ChatGPT vs Perplexity — We Tested Both With the Same 5 Prompts and the Results Were Not What We Expected

TamilTech AI summary

A TamilTech-style rundown tested ChatGPT and Perplexity on the same five everyday prompts—current news, cited research, creative writing, coding help, and India-specific practical questions—and the split was clearer than most people expect. Perplexity won big on live news (like the recent CoinDCX story) and research with clickable sources, because it searches the web in real time and shows where every fact came from, which matters a lot for students, journalists, and anyone who needs verifiable, up-to-date info. ChatGPT pulled ahead on creative product copy and Python coding tasks, delivering punchier tone, cleaner structure, and better explanations, so content creators, marketers, and developers still get more polish there. On India-specific advice such as health insurance in Bangalore, it was a tie: Perplexity gave current plan names and prices, while ChatGPT gave a stronger decision framework without fresh numbers. Both paid plans cost about ₹1,670 a month, free tiers are worth trying first, and many Indian users do best with Perplexity for research and facts plus ChatGPT for writing and code—or ChatGPT Plus alone if they also want image generation and file analysis in one place.

• Perplexity wins for real-time news and research with citations — ChatGPT has no current events
• ChatGPT wins for creative writing, coding, and complex analysis tasks
• Both cost ₹1,670/month — the right choice depends entirely on your primary use case

AI-assisted summary, checked by the TamilTech editorial team.