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Perplexity AI

Updated Feb 17, 2026
11%
arrow_upward6% YoY
#4

Summary

  • Perplexity AI ranks #4 within the generative AI category, maintaining its position month-over-month.
  • As of January 2026, 11% of organizations who have a vendor in the generative AI category use Perplexity AI: up 6 percentage points from last year.
  • Perplexity AI has the highest adoption among enterprise companies (12%), compared to mid-market (12%), small-to-medium businesses (11%), and micro-SMB (11%).
  • Perplexity AI key capabilities include conversational search, real-time information retrieval, and citation-backed responses, supporting research and knowledge discovery workflows.

Key stats

11%
arrow_upward6% YoY
Mid-Market, 42%
3%
8%
#4
#4

Adoption Rates by company size

Company sizeAdoption rate
SMB11%
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.

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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)
Jan 20262%9%Mid-Market, 43%11%11%11%
Dec 20253%10%Mid-Market, 43%11%11%11%
Nov 20253%10%Mid-Market, 42%11%11%11%
Oct 20254%10%Mid-Market, 41%11%11%10%
Sep 20252%10%Mid-Market, 40%11%9%9%
Aug 20252%10%Mid-Market, 41%12%9%9%
Jul 20252%10%Mid-Market, 39%11%9%8%
Jun 20252%10%Mid-Market, 39%11%8%8%
May 20252%10%Mid-Market, 38%11%7%7%
Apr 20252%11%Mid-Market, 38%11%7%7%
Mar 20253%11%Mid-Market, 37%10%6%6%
Feb 20252%12%Mid-Market, 38%9%5%6%
Jan 20253%12%Enterprise, 37%9%5%5%
Dec 20242%12%Mid-Market, 36%8%5%4%
Nov 20243%12%Enterprise, 38%7%4%4%
Oct 20242%12%Mid-Market, 37%7%4%4%
Sep 20243%12%Mid-Market, 38%6%4%3%
Aug 20241%14%Mid-Market, 39%7%4%3%
Jul 20242%15%Enterprise, 38%6%4%3%
Jun 20242%16%Mid-Market, 38%6%3%3%
May 20241%15%Mid-Market, 42%5%2%2%
Apr 20241%14%Mid-Market, 40%6%2%2%
Mar 20241%14%Mid-Market, 37%7%2%1%
Feb 20241%32%Enterprise, 40%7%2%1%

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