Gemini vs Perplexity: who uses which
Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.
On usedby, 77 companies use Gemini and 26 use Perplexity. 3 companies use both, including Samsung, Motorola, and ElevenLabs. Gemini leads among the Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool, Perplexity among the Fintech & Payments companies.Latest check Oct 19, 2026: 99 of 103 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. A company on both tools counts at any proof level, and a job post on one side is marked as such.
Who uses Gemini, Perplexity, or both
Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.
74
use only Gemini
3
companies use both
23
use only Perplexity
74 companies use only Gemini, 23 use only Perplexity and 3 use both, out of the 100 companies on usedby that use at least one of them.
Who uses both
Companies with a public line on both tools, at any proof level: the strongest proofs come first, and a job post is marked.
| Company | First public proof, Gemini | First public proof, Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
 Samsung | On or before Oct 2026 | — |
 Motorola | On or before Oct 2026 | — |
 ElevenLabs | On or before Oct 2026 | On or before Sep 2026 |
By industry
Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Gemini, Perplexity or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.
Gemini onlyBothPerplexity only
More common with Gemini
- Artificial Intelligence13 of the 14 Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool use Gemini, 1 of them alongside Perplexity.
- Data & Analytics6 of the 9 Data & Analytics companies on usedby that use either tool use Gemini.
- Legal & Compliance5 of the 7 Legal & Compliance companies on usedby that use either tool use Gemini.
More common with Perplexity
- Fintech & Payments5 of the 7 Fintech & Payments companies on usedby that use either tool use Perplexity.
Source: every usedby line, from confirmed proofs to job-post signals (the weakest proof level).
Side by side
Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.
GeminiPerplexityPricing, security and data residency are not checked yet. usedby adds them from each vendor's public pages, with the date of the check.
What customers report
Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.
Gemini
No reviewed story for Gemini yet.
Perplexity
now have a 100% adoption rate of Perplexity
IVP
Vendor case study, perplexity.ai, captured Oct 12, 2026
Cut 50% or more from manual research, document processing, and repetitive spreadsheet tasks
Bessemer Venture Partners
Vendor case study, perplexity.ai, captured Oct 12, 2026
Questions about Gemini and Perplexity
Which is used more, Gemini or Perplexity?
Gemini has more customers on usedby: 77 against 26 for Perplexity. Gemini leads among the Artificial Intelligence companies on usedby that use either tool, Perplexity among the Fintech & Payments companies.
Do companies use both Gemini and Perplexity?
Yes. 3 companies use both on usedby, including Samsung, Motorola, and ElevenLabs.
Who uses Gemini?
77 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Gemini.
Who uses Perplexity?
26 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Perplexity.
How does usedby count customers?
A company counts when a public page shows it: a vendor's customer page, a case study, a press release or a job post, most saved with a dated capture. Every line is a customer, at one of four proof levels: confirmed, declared by the company itself, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company counts as using both tools when it has a line on each, at any level; the list shows the strongest proofs first and marks job posts.