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Perplexity product built on routing across Claude, Gemini, GPT, and Grok

March 27, 2026Aakash Gupta

Aakash Gupta says Perplexity built “zero AI models” and instead routes tasks across 19 external models, using Claude for reasoning, Gemini for research, GPT-5.4 for long context, and Grok for lightweight tasks. This frames model selection as orchestration, not allegiance.

Perplexity is a $20 billion company that built zero AI models.
Their product sits on top of 19 models made by other companies.
Claude for reasoning. Gemini for research. GPT-5.4 for long context. Grok for lightweight tasks.
Aakash Gupta
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