Lesson 68 of 1455
Perplexity Spaces — your personal research lab
A Space is a bookmarked, collaborative research context. Your sources, your prompts, your team — all persistent.
Builders · Tools Literacy · ~13 min read
If Perplexity Search is 'ask the web,' a Space is 'study in the library together, with AI.' You create a Space around a topic. Upload PDFs, bookmark URLs, paste notes. Invite friends. Everyone's questions and the AI's answers accumulate into a shared research artifact.
When Spaces shine
- Group school projects — everyone contributes sources; the AI synthesizes.
- Multi-week research where each conversation builds on the last.
- Onboarding someone into a topic — they get the AI + the accumulated Q&A.
- Tracking a fast-moving topic (like AI itself) over months.
Spaces vs. Projects (Claude) vs. Custom GPTs
Compare the options
| Feature | Perplexity Space | Claude Project | Custom GPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Persistent across chats | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Collaborative | Yes (invite) | Enterprise only | No |
| Web search native | Yes | Yes (limited) | Yes (with Actions) |
| Best for | Research + team | Focused work context | Packaged assistants |
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Practice this safely
Try this with a school, hobby, or family example where the stakes are low. Use the AI output as a draft you can question, not as the final answer.
- 1Ask AI to explain Perplexity Spaces in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
- 2Give it one detail from "Perplexity Spaces — your personal research lab" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
- 3Check collaborative AI research against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.
End-of-lesson quiz
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