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Because Perplexity needs to retrieve and generate answers in real time, its latency is typically higher than that of traditional search APIs that simply return a list of links.
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50%
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Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
8/16/2026
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Valid until: 11/14/2026
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Perplexity Agent API深度解析：为AI智能体而生的搜索引擎
twitterAravSrinivas8/14/2026
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