How does Perplexity rate among others of its kind?

I've noticed some changes with Perplexity over the past - almost - year. My subscription will be ending in a month or two and I'm wondering if I should be staying with Perplexity, or if another platform is more suited to my needs due to these recent changes.

I do a lot of historical research with Perplexity. It helps me fine tune my research targets. I also write blog entries with my research so I use Perplexity to first check for grammatical errors and then I ask it to check for historical accuracy.

I don't want it writing my entries for me. I need it for mostly research and checking my writing and helping to create a bibliography for my readers, as a specific example.

Is Perplexity the AI Platform for this job from this point forward? (due to my subscription coming to an end soon... not sure if I should re-up or look elsewhere).

I want a platform that does deep research with me, and that has a price range similar to Perplexity's rate per year. So like, $200 a year is what I think I paid.

I would also like the platform to create AI imagery, which I have come to understand Perplexity does, but I have yet to explore.

Would you folks have the time to suggest alternatives and to qualify your suggestions with a few statements about why it might better suit my needs than Perplexity?

Also, if Perplexity is the way to go, just say so. I need the best tool at the best price point to be my assistant through my research. I do not use the Computer option. I have only used the search and deep search options so far.

Thanks so much

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u/YahYah2424 — 6 days ago

Where did the "delete" last query option go?

Hi there,
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this and if so, how do I get the "delete" option back? I have a lot of different sessions going, and sometimes I accidentally ask a question on the wrong one. I used to be able to delete the last query but that option seems to have disappeared quite suddenly and without warning.

Would someone be able to coach me through getting it back?
Thanks so much

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u/YahYah2424 — 8 days ago