Instructor vs Perplexity

FeatureInstructorPerplexity
CategoryAI DevelopmentAI Search
PricingFree (open-source)Free + Pro $20/mo
GitHub Stars9,000—
PlatformsLinux, macOS, WindowsWeb, iOS, Android
Features
  • ✓ Structured output
  • ✓ Pydantic models
  • ✓ Retry logic
  • ✓ Streaming
  • ✓ Multi-provider
  • ✓ Real-time search
  • ✓ Citations
  • ✓ Follow-up questions
  • ✓ File upload
  • ✓ API
  • ✓ Collections
Tags
structured-outputpydanticpythonopen-source
searchresearchcitationswebapi