Is Google Gemini better than Perplexity for research?

It depends on what you mean by research:

• Perplexity is usually better for web research: it’s strong at finding current information, pulling together sources quickly, and showing inline citations you can click through.
• Google Gemini is often better for long-document analysis and synthesis: it can work well when you want to read, compare, and summarize large files, especially long PDFs, notes, or Workspace documents.

Bottom line

If your priority is fast, source-backed internet research, pick Perplexity.
If your priority is analyzing large documents or doing deeper context-heavy synthesis, pick Gemini.

If you want one default answer for most research on the open web, I’d lean Perplexity; for internal docs and long-context work, I’d lean Gemini.

Exact capabilities and model options can change by plan and over time, so it’s worth checking each product’s current documentation if you need a specific feature.