--- title: "Mistral AI vs Perplexity: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Mistral AI or Perplexity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Generative AI platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mistral-ai-vs-perplexity" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mistral AI vs Perplexity: Which is searched more? Is Mistral AI or Perplexity more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Generative AI platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Mistral AI and Perplexity - **Competitive set**: Generative AI platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Mistral AI Share of Search**: 0.05% - **Perplexity Share of Search**: 0.49% ## Is Mistral AI or Perplexity more popular in search? - In September 2026, Perplexity had more branded searches than Mistral AI among generative AI platforms worldwide. Perplexity had about 13.4 million branded searches, while Mistral AI had 1.3 million. Perplexity made up 0.49% of all generative AI platform searches we track, and Mistral AI accounted for 0.05%. - Perplexity was ahead of Mistral AI in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mistral AI’s share of searches among generative AI platforms worldwide moved from 0.06% to 0.05%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 1.3M. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Perplexity’s share of searches among generative AI platforms worldwide moved from 1.6% to 0.49%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 37.7M to 13.4M. ## Top generative AI platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Perplexity was mentioned in three out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Mistral AI did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ChatGPT | 1st | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Claude | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Gemini | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Microsoft Copilot | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Perplexity | 5th | 2 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 3 of 5 | | Mistral AI | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Cohere | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about generative AI platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which generative AI platform should I use?": 1. ChatGPT, 2. Claude, 3. Gemini, 4. Perplexity, 5. Microsoft Copilot - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best generative AI platforms?": 1. ChatGPT, 2. Claude, 3. Gemini, 4. Microsoft Copilot, 5. Perplexity - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best generative AI platform for a product team?": 1. ChatGPT, 2. Claude, 3. Gemini - Searched Google, AI Overview "generative ai platforms": 1. ChatGPT, 2. Claude, 3. Gemini, 4. Microsoft Copilot, 5. Perplexity - Searched Google, AI Overview "enterprise ai platform": 1. Microsoft Copilot, 2. Gemini Not named in any answer: Mistral AI and Cohere. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 19, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for generative AI platforms worldwide in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Perplexity worldwide fell 64.4% over 12 measured months, from 37.7M to 13.4M in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Mistral AI estimated searches | Mistral AI Share of Search | Mistral AI rank | Perplexity estimated searches | Perplexity Share of Search | Perplexity rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 1.3M | 0.06% | 6 | 37.7M | 1.6% | 3 | | Nov 2025 | 1.3M | 0.06% | 6 | 29.5M | 1.4% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | 1.3M | 0.06% | 6 | 20.9M | 1% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | 1.3M | 0.06% | 6 | 18.4M | 0.86% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 1.3M | 0.06% | 6 | 18.3M | 0.87% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 1.6M | 0.07% | 6 | 19.2M | 0.82% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 1.3M | 0.05% | 6 | 19.1M | 0.78% | 5 | | May 2026 | 1.4M | 0.05% | 6 | 15.6M | 0.56% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 1.5M | 0.06% | 6 | 12.8M | 0.52% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 1M | 0.04% | 6 | 11.1M | 0.47% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 1M | 0.04% | 6 | 11.1M | 0.47% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 1.3M | 0.05% | 6 | 13.4M | 0.49% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mistral AI’s and Perplexity’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Mistral AI**: Measured on the search terms “mistral”, “mistral ai” and “mistralai”, summed into one figure. - **Perplexity**: Measured on the search terms “comet browser”, “comet perplexity”, “perplexity”, “perplexity ai”, “perplexity ai app”, “perplexity ai search”, “perplexity app”, “perplexity browser”, “perplexity comet”, “perplexity finance”, “perplexity ia”, “perplexity labs”, “perplexity max”, “perplexity pro”, “perplexity search” and “perplexity.ai”, summed into one figure. - [Mistral AI profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mistral-ai) - [Perplexity profile](/demand/global-en/brands/perplexity) - [All generative AI platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/generative-ai-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Mistral AI or Perplexity more popular in search? In September 2026, Perplexity had more branded searches than Mistral AI among generative AI platforms worldwide. Perplexity had about 13.4 million branded searches, while Mistral AI had 1.3 million. Perplexity made up 0.49% of all generative AI platform searches we track, and Mistral AI accounted for 0.05%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mistral AI vs Perplexity: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mistral-ai-vs-perplexity This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/mistral-ai-vs-perplexity. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.