Note: This article was first published on 13 January 2025.
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Singtel has announced that it will be offering to all its consumer customers a free one-year subscription of Perplexity Pro, representing a value worth S$270. This is a generative AI solution that is similar in function to ChatGPT in that it responds to a user’s prompts to generate new content that can be text, image or even video based.
Perplexity combines real-time information from multiple sources to generate its responses. As its premium service Perplexity Pro breaks down a query into multiple concurrent searches, which its answer engine then summarises to provide a comprehensive response. Users can choose from an array of AI models from providers like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Grok, as well as its own proprietary large language models built on top of Meta’s Llama 3.1 to tailor their search experience to their specific needs. Additionally, it can also perform advanced file analysis and AI-image generation.
It also supports multiple languages, including English, Simplified Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish.
Singtel says that these capabilities make Perplexity Pro particularly suited for working professionals, students, and researchers. Add on Singtel’s 5G coverage and customers will be able to enjoy access to Perplexity Pro’s anytime and anywhere.
Singtel’s broadband, TV and mobile customers will receive a code via their My Singtel App and can activate a free one-year subscription of Perplexity Pro (found under the rewards tab of the app). From the second year, they'll be informed that their free one year subscription is going to end and asked if they wish to continue by paying for it. If they choose not to, it drops back to being the free (limited) version.
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