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Glean
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DSGVO: conformEU-AI-Act: limitedPricing unknown
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Glean vs. Perplexity
A practical comparison of Glean and Perplexity across pricing, GDPR, EU AI Act risk, and workflow fit.
perplexity
Perplexity
Answer engine with citations — AI-powered research
DSGVO: partialEU-AI-Act: limitedFree tier
Side-by-side comparison
| Factor | Glean | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Pricing unknown | Free tier |
| GDPR | conform | partial |
| EU AI Act | limited | limited |
| Data residency | eu | us |
| Use cases | Text, Multimodal, Research & analyze, Summarize & structure | Text, Multimodal, Research & analyze, Summarize & structure |
| Data quality | — | — |
| Updated | 6/15/2026 | 6/15/2026 |
Choose Glean when
Indexes Slack, Drive, Notion, Confluence, Salesforce, ... — answers questions with sources from internal knowledge.
Choose Perplexity when
Returns answers with verifiable citations rather than just generated text. Pro lets you pick GPT, Claude, or in-house models. Spaces and Deep Research.
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