ChatGPT and Perplexity have different approaches:
ChatGPT:
- Conversational assistant
- Based on training + optional search
- Personalized responses
- Fewer source citations
Perplexity:
- Conversational search engine
- Systematic web search
- Sources always cited and clickable
- Focus on current events
Strategic implications:
- Optimize differently for each platform
- Perplexity: emphasis on web sources
- ChatGPT: overall authority


