Perplexity Prompts for Research
Perplexity AI is built for research—it searches the web and provides cited sources, making it perfect for market research, fact-checking, competitor analysis, and finding recent information. These prompts show you how to get the most accurate, source-backed answers.
Last updated · By the Prompt Orange team
Prompt examples you can copy & use
Market research
“Research the market”
Too vague—AI has to guess what you want
“Research the current state of the AI writing tools market. Include: market size (2024), top 5 competitors by user base, key trends in the past 12 months, and emerging players. Provide sources for all data points.”
Specific, clear, ready to use
Fact-check a claim
“Is this true?”
Too vague—AI has to guess what you want
“Fact-check the following claim: 'Remote workers are 20% more productive than office workers.' Find recent studies (published after 2022), summarize the findings, note any conflicting evidence, and rate the claim: supported / mixed evidence / not supported.”
Specific, clear, ready to use
Find recent studies
“Find research on this”
Too vague—AI has to guess what you want
“Find 5 recent academic studies (published 2023-2024) on the impact of AI on software developer productivity. For each: title, authors, key finding (1 sentence), and link. Focus on peer-reviewed sources.”
Specific, clear, ready to use
Competitor intel
“Analyze my competitor”
Too vague—AI has to guess what you want
“Analyze [Competitor Name]'s recent product launches, funding news, and market positioning from the past 6 months. Include: new features released, any partnerships announced, customer sentiment (if available), and strategic direction. Cite all sources.”
Specific, clear, ready to use
Tips for using Perplexity for research
Always ask for sources explicitly—it's Perplexity's superpower
Use follow-up questions in the same thread to drill deeper into interesting findings
Request 'recent' information and specify a date range for time-sensitive research
Ask Perplexity to provide a summary + a list of raw source links for your own review
For fact-checking, request 'conflicting evidence' to get a balanced view