Vercel AI SDK vs Perplexity

FeatureVercel AI SDKPerplexity
CategoryAI DevelopmentAI Search
PricingFree (open-source)Free + Pro $20/mo
GitHub Stars12,000—
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
Features
  • ✓ React hooks
  • ✓ Streaming
  • ✓ Multi-model
  • ✓ Tool calling
  • ✓ Structured output
  • ✓ Edge runtime
  • ✓ Real-time search
  • ✓ Citations
  • ✓ Follow-up questions
  • ✓ File upload
  • ✓ API
  • ✓ Collections
Tags
open-sourcetypescriptreactstreamingsdk
searchresearchcitationswebapi