Meta AI vs Perplexity: UI comparison
How Meta AI (Meta) and Perplexity (Perplexity AI) compare on a desktop screen in the week of October 19, 2026: 3 differences and 4 similarities, measured from each product's weekly screenshot.
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Differences
- Meta AI shows 9 menu items; Perplexity shows 17.
- Meta AI's message box covers more of the screen than Perplexity's (9.8% vs 7.5%).
- Meta AI uses 4 text sizes; Perplexity uses 3.
Similarities
- Both sidebars take a similar share of the screen width (20% vs 19%).
- Neither shows a note about the AI's limits.
- Both were captured in dark mode.
- Both message boxes sit in the middle third of the screen.
Latest menu changes
Meta AI
No menu changes have been recorded for Meta AI yet.
Perplexity
Week of October 12, 2026, compared with the week of October 5, 2026:
- The sidebar item Sessions is now labeled Recents.