Got your free Perplexity Pro subscription from Airtel? From Labs to image generation, here are 5 features you don't want to miss out on.
Perplexity Pro is Smarter Than Ever: 5 Must-Try Features After Airtel's Free Subscription Deal
Following Bharti Airtel’s announcement of a free one-year Perplexity Pro subscription for eligible users in India, the Perplexity app has skyrocketed in popularity—overtaking ChatGPT to become the #1 free app on iOS in the country. Unlike traditional chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini, Perplexity is a real-time AI-powered search engine, blending web search with large language models to deliver precise, easy-to-understand answers.
If you’ve recently claimed your free Perplexity Pro subscription, here are five standout features you should explore right away:
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Perplexity Pro offers access to more daily searches and its exclusive Pro Search feature, which taps into premium AI models like OpenAI’s GPT-4.1, Claude 4.0 Sonnet, and Gemini 2.5 Pro. If you're not satisfied with a result, you can instantly switch to Sonar, Perplexity’s in-house language model, to get a different perspective or tone.
Need deep analysis or multi-step reasoning? Perplexity Pro integrates cutting-edge models like OpenAI’s o3, Claude 4.0, xAI’s Grok 4, and a fine-tuned, uncensored version of DeepSeek R1 hosted in the U.S. These models are ideal for advanced research, academic questions, or strategic planning tasks. The platform also automatically selects the most suitable combination of models based on the complexity of your query.
Pro users gain access to Labs, a powerful workspace where AI can build spreadsheets, dashboards, and web apps in minutes. Labs uses a blend of code execution, image generation, and other tools to complete tasks that would typically require 10+ minutes of manual work. It's perfect for professionals looking to automate workflows or create visual tools fast.
Just like ChatGPT or Gemini, Perplexity Pro allows you to upload and analyze files including PDFs, CSVs, images, audio, and video. Powered by GPT-4 Omni and Claude 4.0, the file analysis tool can read, summarize, extract data, or even compare documents—all within seconds.
Perplexity Pro lets you generate and edit images using natural language prompts, with the default model set to GPT Image 1. Other available options include Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental, FLUX.1, and DALL·E 3. While there's no formal "edit" button, you can simply ask Perplexity to regenerate the image as often as needed (within your quota of 150 GPT Image 1 images per month).
The key to better results? Be as specific as possible in your image prompts.
With its Pro tier now accessible to millions of Airtel users, Perplexity is positioning itself as a serious alternative to traditional AI assistants, combining real-time web data with the latest in LLM tech. If you’re exploring what AI can really do in your daily life—whether for work, study, or creativity—Perplexity Pro is now one of the smartest tools on your phone.
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