Perplexity introduces 200 AI email assistant for Outlook and Gmail
Perplexity's new AI email assistant for Outlook and Gmail can draft replies, schedule meetings, and label emails but requires a 200 monthly subscription.
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Perplexity has announced a new AI-powered Email Assistant designed to streamline inbox management for Gmail and Outlook users. However, this feature comes at a premium cost - it's exclusively available to subscribers of Perplexity's $200/month Max plan.
Key Features of the AI Email Assistant
The new assistant offers several productivity-enhancing capabilities:
- Automated email categorization: Labels and prioritizes incoming emails
- AI-drafted responses: Generates replies matching the user's writing style
- Meeting scheduling: Finds available slots and sends invites automatically
- Daily summaries: Provides overviews of meetings, key emails, and priorities
"Turn your inbox into scheduled meetings, drafted replies, and clear priorities," states the Perplexity website.
Your inbox gets auto-labeled, helping you skip spam easily. pic.twitter.com/45QumCtLwx
Enterprise-Grade Security Claims
Perplexity emphasizes that all processed email data uses enterprise-grade encryption and states this data is never used to train AI models. This addresses potential privacy concerns that might arise from granting AI access to personal or work emails.
Pricing Concerns
The $200/month price point has raised eyebrows, especially since:
- It follows Perplexity's recent launch of Comet AI browser at the same price
- The company hasn't announced plans to make this feature available beyond the Max subscription tier
While AI-powered email assistants aren't new (with competitors like Google's Smart Reply and Microsoft's Copilot), Perplexity's comprehensive approach to inbox management at this premium price point represents a significant play in the AI productivity tools market.
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