Claude Code vs Perplexity

FeatureClaude CodePerplexity
CategoryCoding AssistantsAI Search
PricingPay-per-use (API)Free + Pro $20/mo
GitHub Stars25,000—
PlatformsmacOS, Linux, WindowsWeb, iOS, Android
Features
  • ✓ Terminal-native
  • ✓ Multi-file editing
  • ✓ Git integration
  • ✓ Codebase reasoning
  • ✓ Tool use
  • ✓ MCP support
  • ✓ Real-time search
  • ✓ Citations
  • ✓ Follow-up questions
  • ✓ File upload
  • ✓ API
  • ✓ Collections
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