A few days ago, we just introduced Grok’s new Ask Grok service—all you have to do is tag @Grok on X and leave a comment to get a reply from Grok. But recently, the editor noticed that Grok isn’t the only one offering this service. Perplexity, the conversational AI search engine we covered before, has also rolled out its own Ask Perplexity feature. It works just the same as Ask Grok: just tag @Perplexity on X and you’ll receive a reply from Perplexity. What’s more, Perplexity supports Chinese, so you can ask questions directly in Chinese! If you’re interested in the Ask Perplexity feature, keep reading!
Not just Grok! AI search service Ask Perplexity arrives with Chinese dialogue support.
A few days ago we introduced the Ask Grok service—just @Grok on X and you’ll get a reply from Grok. In fact, as early as February 25 this year, the conversational AI search engine Perplexity had already launched its Ask Perplexity service. Like Ask Grok, you can tag Perplexity under any post on X, ask questions about the post or its replies, and Perplexity will give you an answer.
Ask Grok currently only offers English, while Ask Perplexity already allows questions in Chinese, and Perplexity also replies in Chinese. For Chinese-speaking users, Ask Perplexity is a bit more convenient to use. For example, with Ask Perplexity “Why did Tesla and cryptocurrency stocks suddenly drop sharply?”, Perplexity’s answer is quite consistent with recent trends. Moreover, replying in Chinese makes it easier for everyone to read, without needing to translate English into Chinese.
Testing Ask Perplexity revealed that it can also recognize content in images. For instance, the editor used an image of a Tesla Cybertruck burned almost beyond recognition to ask Perplexity, “Do you know what happened to the Cybertruck in the picture? Why did it end up like this?” Perplexity replied that it was likely related to the recent incident in which four Cybertrucks were burned in Seattle. Perplexity answered correctly.
People might be wondering how Ask Grok compares to Ask Perplexity, so we asked both Ask Grok and Ask Perplexity the question of why Tesla and cryptocurrency stocks suddenly dropped. Everyone can take a look and see which answer is better, Grok’s or Perplexity’s. (Grok itself doesn’t come with Chinese support.)
Personally, I think Ask Perplexity is actually pretty useful too. The fact that you can ask questions in Chinese is a big plus, and Perplexity can also answer in Chinese. I feel like if English isn’t your strong suit, you can just directly use @Perplexity. But if you want to get information that’s not too one-dimensional, you can actually tag both @Grok and @Perplexity at the same time, so you get answers from both Grok and Perplexity.
Source: KOCPC Chinese