perplexity felt more refined, offering descriptions, a ranking and notes on what the styling is like. Winner: Perplexity What’s new on Disney Plus (Image credit: Perplexity / Alex Hughes) Searching the term “What’s new on Disney Plus” I was looking for a list of the most recent launches on the streaming platform, maybe even a list of dates for upcoming releases if I was lucky. Google gave me a variety of films produced for Disney Plus between 2023 and 2025. It was a short and very random list. Instead of trying to use this, I navigated over to the Disney Plus website and looked through their list of upcoming releases. Perplexity understood the brief here. It focused on what was new in June 2025 for Disney Plus, listing off a mix of Marvel and Star Wars shows and a mix of other new releases like Welcome to Wrexham. Under that was another list of new movies and documentaries. While much better than Google and offering clearer details that fit my brief, a lot of the details on dates were equally vague on Perplexity, despite most of these shows either already coming out or having public release dates. Winner: Perplexity Italian restaurant (Image credit: Perplexity AI / Alex Hughes) This is an interesting test for Google. A small restaurant I was trying to find the menu for. I searched the term, clicked the very first link, and was instantly put onto the restaurant's menu page. All pretty easy. Perplexity: Surprisingly, Perplexity managed to achieve this task. I say surprisingly because not only is it a small restaurant, but also because all of the menus are only available in photos of printed out menus. Despite this, Perplexity gave me a broken-down list of all of the starters, mains and desserts, as well as giving a description of the vibe of the restaurant, its accessibility and a rough guide to its pricing. All sounds great, right? Well, while a lot of the stuff it showed on Perplexity is indeed available from the restaurant with accurate pricing, it also picked up two other restaurants with the same name, throwing in their menus too. One of these restaurants isn’t even open anymore. The problem seems to be from Perplexity scanning images of menus which are often blurry, confusing dates of the menus or location. Winner: Google Baldurs Gate 3 review (Image credit: Perplexity AI / Alex Hughes) Yes, yes I know, I’m late to the party. Baldur’s Gate has been on every gamers list for a long time and I am only just getting around to researching it. Google gave me a quick overview of ratings, showing 10/10 scores from IGN, TheGamer and GameSpot. It followed that up with an audience raitng score and the ability to read through reviews from the public. Outside of this, I went to individual reviews through Google to get an idea of the game. Perplexity: This is where Perplexity thrives. When I searched for a review of the game through Perplexity, I was given a report generated by a blend of IGN, GameSpot, YouTube, and other websites - 10 to be exact. This raised both the pros and cons, an idea of the plot and the experience and even a rough guide to how long it could take to complete. It ended the review with a bullet point list of the most important things to keep in mind. 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Dialed into all things artificial intelligence in the world right now, he knows the best chatbots, the weirdest AI image generators, and the ins and outs of one of tech’s biggest topics. Before joining the Tom’s Guide team, Alex worked for the brands TechRadar and BBC Science Focus. In his time as a journalist, he has covered the latest in AI and robotics, broadband deals, the potential for alien life, the science of being slapped, and just about everything in between. Alex aims to make the complicated uncomplicated, cutting out the complexities to focus on what is exciting. When he’s not trying to wrap his head around the latest AI whitepaper, Alex pretends to be a capable runner, cook, and climber. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. 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