Will My Perplexity Images Be Deleted in 2026? Full Retention Guide I’ve been running AI tools through their paces for over three decades of IT work, and one question I get asked constantly by researchers and content creators is: will my Perplexity images be deleted? Short answer — yes, eventually, but the timeline and mechanics…

Perplexity Web Search Not Working? Fix It in 2026 perplexity web search not working is when the AI assistant answers using stale training data instead of pulling live results from the internet, usually because of a disabled toggle, an inappropriate model choice, a local browser conflict, or a server-side outage. For example, if you ask…

Perplexity Not Showing Sources in 2026: Quick Fix Guide If you’ve been staring at a Perplexity answer wondering why the citations disappeared, you’re not imagining it. Perplexity not showing sources is one of the most common complaints I’ve dug into as an AI tools researcher, and after 33 years in IT, I can tell you…

Perplexity Deep Research Not Worth It in 2026? Fix It I’ve spent 33 years in IT watching tools get hyped, capped, and rebranded — and Perplexity Deep Research not worth it is exactly the kind of complaint I’d expect after a stealth quota cut. If you clicked into your account this week and found your…

Perplexity Image Generation Not Working in 2026: Quick Fixes Perplexity image generation not working is a failure of Perplexity’s built-in AI image tool to render a requested image, typically caused by regional restrictions, prompt moderation, sign-in status, or a temporary backend outage. A practical example: a signed-in Pro user types a normal prompt and instead…

Perplexity Fake URLs & Citations 2026: Fix It Fast You published the article. You cited the source. You just found out the URL never existed. That moment of silent dread — discovering a hallucinated citation after publication — is the exact scenario I help people avoid. I’ve been working in IT for 33 years, and…

Fix Perplexity Changing Your Model Silently (2026) You’re paying $20/month for Claude Sonnet. But Perplexity may never have used it. Here’s how to know — and how to stop it. Perplexity silently changing selected model is when the platform automatically routes your query to a cheaper or lower-capability fallback model routing target without notifying you,…

Perplexity Fake Citations: How to Fix Them in 2026 You embedded a Perplexity citation in your article. You hit publish. Then you clicked the link. It went nowhere. Not a paywalled article. Not a redirected domain. A dead page — a 404 that confirmed what every AI-skeptic in your field has been waiting to say…

Perplexity Pro Model Keeps Reverting to Best (2026 Fix) You’re paying for Perplexity Pro specifically to use Claude Sonnet or GPT-4o — so why does Perplexity silently swap you back to “Best” the moment you open a new thread? I’ve tested this myself across multiple sessions, and the Perplexity Pro model keeps reverting to best…

Why Perplexity Makes Up Information (2026 Fix Guide) Perplexity made up information fake refers to a class of AI error called AI hallucination, where Perplexity’s language model generates plausible-sounding facts not supported by any retrieved source. For example, Perplexity may cite a real Wall Street Journal article but synthesize a claim that article never made…