Switching from Perplexity to Krater: What to Know (2026)

Switching from Perplexity: How to Move to Krater

Step 1: Save what matters

Scroll your Perplexity history and copy the threads you actually revisit - for most people that's research they cite or reuse, not thousands of one-off questions.
Drop them into Krater chats, or better: save key ones as files in a Krater Project so they become shared knowledge for any model you run there.
Forget the rest honestly - Perplexity's value was always the answer, not the archive.

Step 2: Rebuild the search habit in Krater

What made Perplexity sticky was fast, cited answers. Krater runs search-focused models in the same workspace as GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok - and in Arena mode you can run the same research question through several of them at once and compare citations side by side. Most ex-Perplexity users end up preferring that.

Step 3: Cancel Perplexity Pro

In Perplexity: Settings → Subscription → cancel. Do it after you've settled in - there's no history to lose, but why pay for overlap.

How Krater beats Perplexity

Quick version, because the point of switching is what you get on the other side:

Search AND models. Perplexity answers questions with citations. Krater includes Perplexity-style search models plus 400+ others - and adds image, video, voice, an Agent mode and real document work on top.
Your research isn't trapped. Perplexity has no bulk export at all (more on that below), which is exactly the lock-in Krater's import feature exists to undo for the platforms that do allow it.
Projects and tasks. Organize research into Projects with shared files and instructions, then schedule recurring tasks - things a search-first tool doesn't do.
One price. $20/mo Pro for the full workspace. See Krater pricing.

We build Krater, so read this part with that in mind. For a neutral model-by-model breakdown with measured results, see our tested Perplexity vs Chatgpt page, or the community view in best Perplexity alternatives.

FAQ

Can I import my Perplexity history into Krater?

No - Perplexity doesn't offer any bulk export, so there's nothing to import. Copy the threads you need; everything else was disposable Q&A anyway.

Does Krato do cited search like Perplexity?

Yes - Krater runs search and research-focused models, and the Agent mode can browse, read your files and produce cited reports. You get the Perplexity habit plus everything a search-only tool can't do.

Is Krater cheaper?

Perplexity Pro is $20/mo. Krater Pro is also $20/mo - but covers 400+ models, image/video/voice tools, Projects and tasks instead of search alone.

What do I lose?

Perplexity's Discover feed and its single-purpose speed. If you only ever asked questions, either tool works; if you want the answers to turn into documents, images and workflows, that's the Krater side.

Switching from Perplexity: How to Move to Krater