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// RELEASE HISTORY
MAJORFEATUREPATCH
2025-06
MAJOR
LATEST
Perplexity Assistant — Pre-Installed on Samsung + Motorola
Perplexity launches a full Android AI assistant to replace Google Assistant. Pre-installed on Galaxy S25 and select Motorola devices at launch.
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// FULL RELEASE NOTES
›Perplexity Assistant available as a Google Assistant replacement on Android
›Pre-installed on Samsung Galaxy S25 series and select Motorola devices from factory
›Handles calls, messages, app control, and live web research in one interface
›Every response grounded in real-time web data by default — no hallucination on current events
›Voice-first design, low latency — competitive with Google Assistant response speed
›Available as a download for any Android device via Play Store
›CEO Aravind Srinivas: "the search engine as an agent"
›EU deployment under regulatory review — Google filed concerns with antitrust bodies
2025-04
FEATURE
$500M Series B — $9B Valuation
Perplexity closes $500M at a $9B valuation led by SoftBank. 15M daily active users at time of raise. Signals aggressive push into assistant and enterprise.
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2025-03
MAJOR
Sonar Reasoning Pro
Extended thinking (DeepSeek R1) combined with real-time web search. Cited, reasoned answers for complex multi-step research in a single pass.
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2025-02
FEATURE
Deep Research
Launched February 2025. Multi-step research agent that autonomously runs 20-100+ searches, reads full pages, and produces a structured cited report. ~30 minutes of research in 2-5 minutes.
2024-12
MAJOR
Sonar Pro
Upgraded core search model. Higher citation quality, better conflict resolution across sources, and multi-turn context retention across research sessions.
2024-07
FEATURE
Perplexity Pages
Generates shareable, cited, section-structured articles from any search query. Turns a research question into a publishable document with one click.
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