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		pzo 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ollama Web Search perplexity added API today, got the following email: > Dear API user, We’re excited to launch the Perplexity Search API — giving developers direct access to the same real-time, high-quality web index that powers Perplexity’s answers.

tripplyons 6 months ago [–]

This doesn't mean they run their own index. They are likely just reselling access to whatever index they are using for their product.

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