Perplexity AI

Updated Apr 11, 2026
11%
arrow_upward4% YoY
#4

Summary

  • Perplexity AI ranks #4 within the generative AI category, maintaining its position month-over-month.
  • As of April 2026, 11% of organizations who have a vendor in the generative AI category use Perplexity AI: up 4 percentage points from last year.
  • Perplexity AI has the highest adoption among enterprise companies (12%), compared to mid-market (12%), small-to-medium businesses (10%), and micro-SMB (10%).
  • Perplexity AI key capabilities include conversational search, real-time information retrieval, and citation-backed responses, supporting research and knowledge discovery workflows.

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Key stats

11%
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Mid-Market, 43%
2%
10%
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Adoption Rates by company size

Company sizeAdoption rate
SMB10%
Mid-market12%
Enterprise12%

About Perplexity AI

Perplexity AI is an AI-powered search and answer engine that delivers concise, cited responses in real time. It combines web search with natural language understanding for precise information retrieval.

About this data

These insights come from Ramp’s procurement and renewal data, built on real-world transactions observed across our platform. Figures represent aggregated observations from Ramp Procurement and Renewals activity.

DateNew adopter shareCompetitor switch rateDominant FTE segmentAdoption rate (Enterprise)Adoption rate (Mid-Market)Adoption rate (SMB)
Mar 20262%10%Mid-Market, 43%12%12%10%
Feb 20262%10%Mid-Market, 43%12%11%10%
Jan 20262%10%Mid-Market, 44%11%11%11%
Dec 20253%11%Mid-Market, 43%11%11%11%
Nov 20253%11%Mid-Market, 42%11%11%11%
Oct 20255%11%Mid-Market, 41%12%11%10%
Sep 20252%11%Mid-Market, 40%12%9%9%
Aug 20252%11%Mid-Market, 41%12%9%9%
Jul 20253%12%Mid-Market, 40%11%9%8%
Jun 20253%12%Mid-Market, 40%11%8%8%
May 20252%12%Mid-Market, 38%10%7%7%
Apr 20252%12%Mid-Market, 38%10%7%7%
Mar 20253%12%Mid-Market, 36%10%6%7%
Feb 20253%13%Mid-Market, 37%9%6%6%
Jan 20253%13%Mid-Market, 37%9%5%5%
Dec 20242%12%Mid-Market, 37%9%5%5%
Nov 20243%12%Mid-Market, 37%8%5%4%
Oct 20242%12%Mid-Market, 37%8%5%4%
Sep 20243%12%Enterprise, 37%7%4%4%
Aug 20242%14%Mid-Market, 38%8%4%3%
Jul 20242%16%Enterprise, 41%6%4%3%
Jun 20242%18%Enterprise, 38%7%3%3%
May 20241%17%Mid-Market, 39%6%2%2%
Apr 20241%13%Enterprise, 38%7%2%2%

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