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Mistral vs Perplexity: who uses which

Customers, public proof and the companies that use both.

On usedby, 37 companies use Mistral and 26 use Perplexity. 1 company uses both, including Snowflake. Perplexity leads among the Fintech & Payments companies on usedby that use either tool.Latest check Oct 4, 2026: 56 of 63 public lines checked. Counts include every proof level, job-post signals included. Companies named on both have a confirmed or observed line on each side.

Who uses Mistral, Perplexity, or both

Every company with a public proof for at least one of the two tools.

36

use only Mistral

1

company uses both

25

use only Perplexity

36 companies use only Mistral, 25 use only Perplexity and 1 uses both, out of the 62 companies on usedby that use at least one of them.

37customers
34 confirmed 3 observed

Where it lands

Banking & Mortgages3
Government & GovTech3
IT Services & System Integration3

Newest customers

We have not started tracking changes for Mistral yet.

Perplexity

Open Perplexity
26customers
12 confirmed 14 observed

Where it lands

Fintech & Payments5
Investment & VC4
Artificial Intelligence3

Newest customers

We have not started tracking changes for Perplexity yet.

Who uses both

Companies with a confirmed or observed line on both tools.

Companies that use both Mistral and Perplexity
Company
Snowflake

By industry

Which tool the companies on usedby use, by industry. Shares of the companies on usedby that use Mistral, Perplexity or both: a share of the companies on usedby, not of the market.

IndustryMistral onlyBothPerplexity only
Telecommunications6 companies on usedby
50%0%50%
Fintech & Payments5 companies on usedby
0%0%100%
Investment & VC5 companies on usedby
20%0%80%

Mistral onlyBothPerplexity only

More common with Perplexity

  • Fintech & Payments5 of the 5 Fintech & Payments companies on usedby that use either tool use Perplexity.
  • Investment & VC4 of the 5 Investment & VC companies on usedby that use either tool use Perplexity.

Source: confirmed and observed usedby lines. Job-post signals, the weakest proof level, are left out of these shares.

Side by side

Facts from our data and from each vendor's public pages. Each line says where it comes from.

MistralPerplexity
Customersusedby, latest check Oct 4, 2026Mistral: 37 (34 confirmed, 3 observed)Perplexity: 26 (12 confirmed, 14 observed)
Top industryusedby, latest check Oct 4, 2026Mistral: No clear leadPerplexity: Fintech & Payments (5)
CategoryusedbyMistral: Foundation Models (LLMs)Perplexity: AI Search & Research
PricingMistral: Free: $0; Pro: $14.99 /mo; Team: $24.99 /user/mo; Enterprise: contact salesmistral.ai, checked Oct 4, 2026Not checked yet
Free trialMistral: Free trial or free plan available.mistral.ai, checked Oct 4, 2026Not checked yet
SecurityMistral: ISO 27001, ISO 27701, SOC 2 Type IItrust.mistral.ai, checked Oct 4, 2026Not checked yet
WebsiteMistral: mistral.aiPerplexity: perplexity.ai

What customers report

Results as the vendor or the customer published them, with the source and the date.

Mistral

2X increase in weekly active users

Ardian

Vendor case study, mistral.ai, published Apr 24, 2026

Read the story

How AIRBUS uses Mistral

AIRBUS

Vendor case study, mistral.ai, published May 22, 2026

Read the story

Perplexity

No reviewed story for Perplexity yet.

Questions about Mistral and Perplexity

Which is used more, Mistral or Perplexity?

Mistral has more customers on usedby: 37 against 26 for Perplexity.

Do companies use both Mistral and Perplexity?

Yes. 1 company uses both on usedby, including Snowflake.

Who uses Mistral?

37 companies on usedby, each with the public page that shows it. See who uses Mistral.

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 three proof levels: confirmed, observed or signal (a job post, the weakest). A company is named as using both tools when its lines on both are confirmed or observed.