Agent-readable comparison

Open WebUI vs Perplexity Enterprise

Name: Open WebUI vs Perplexity Enterprise: agent-readable comparison
Creator: onAI

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This comparison has 43 criteria with sourced findings for both products, including 43 that a second agent cross-checked for both. 51 criteria have a sourced finding for at least one product. "Sourced" findings passed publication validation: they are scoped, fresh and cite public resolved sources. "Agent cross-checked" findings also received a separate agent source pass, not necessarily a hands-on test. "Stated by onAI" marks the publisher's own statements about its product (evidence type vendor-statement), which cite no third-party source. Humans approve the rubric, templates and generator; they do not review every finding. No winner is declared. A missing sourced finding is not evidence that a capability is absent.

Open WebUI source checks: 2026-10-21 to 2026-10-26. Website: https://openwebui.com
Perplexity Enterprise source checks: 2026-10-21 to 2026-10-26. Website: https://www.perplexity.ai/enterprise
Generated 2026-10-27; next source check due 2026-12-20.

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Models

MOD-01 Model catalogue and providers

Judgment rule: List each available model by provider and plan, including reasoning, fast and multimodal variants. Record whether the user picks the model, the product routes automatically, or both. A provider counts only if at least one of its current models is selectable on the scoped plan.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Customers connect local servers and cloud model endpoints and choose models in chat. The available catalog depends on their endpoints and credentials.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server; version=Public documentation retrieved 2026-10-21; inspected code pinned to v0.12.3 / 91ea4e3421d1d8069f13d4a463fcb5986d94ea60; plan=Standard self-hosted with original branding intact; Enterprise only where explicitly stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected infrastructure country; external inference, extraction, search and support locations require separate configuration and contracts; os=not specified.

Limitations

providers: Documented routes include OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, Mistral, DeepSeek and gateways such as OpenRouter; models must be enabled in the connected account. No endpoint was exercised.
current_models: Which current models are selectable on this plan? The provider guide contains example model names rather than an observed current endpoint catalog. Automatic routing and a current per-model modality matrix were not verified.
auto_routing: Does the product route between models automatically, and is the chosen model shown? The provider guide contains example model names rather than an observed current endpoint catalog. Automatic routing and a current per-model modality matrix were not verified.
multimodal_input: Vision and file context depend on the chosen model and configured extraction. No model-by-model audio/image acceptance matrix or fixture run was established.

providers Which model providers are available? [partial]: Documented routes include OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, Mistral, DeepSeek and gateways such as OpenRouter; models must be enabled in the connected account. No endpoint was exercised. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:provider, open-webui:open-webui:compat.
current_models Which current models are selectable on this plan? [unknown]: current_models: Which current models are selectable on this plan? The provider guide contains example model names rather than an observed current endpoint catalog. Automatic routing and a current per-model modality matrix were not verified.
user_choice Can users pick the model per chat? [supported]: Users select connected models in the chat selector and can compare several models. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:provider.
auto_routing Does the product route between models automatically, and is the chosen model shown? [unknown]: auto_routing: Does the product route between models automatically, and is the chosen model shown? The provider guide contains example model names rather than an observed current endpoint catalog. Automatic routing and a current per-model modality matrix were not verified.
multimodal_input Which models accept images, audio or files? [partial]: Vision and file context depend on the chosen model and configured extraction. No model-by-model audio/image acceptance matrix or fixture run was established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:rag, open-webui:open-webui:extraction.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:provider, open-webui:open-webui:compat, open-webui:open-webui:rag, open-webui:open-webui:extraction.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Enterprise offers multiple provider models, manual Search selection and automatic routing in Best, Deep Research and Computer.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Portable Computer local inference on supported NVIDIA Windows/Linux hardware; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=not specified; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.
Hosted functions use Perplexity cloud services; Portable local execution is device-local on supported NVIDIA hardware. Portable is not a self-hosted Enterprise backend.

providers Which model providers are available? [supported]: Enterprise table names OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, MoonshotAI, Z.ai, xAI and NVIDIA; Perplexity provides orchestration and separate local PPLX 27B. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-models, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
current_models Which current models are selectable on this plan? [supported]: October 17 Enterprise Pro/Max Search table lists GPT 6.1 Sol, GPT 6 Astra, Gemini 4 Argon, Gemini 3.8 Flash, Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Opus 5.5, Claude Fable 5.1, Kimi K3, GLM 5.3, Grok 4.7 and Nemotron 3.5 Super VL. Settings, retention, region and rollout can narrow the list. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-models.
user_choice Can users pick the model per chat? [supported]: Paid Search users can choose an eligible model per query. Computer can select a model for later session runs; this does not mean every tool step uses it. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-models, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer.
auto_routing Does the product route between models automatically, and is the chosen model shown? [partial]: Best chooses per Search query; Deep Research selects automatically and Computer routes per step while excluding organisation-disabled models. Audit answer events identify the model; full routed-model disclosure in every UI remains unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-models, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-audit.
multimodal_input Which models accept images, audio or files? [partial]: Ask/Computer accept files and images and file uploads can transcribe audio/video; no per-current-model input matrix was retrieved. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-files, perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-models, perplexity:perplexity:p-local, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-audit, perplexity:perplexity:p-files, perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits.

MOD-02 Model freshness

Judgment rule: Measure the days from a provider's general release to availability in the product for the last three major releases from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google (and Mistral where offered). Use dated changelogs or observation. Record deprecation notice for retired models.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Dated upstream releases are public. A measured three-release availability lag and model retirement notice remain unknown.

Limitations

release_lag_days: What was the lag for each of the last three major releases, per provider? No matched dates for the last three major provider releases and endpoint availability were collected; no binding model-removal notice period was found in the release and provider guides.
changelog: GitHub release notes are dated and sometimes mention model/protocol changes; they are not a complete provider model availability timeline.
deprecation_notice: How much notice is given before a model is removed? No matched dates for the last three major provider releases and endpoint availability were collected; no binding model-removal notice period was found in the release and provider guides.
version_pinning: An admin can list explicit provider model/deployment IDs and keep a chosen local model. Provider removal still controls remote model availability.

release_lag_days What was the lag for each of the last three major releases, per provider? [unknown]: release_lag_days: What was the lag for each of the last three major releases, per provider? No matched dates for the last three major provider releases and endpoint availability were collected; no binding model-removal notice period was found in the release and provider guides.
changelog Is there a dated public model changelog? [partial]: GitHub release notes are dated and sometimes mention model/protocol changes; they are not a complete provider model availability timeline. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:releases.
deprecation_notice How much notice is given before a model is removed? [unknown]: deprecation_notice: How much notice is given before a model is removed? No matched dates for the last three major provider releases and endpoint availability were collected; no binding model-removal notice period was found in the release and provider guides.
version_pinning Can an admin keep an older model version? [partial]: An admin can list explicit provider model/deployment IDs and keep a chosen local model. Provider removal still controls remote model availability. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:openai, open-webui:open-webui:provider.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:releases, open-webui:open-webui:openai, open-webui:open-webui:provider.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

A dated changelog exists; provider release lag and guaranteed older-version availability remain gaps.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: release_lag_days, version_pinning.

release_lag_days What was the lag for each of the last three major releases, per provider? [unknown]: Unknown for release_lag_days. No paired provider/product dates for the last three releases, guaranteed removal notice, or administrator version-pinning policy was retrieved.
changelog Is there a dated public model changelog? [supported]: Dated public releases include October 5 GPT 6.1 Sol/Claude Opus 5.5 and September 21 GPT 6 Astra. No matched last-three-release provider lag dataset was calculated. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-changelog.
deprecation_notice How much notice is given before a model is removed? [partial]: Model inventory expressly makes no commitment to keep an individual model available. A guaranteed notice period is unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-models.
version_pinning Can an admin keep an older model version? [unknown]: Unknown for version_pinning. No paired provider/product dates for the last three releases, guaranteed removal notice, or administrator version-pinning policy was retrieved.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-changelog, perplexity:perplexity:p-models.

MOD-03 Bring-your-own keys and provider contracts

Judgment rule: Record customer-held API keys, customer cloud accounts (Azure OpenAI, Bedrock, Vertex), and aggregator routes (OpenRouter, LiteLLM) as separate routes. Record what still works without a vendor-provided model, whether prices change with BYO, and documented restrictions. API-key support does not imply support for the customer's own Azure contract.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Customer-held keys, Azure deployments and compatible endpoints are documented. The standard software licence does not include provider usage.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server; version=Public documentation retrieved 2026-10-21; inspected code pinned to v0.12.3 / 91ea4e3421d1d8069f13d4a463fcb5986d94ea60; plan=Standard self-hosted with original branding intact; Enterprise only where explicitly stated; add_ons=Customer provider accounts or separately operated compatible gateway; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected infrastructure country; external inference, extraction, search and support locations require separate configuration and contracts; os=not specified.

Limitations

byo_restrictions: Compatibility and tools depend on the provider protocol and model. The sources do not promise identical functionality across all BYO endpoints.

own_api_keys Can the customer use its own provider API keys? [supported]: Administrators supply customer provider keys in Connections. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:openai, open-webui:open-webui:compat.
own_cloud_contract Can it use its own Azure OpenAI, Bedrock or Vertex deployment? [supported]: Azure OpenAI is documented using the customer Azure endpoint, deployment names and API key. Bedrock is also documented through a compatible route; Vertex contract behavior was not separately verified. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:openai, open-webui:open-webui:compat.
custom_endpoint Can an admin add any OpenAI-compatible endpoint? [supported]: Administrators can set an OpenAI-compatible base URL and credentials. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:compat.
byo_pricing Does BYO change the licence price? [supported]: Branding-intact standard use is free; external provider bills and optional Enterprise rights are separate. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.
byo_restrictions Which features stop working with BYO? [partial]: Compatibility and tools depend on the provider protocol and model. The sources do not promise identical functionality across all BYO endpoints. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:compat, open-webui:open-webui:models.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:openai, open-webui:open-webui:compat, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:models.

Perplexity Enterprise

No public information found Support: not-published

We found no public information on this. A missing finding is not evidence that the product lacks the capability.

MOD-04 Local and self-hosted models

Judgment rule: Record support for models running in the customer's environment (vLLM, Ollama, TGI or similar) and which features work with them: chat, RAG, tools, embeddings. Distinguish a documented, supported route from a generic endpoint that happens to work.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Ollama, llama.cpp and vLLM are documented local inference routes; local retrieval requires local embedding and extraction services.

Limitations

feature_parity: Local chat and RAG are possible. Tool reliability depends on model support, and online search, remote providers or cloud OCR require network access. No parity fixture was run.
vendor_hosted_open_models: Does the vendor host open-weight models in EU/CH? No first-party commitment to vendor-operated open-weight inference in EU or Switzerland was established in the deployment and provider guides.

self_hosted_chat Can chat use a customer-hosted model? [supported]: Chat can use customer-operated Ollama, llama.cpp or vLLM endpoints. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:provider.
self_hosted_embeddings Can retrieval use customer-hosted embeddings? [supported]: Retrieval can use local embedding models; the offline guide requires these assets to be downloaded before disconnecting. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:rag, open-webui:open-webui:offline.
feature_parity Which features fail with self-hosted models? [partial]: Local chat and RAG are possible. Tool reliability depends on model support, and online search, remote providers or cloud OCR require network access. No parity fixture was run. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:offline, open-webui:open-webui:memory.
vendor_hosted_open_models Does the vendor host open-weight models in EU/CH? [unknown]: vendor_hosted_open_models: Does the vendor host open-weight models in EU/CH? No first-party commitment to vendor-operated open-weight inference in EU or Switzerland was established in the deployment and provider guides.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:provider, open-webui:open-webui:rag, open-webui:open-webui:offline, open-webui:open-webui:memory.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Portable Computer runs selected local models; local retrieval endpoints and vendor EU/CH hosting remain unknown.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Portable Computer local inference on supported NVIDIA Windows/Linux hardware; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; administrator must allow local inference; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer device; approved cloud steps leave it; os=Windows, Linux.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: self_hosted_embeddings, vendor_hosted_open_models.

self_hosted_chat Can chat use a customer-hosted model? [supported]: Portable local mode runs PPLX 27B or Qwen 27B on supported NVIDIA Windows/Linux hardware. The requirement table explicitly includes Enterprise Pro/Max; this is local agent/inference, not an arbitrary hosted-model endpoint for cloud Ask. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
self_hosted_embeddings Can retrieval use customer-hosted embeddings? [unknown]: Unknown for self_hosted_embeddings. Portable Computer documents local models and a local index, but no configurable embedding endpoint, vendor EU/CH open-model hosting location or full Enterprise deployment parity matrix.
feature_parity Which features fail with self-hosted models? [partial]: Portable local mode excludes Brain and saved memory, and loads one smaller model at a time. Cloud research, frontier reasoning and some browser/connector steps need approval. Embedding configuration and full parity remain unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
vendor_hosted_open_models Does the vendor host open-weight models in EU/CH? [unknown]: Unknown for vendor_hosted_open_models. Portable Computer documents local models and a local index, but no configurable embedding endpoint, vendor EU/CH open-model hosting location or full Enterprise deployment parity matrix.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-local.

MOD-05 Model control and usage limits

Judgment rule: Record admin allow-lists per group, default models, restrictions on which models may see which data, and per-user rate or fair-use limits. Test one restriction with two users in different groups. Record limits as enforced stops, warnings or undocumented fair use.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

User/group model grants are documented. Optional custom filters can limit request rates; built-in recurring token/message quotas and monetary budgets remain unverified.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server; version=New extension/locale findings inspected at v0.12.4 / 33c1978d5bad52a31df75ea55143025dfad18d16; earlier accepted documented facts retained; plan=Standard self-hosted with original branding intact; Enterprise only where explicitly stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected infrastructure country; external inference, extraction, search and support locations require separate configuration and contracts; os=not specified.

Limitations

data_bound_models: Knowledge attached to a model scopes its retrieval, while user/resource grants control access. This does not establish a hard policy binding each source to an allowed outbound provider.
user_limits: What per-user message or token limits apply, and are they published? No configured quota or bounded two-user enforcement test was run; budget controls remain in progress on the public roadmap.
limit_behaviour: What happens when a limit is reached? No configured quota or bounded two-user enforcement test was run; budget controls remain in progress on the public roadmap.

model_allowlist_by_group Can admins limit models per group? [supported]: Private model grants can be assigned to users and groups. Permissions accumulate, so a second group may grant access. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:groups.
data_bound_models Can admins restrict which models receive connector or knowledge content? [partial]: Knowledge attached to a model scopes its retrieval, while user/resource grants control access. This does not establish a hard policy binding each source to an allowed outbound provider. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:knowledge, open-webui:open-webui:privacy.
default_model Can admins set the default model? [supported]: The groups guide documents default models per group. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:groups.
user_limits What per-user message or token limits apply, and are they published? [partial]: An optional official Filter example implements configurable requests per user per minute. It is customer-installed code with process-local counters, not an enabled recurring message/token allowance or monetary budget. No configured deployment was tested. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:r4-rate-limit-example, open-webui:open-webui:r4-filter-implementation.
limit_behaviour What happens when a limit is reached? [partial]: The optional rate-limit example rejects an inlet request by raising an exception at its per-minute threshold; the inspected backend propagates inlet failures. Distributed enforcement, persistent quota balances and monetary overshoot behavior remain unverified. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:r4-rate-limit-example, open-webui:open-webui:r4-filter-implementation.

Checked 2026-10-26; agent cross-checked 2026-10-26; check again by 2026-12-25. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:groups, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge, open-webui:open-webui:privacy, open-webui:open-webui:r4-rate-limit-example, open-webui:open-webui:r4-filter-implementation.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Organisation model restrictions and Computer credit caps exist; group-specific model policy is unverified.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: data_bound_models, default_model.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.

model_allowlist_by_group Can admins limit models per group? [partial]: Admins restrict providers/models for the organisation and Computer excludes disabled models. Roles guide places model settings under organisation Data and privacy; group-specific allowlists remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-models, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer.
data_bound_models Can admins restrict which models receive connector or knowledge content? [unknown]: Unknown for data_bound_models. Published organisation model controls do not establish group-specific model rules, content-bound model rules, an administrator default or exact Ask quotas.
default_model Can admins set the default model? [unknown]: Unknown for default_model. Published organisation model controls do not establish group-specific model rules, content-bound model rules, an administrator default or exact Ask quotas.
user_limits What per-user message or token limits apply, and are they published? [partial]: Computer includes 500 credits/Pro seat/month or 15,000/Max, plus capped pool access. Weekly session limits are 100 Pro/1,000 Max. Exact model-specific Ask/token quotas remain unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits.
limit_behaviour What happens when a limit is reached? [partial]: Computer pool exhaustion or applicable cap blocks use until funded/raised; scheduled runs skip when credits unavailable and repeated skips pause tasks. Permission/cache refresh can delay cap changes; Ask limits behavior unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-tasks.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-models, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits, perplexity:perplexity:p-tasks.

Company knowledge

KNOW-01 Files in chat

Judgment rule: Record supported formats, size and count limits, scanned-PDF OCR, tables and spreadsheets, images inside documents, and whether a file is read in full or retrieved in chunks. Upload the shared fixture set (long German PDF, scanned contract, Excel with formulas, PowerPoint) and record failures.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Documents can be attached and parsed for RAG or full-context injection. Scans depend on extraction configuration; spreadsheet fidelity was not tested.

Limitations

formats: PDF and common text/Office documents are documented; parser choice controls formats. Temporary browser-only extraction has DOCX limitations.
ocr: Scanned PDFs can use a configured OCR-capable engine. No scanned fixture was tested.
spreadsheets: Are Excel tables read with structure intact? The shared Excel/formula, scanned contract and long-document fixtures were not uploaded, so structure preservation and observed failures are unknown.

formats Which formats are accepted? [partial]: PDF and common text/Office documents are documented; parser choice controls formats. Temporary browser-only extraction has DOCX limitations. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:extraction, open-webui:open-webui:rag.
limits What size and count limits apply per file and chat? [supported]: Administrators configure maximum document MB, upload count and allowed extensions with RAG_FILE_MAX_SIZE, RAG_FILE_MAX_COUNT and RAG_ALLOWED_FILE_EXTENSIONS; these are instance settings rather than a universal vendor allowance. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:env.
ocr Are scanned PDFs read? [partial]: Scanned PDFs can use a configured OCR-capable engine. No scanned fixture was tested. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:extraction.
spreadsheets Are Excel tables read with structure intact? [unknown]: spreadsheets: Are Excel tables read with structure intact? The shared Excel/formula, scanned contract and long-document fixtures were not uploaded, so structure preservation and observed failures are unknown.
full_vs_chunked Is the whole file used or only retrieved parts, and does the user see which? [supported]: Users can select focused chunk retrieval or entire-document context; attached model knowledge has mode-specific behavior described in the guide. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:knowledge, open-webui:open-webui:rag.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:extraction, open-webui:open-webui:rag, open-webui:open-webui:env, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Enterprise uploads have explicit product-specific limits; OCR and table fidelity remain untested.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Computer Microsoft 365 add-ins and Teams; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: ocr.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.

formats Which formats are accepted? [supported]: Uploads support PDF/text/code/images and audio/video transcription; video visual frames are not indexed. Projects store any format, but Ask needs parseable text and Computer supports more formats. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-files, perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits.
limits What size and count limits apply per file and chat? [supported]: Enterprise Ask: 30 files/upload, 50 MB/file and 30 images/query. Computer: 200 MB/file. Weekly sessions: 100 Pro/1,000 Max. Project files use a separate 100 MB limit. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits.
ocr Are scanned PDFs read? [unknown]: Unknown for ocr. No scanned-PDF OCR or spreadsheet structure benchmark was run. The guides do not establish exact context selection disclosure for every Enterprise upload mode.
spreadsheets Are Excel tables read with structure intact? [partial]: Projects accept spreadsheet files and Computer/Excel add-in analyses workbooks. Preservation of formulas, sheets and table structure was not tested. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits, perplexity:perplexity:p-office.
full_vs_chunked Is the whole file used or only retrieved parts, and does the user see which? [partial]: Generic upload guide says short documents fit fully while long ones use selected important parts. Per-file inclusion indicators and exact Computer context behavior are unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-files.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-files, perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits, perplexity:perplexity:p-office.

KNOW-02 Knowledge bases and shared collections

Judgment rule: Record curated document collections that persist across chats, who can create and share them, size limits, and how they attach to assistants. Distinguish personal, group and organisation-wide scope.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Knowledge bases persist across chats and can attach to a model or conversation, with user/group/public sharing.

Limitations

size_limits: What are the collection limits? No fixed collection capacity was established; limits depend on operator configuration, storage and the selected database.

persistent_collections Can users keep document collections across chats? [supported]: Knowledge bases store reusable document collections across chats. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.
sharing_scope Can collections be shared with users, groups or the whole organisation? [supported]: Private knowledge resources can grant read/write access to named users and groups, or be public within the instance. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:groups, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.
size_limits What are the collection limits? [unknown]: size_limits: What are the collection limits? No fixed collection capacity was established; limits depend on operator configuration, storage and the selected database.
assistant_binding Can collections be bound to an assistant? [supported]: A model preset can bind one or more knowledge bases. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:knowledge, open-webui:open-webui:groups, open-webui:open-webui:models.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Projects are persistent shared file/task workspaces, with a distinct storage and access model.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.

persistent_collections Can users keep document collections across chats? [supported]: Projects persist searches, Computer tasks, files, instructions and tools across sessions. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-projects.
sharing_scope Can collections be shared with users, groups or the whole organisation? [partial]: Projects private by default; owner/editor/viewer roles and individual invites, with organisation sharing on Enterprise. Exact identity-group grants were not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-projects.
size_limits What are the collection limits? [supported]: Unlimited Projects, each up to 10,000 files, 5 GB total and 100 MB/file. New uploads rejected at the limit; Enterprise owner may invite 9,999 contributors. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-projects, perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits.
assistant_binding Can collections be bound to an assistant? [partial]: Project instructions and files apply to its Computer work; this establishes project-bound context. A separate reusable assistant binding interface was not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-projects.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-projects, perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits.

KNOW-03 Enterprise connectors

Judgment rule: List each connector separately with plan, availability and setup owner: SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Teams, Google Drive, Gmail, Confluence, Jira, Notion, Box, Salesforce, ServiceNow, file shares. Record whether the vendor or a third party (or the customer via MCP) provides it, and whether it needs admin consent. A connector listed on a roadmap or partner page is `announced`. An on-prem connector or gateway proves access to local data, not a self-hosted platform (DATA-02).

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Native file pickers and the separately operated official oikb companion provide different connector paths, including oikb Teams and Gmail sync. Source permission preservation remains untested.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: official-integration
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server; version=Public documentation retrieved 2026-10-21; inspected code pinned to v0.12.3 / 91ea4e3421d1d8069f13d4a463fcb5986d94ea60; plan=Standard self-hosted with original branding intact; Enterprise only where explicitly stated; add_ons=Microsoft/Google application registration for native file pickers, Separately deployed official oikb, Open WebUI 0.9.6+ and a user API key, Source credentials: Teams tenant/client/secret; Gmail Google credentials and the optional gmail extra; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected infrastructure country; external inference, extraction, search and support locations require separate configuration and contracts; os=not specified.

Limitations

Teams/Gmail are oikb companion connectors, not native per-user live file pickers.
Operator setup, source credentials and source-specific consent are required; permissions after indexing/revocation were not tested.

microsoft_365 Which M365 sources (SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Teams) are connected? [partial]: Native OneDrive for Business/SharePoint pickers require delegated application permissions and admin consent. Separately, oikb lists SharePoint and Teams; Teams uses TEAMS_TENANT_ID, TEAMS_CLIENT_ID and TEAMS_CLIENT_SECRET. This is a companion sync path. Outlook, exact Teams consent scopes and source-ACL preservation were not verified. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:onedrive, open-webui:open-webui:sync-connectors-r2.
google_workspace Which Google sources are connected? [partial]: The native Drive picker imports selected files. Separately, official oikb lists Google Drive and Gmail using GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS; Gmail has an optional installation extra. Mailbox delegation/consent scope and continuing source-ACL preservation were not tested. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:rag, open-webui:open-webui:sync-connectors-r2.
atlassian Confluence and Jira? [partial]: Official companion oikb lists Confluence and Jira. Its separate credentials, runtime and source-specific configuration are required; source-permission sync was not verified. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:sync.
other_systems Which other business systems? [partial]: oikb lists GitHub, Notion, Slack and S3 among its sources; these are copied-content integrations rather than native per-user live search. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:sync.
on_prem_sources Can on-prem file shares or databases be connected? [supported]: A local folder can be mirrored using directory sync or the separate oikb tool. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:knowledge, open-webui:open-webui:sync.
connector_provider Who builds and maintains each connector? [supported]: Open WebUI documents the native file pickers and maintains the official, separately installed oikb companion. MCP/OpenAPI connectors depend on their own maintainers and credentials. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:onedrive, open-webui:open-webui:rag, open-webui:open-webui:sync-connectors-r2, open-webui:open-webui:mcp.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:onedrive, open-webui:open-webui:sync-connectors-r2, open-webui:open-webui:rag, open-webui:open-webui:sync, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge, open-webui:open-webui:mcp.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Live file connectors, Computer apps, Teams and remote MCP provide business data access.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: official-integration
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Portable Computer local inference on supported NVIDIA Windows/Linux hardware, Computer Microsoft 365 add-ins and Teams; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=not specified; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: atlassian.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.
Hosted functions use Perplexity cloud services; Portable local execution is device-local on supported NVIDIA hardware. Portable is not a self-hosted Enterprise backend.

microsoft_365 Which M365 sources (SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook, Teams) are connected? [supported]: OneDrive and SharePoint file connectors are documented. Computer also connects to Outlook and Teams through separate grants and installations. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-teams.
google_workspace Which Google sources are connected? [supported]: Google Drive file connector and personal Gmail/primary Google Calendar OAuth are documented. Send/edit scopes support actions; access is not uniformly read-only. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-gmail.
atlassian Confluence and Jira? [unknown]: Unknown for atlassian. The sources name several file and app connectors. A complete current connector/permission/maintainer matrix, including Atlassian and on-prem shares/databases, was not retrieved.
other_systems Which other business systems? [partial]: Dropbox and Box file connectors; the Microsoft integration page also names Salesforce, Amplitude, Asana, FactSet and Snowflake. Complete entitlements and partner contracts remain unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-office.
on_prem_sources Can on-prem file shares or databases be connected? [partial]: Custom HTTPS MCP can use Cloudflare Access-protected endpoints; Portable uses local stdio MCP. Native on-prem file-share/database connectors and their permission guarantees remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
connector_provider Who builds and maintains each connector? [partial]: Perplexity documents built-in connectors; customers supply custom MCP servers and credentials. The maintainer and support contract for each external integration remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-teams, perplexity:perplexity:p-gmail, perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.

KNOW-04 Permission-aware retrieval

Judgment rule: Using two test users, verify that a restricted document in the fixture tenant is never cited or summarised for the user without access, including after a permission change. Record whether permissions are enforced at query time by the source system, mirrored into an index, or not enforced. Record the propagation delay of a revocation.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Open WebUI knowledge-resource grants are documented. Enforcement of the original enterprise source permissions after copying has not passed the required test.

Limitations

source_permissions_respected: Are source permissions enforced per user? No two-user restricted-document, grant/revoke or Purview-label fixture was run. Knowledge-resource ACLs and file-picker consent do not establish continuing source permission enforcement or revocation delay.
enforcement_point: Open WebUI resource grants govern access to its knowledge bases. Microsoft delegated permission limits the picker at import time; continuing source-system checks for the copied content were not established.
revocation_delay: How quickly does a removed permission take effect? No two-user restricted-document, grant/revoke or Purview-label fixture was run. Knowledge-resource ACLs and file-picker consent do not establish continuing source permission enforcement or revocation delay.
admin_scope_controls: Admins choose knowledge grants and which collections a model uses. Source site/folder/label exclusion and label propagation need connector-specific verification.
sensitivity_labels: Are Microsoft Purview or similar labels respected? No two-user restricted-document, grant/revoke or Purview-label fixture was run. Knowledge-resource ACLs and file-picker consent do not establish continuing source permission enforcement or revocation delay.

source_permissions_respected Are source permissions enforced per user? [unknown]: source_permissions_respected: Are source permissions enforced per user? No two-user restricted-document, grant/revoke or Purview-label fixture was run. Knowledge-resource ACLs and file-picker consent do not establish continuing source permission enforcement or revocation delay.
enforcement_point Does the source system, a mirrored index or nothing enforce them? [partial]: Open WebUI resource grants govern access to its knowledge bases. Microsoft delegated permission limits the picker at import time; continuing source-system checks for the copied content were not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:groups, open-webui:open-webui:onedrive.
revocation_delay How quickly does a removed permission take effect? [unknown]: revocation_delay: How quickly does a removed permission take effect? No two-user restricted-document, grant/revoke or Purview-label fixture was run. Knowledge-resource ACLs and file-picker consent do not establish continuing source permission enforcement or revocation delay.
admin_scope_controls Can admins exclude sites, folders or labels? [partial]: Admins choose knowledge grants and which collections a model uses. Source site/folder/label exclusion and label propagation need connector-specific verification. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:knowledge, open-webui:open-webui:groups.
sensitivity_labels Are Microsoft Purview or similar labels respected? [unknown]: sensitivity_labels: Are Microsoft Purview or similar labels respected? No two-user restricted-document, grant/revoke or Purview-label fixture was run. Knowledge-resource ACLs and file-picker consent do not establish continuing source permission enforcement or revocation delay.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:groups, open-webui:open-webui:onedrive, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Live query permissions differ from static Project copies and shared answers.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: sensitivity_labels.

source_permissions_respected Are source permissions enforced per user? [partial]: Live searches use the connected user's permissions. Shared answers can reveal file content to recipients without original-file access; Project copies use Project membership. No two-user scenario was run. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq.
enforcement_point Does the source system, a mirrored index or nothing enforce them? [supported]: Source OAuth governs live queries; Project imports create static copies governed by Project access. Original-file links require source access, which does not prevent answer disclosure. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq.
revocation_delay How quickly does a removed permission take effect? [partial]: FAQ says source permission changes affect live search immediately; this was not measured. Project copies require separate removal or access management. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq.
admin_scope_controls Can admins exclude sites, folders or labels? [partial]: Admins enable connectors; users connect OAuth accounts and select folders. Sales-assisted connector RBAC gates runtime use. Admin site/folder/label exclusions were not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-connector-rbac.
sensitivity_labels Are Microsoft Purview or similar labels respected? [unknown]: Unknown for sensitivity_labels. No two-user permission-revocation or sensitivity-label scenario was run. A source-level administrator exclusion policy and Purview enforcement matrix were not retrieved.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq, perplexity:perplexity:p-connector-rbac.

KNOW-05 Freshness and sync model

Judgment rule: Record live (federated) search versus a copied index, sync interval, deletion propagation, and where the index is stored. Edit and delete one fixture document and record when answers change. A copied index adds storage location to DATA-01.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Uploaded knowledge is copied into an operator-selected index. Manual directory sync or a separate daemon updates it.

Limitations

sync_interval: Directory sync runs when invoked; oikb offers scheduled/on-demand synchronization. No universal connector interval or SLA applies.
deletion_propagation: Directory sync removes files missing from the local manifest during cleanup. Elapsed propagation time was not measured.

live_or_indexed Is content searched live or copied into an index? [supported]: Uploaded documents are parsed and indexed; an experimental external-vector-source mode queries a pre-existing customer index without re-ingestion. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:rag, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.
sync_interval How often does an index refresh? [partial]: Directory sync runs when invoked; oikb offers scheduled/on-demand synchronization. No universal connector interval or SLA applies. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:knowledge, open-webui:open-webui:sync.
deletion_propagation How quickly does a deleted document disappear? [partial]: Directory sync removes files missing from the local manifest during cleanup. Elapsed propagation time was not measured. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.
index_location Where is indexed content stored? [supported]: The operator selects the database or external vector source and its deployment location; there is no fixed vendor region for this self-hosted scope. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:rag, open-webui:open-webui:privacy.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:rag, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge, open-webui:open-webui:sync, open-webui:open-webui:privacy.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Live searches query current sources; files imported into Projects are static snapshots.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client; version=Document/Office file connector behavior; media connector support unverified and excluded; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.
No positive or negative connector audio/video capability is asserted. The documentation discrepancy is a named gap; the live-versus-copy finding is restricted to document formats common to both guides.

live_or_indexed Is content searched live or copied into an index? [partial]: For documented text/Office files, Standard Search queries sources live without a Perplexity file-index copy; attachments and Project imports keep snapshots. Media connector support is unknown because the introduction excludes audio/video while the FAQ lists them. Direct media uploads are a separate workflow. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq.
sync_interval How often does an index refresh? [supported]: Project imports require manual reimport to refresh; no automatic sync. Live queries have no batch refresh interval. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq.
deletion_propagation How quickly does a deleted document disappear? [partial]: New live queries reflect source changes. Existing Project copies remain until removed or reimported; propagation timing was not measured. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq.
index_location Where is indexed content stored? [partial]: FAQ names AWS S3 for copied files without a region. Exact Project index, storage and backup locations remain unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq.

KNOW-06 Grounding and retrieval quality

Judgment rule: Run the shared question set over the fixture corpus: factual lookups, cross-document questions, German document with an English question, a question with no answer in the corpus. Record citation presence, link accuracy, correct answers and refusals to invent. Disclose model, settings, attempt count and failures. Single runs support a case study, not a ranking.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Citations are documented; citation accuracy and multilingual retrieval outcomes are untested.

Limitations

citation_accuracy: Do the cited passages support the answer? The shared DE/FR/EN corpus and factual/no-answer question set were not run. No citation-link accuracy, cross-language result, refusal rate or numerical accuracy is claimed.
cross_language: Does a question in one language find documents in another? The shared DE/FR/EN corpus and factual/no-answer question set were not run. No citation-link accuracy, cross-language result, refusal rate or numerical accuracy is claimed.
no_answer_behaviour: Does it say when the corpus has no answer? The shared DE/FR/EN corpus and factual/no-answer question set were not run. No citation-link accuracy, cross-language result, refusal rate or numerical accuracy is claimed.
observed_accuracy: How many of the question set were answered correctly? The shared DE/FR/EN corpus and factual/no-answer question set were not run. No citation-link accuracy, cross-language result, refusal rate or numerical accuracy is claimed.

citations Are answers linked to specific sources? [supported]: RAG answers can include source references; chunk metadata may add details such as page numbers. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:rag.
citation_accuracy Do the cited passages support the answer? [unknown]: citation_accuracy: Do the cited passages support the answer? The shared DE/FR/EN corpus and factual/no-answer question set were not run. No citation-link accuracy, cross-language result, refusal rate or numerical accuracy is claimed.
cross_language Does a question in one language find documents in another? [unknown]: cross_language: Does a question in one language find documents in another? The shared DE/FR/EN corpus and factual/no-answer question set were not run. No citation-link accuracy, cross-language result, refusal rate or numerical accuracy is claimed.
no_answer_behaviour Does it say when the corpus has no answer? [unknown]: no_answer_behaviour: Does it say when the corpus has no answer? The shared DE/FR/EN corpus and factual/no-answer question set were not run. No citation-link accuracy, cross-language result, refusal rate or numerical accuracy is claimed.
observed_accuracy How many of the question set were answered correctly? [unknown]: observed_accuracy: How many of the question set were answered correctly? The shared DE/FR/EN corpus and factual/no-answer question set were not run. No citation-link accuracy, cross-language result, refusal rate or numerical accuracy is claimed.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:rag.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Source-linked answers are documented; retrieval quality is unmeasured.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Computer Microsoft 365 add-ins and Teams; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: citation_accuracy, cross_language, no_answer_behaviour, observed_accuracy.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.

citations Are answers linked to specific sources? [supported]: Connector answers link to files; Office and Deep Research cite source documents and web links. Citation correctness was not independently tested. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-research.
citation_accuracy Do the cited passages support the answer? [unknown]: Unknown for citation_accuracy. The shared DE/FR/EN question corpus was not run. Citation correctness, cross-language retrieval, abstention and measured accuracy remain unobserved.
cross_language Does a question in one language find documents in another? [unknown]: Unknown for cross_language. The shared DE/FR/EN question corpus was not run. Citation correctness, cross-language retrieval, abstention and measured accuracy remain unobserved.
no_answer_behaviour Does it say when the corpus has no answer? [unknown]: Unknown for no_answer_behaviour. The shared DE/FR/EN question corpus was not run. Citation correctness, cross-language retrieval, abstention and measured accuracy remain unobserved.
observed_accuracy How many of the question set were answered correctly? [unknown]: Unknown for observed_accuracy. The shared DE/FR/EN question corpus was not run. Citation correctness, cross-language retrieval, abstention and measured accuracy remain unobserved.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-research.

KNOW-07 Memory and personal context

Judgment rule: Record personal custom instructions, cross-chat memory, project or workspace context, and user controls to view, edit, delete or disable memory. Record whether admins can disable memory organisation-wide.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Users can manage persistent memory and admins can disable or group-restrict it.

Limitations

custom_instructions: Model presets provide persistent system instructions and users can save instructions as memory. A separate personal-instructions setting was not inspected here.

custom_instructions Can users set persistent instructions? [partial]: Model presets provide persistent system instructions and users can save instructions as memory. A separate personal-instructions setting was not inspected here. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models, open-webui:open-webui:memory.
cross_chat_memory Does the product remember facts across chats? [supported]: User-scoped memories carry facts and preferences between conversations. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:memory.
user_memory_controls Can users view, edit and delete memories? [supported]: Settings permits adding, editing and deleting memories. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:memory.
admin_memory_controls Can admins turn memory off? [supported]: Global and per-group switches disable memory access and server-side context use. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:memory.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models, open-webui:open-webui:memory.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: supported

Enterprise history and saved-memory controls are documented; Computer Brain is a Max Research Preview, and Portable local mode excludes Brain and saved memory.

Availability: unknown · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Portable Computer local inference on supported NVIDIA Windows/Linux hardware; version=Current Enterprise memory; Enterprise Max Brain Research Preview, not general availability for the whole criterion; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=not specified; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.
Hosted functions use Perplexity cloud services; Portable local execution is device-local on supported NVIDIA hardware. Portable is not a self-hosted Enterprise backend.
The schema has no public/research-preview state. Mixed memory availability remains unknown at criterion level; Brain is explicitly Research Preview.

custom_instructions Can users set persistent instructions? [supported]: Project instructions persist, with an 8,000-character limit. This does not establish organisation-wide instructions. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-projects.
cross_chat_memory Does the product remember facts across chats? [supported]: History reference, saved memory and Project Brain are documented. Enterprise Brain is a Max research preview. Portable local mode excludes Brain and saved memory. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-memory, perplexity:perplexity:p-projects, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
user_memory_controls Can users view, edit and delete memories? [supported]: Users can disable, view, edit and delete saved memories. Deleted-memory logs may remain for 30 days. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-memory.
admin_memory_controls Can admins turn memory off? [supported]: Admins control history reference and saved memory. Disabling organisation memory deletes existing memories and turns it off for users. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-memory.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-projects, perplexity:perplexity:p-memory, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.

Assistants and agents

AGT-01 Custom assistants

Judgment rule: Record creation of assistants with instructions, model, knowledge and tools; who can create; sharing scope; versioning; and an internal catalogue or directory. Build one HR policy assistant on the fixture and share it with one group. Prompt templates and a prompt library are recorded here.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: supported

Model presets are reusable assistants combining instructions, a base model, knowledge and tools.

create_assistants Can users create assistants with instructions, knowledge and tools? [supported]: The Models workspace creates presets with instructions, knowledge, tools, skills and parameters. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models.
creator_permissions Can admins limit who creates them? [supported]: Workspace permission toggles control who can create resources. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:permissions.
sharing_scope Can assistants be shared with users, groups or everyone? [supported]: Model grants may target users, groups or public instance visibility. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:groups, open-webui:open-webui:models.
catalogue Is there an internal assistant directory? [supported]: The Models workspace lists available presets and model selectors expose those the user can access. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models.
prompt_library Are shared prompt templates available? [supported]: Workspace prompt permissions cover creating and sharing reusable prompt resources. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:permissions.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models, open-webui:open-webui:permissions, open-webui:open-webui:groups.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Computer Skills and Projects package reusable instructions and context; managed Enterprise roles govern organization Skills and Plugins separately.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

create_assistants: Users create custom Skills with SKILL.md/ZIP instructions. Projects combine instructions, files and tools. These establish task packages; a separate assistant directory remains unverified.
creator_permissions: The sales-assisted Enterprise Roles & Permissions guide lists Manage organization skills for creation/modification/review. Plugin creation/publishing permissions are separate and depend on rollout. This does not establish identical self-serve controls or a universal assistant-creation role.
sharing_scope: Project owner/editor/viewer permissions and Enterprise organisation sharing apply to task context. Custom Skill publishing to groups or the organisation remains unverified.
catalogue: Computer offers Installed and Discover views with Skill search by name or description. It is a Skills catalogue; a complete directory of organization assistants with model/knowledge/tool versions was not established. Plugins arrive first on individual/self-serve Enterprise, while managed Enterprise continues Skills until its rollout.
prompt_library: Custom Skills store reusable instructions, and eligible managed Enterprise roles can manage organization Skills. This supplies reusable task instructions rather than a verified separate shared prompt-template library.

create_assistants Can users create assistants with instructions, knowledge and tools? [partial]: Users create custom Skills with SKILL.md/ZIP instructions. Projects combine instructions, files and tools. These establish task packages; a separate assistant directory remains unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-skills-20261026, perplexity:perplexity:p-projects-20261026.
creator_permissions Can admins limit who creates them? [partial]: The sales-assisted Enterprise Roles & Permissions guide lists Manage organization skills for creation/modification/review. Plugin creation/publishing permissions are separate and depend on rollout. This does not establish identical self-serve controls or a universal assistant-creation role. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-roles-20261026.
sharing_scope Can assistants be shared with users, groups or everyone? [partial]: Project owner/editor/viewer permissions and Enterprise organisation sharing apply to task context. Custom Skill publishing to groups or the organisation remains unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-projects-20261026, perplexity:perplexity:p-skills-20261026.
catalogue Is there an internal assistant directory? [partial]: Computer offers Installed and Discover views with Skill search by name or description. It is a Skills catalogue; a complete directory of organization assistants with model/knowledge/tool versions was not established. Plugins arrive first on individual/self-serve Enterprise, while managed Enterprise continues Skills until its rollout. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-skills-20261026, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles-20261026.
prompt_library Are shared prompt templates available? [partial]: Custom Skills store reusable instructions, and eligible managed Enterprise roles can manage organization Skills. This supplies reusable task instructions rather than a verified separate shared prompt-template library. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-skills-20261026, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles-20261026.

Checked 2026-10-26; agent cross-checked 2026-10-26; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-skills-20261026, perplexity:perplexity:p-projects-20261026, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles-20261026.

AGT-02 Tools, actions and MCP

Judgment rule: Record built-in tools, custom actions (OpenAPI), MCP client support (local and remote servers), authentication model per tool (shared service account or per-user OAuth), and admin approval of tools. Verify one external-tool call and its access boundary.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Native/custom tools and MCP are documented. The optional interactive Tool Permissions approval mode is experimental and off by default; automations and channel replies bypass it.

Availability: beta · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server; version=Current Tools/MCP documentation retrieved 2026-10-21; beta availability qualifies the optional experimental approval mode, not all tool integrations; plan=Standard self-hosted with original branding intact; Enterprise only where explicitly stated; add_ons=Optional separately operated MCP/OpenAPI tool servers or stdio bridge; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected infrastructure country; external inference, extraction, search and support locations require separate configuration and contracts; os=not specified.

Limitations

The row uses beta for the experimental approval subfeature; ordinary tool integrations are documented separately.
Approval is opt-in for interactive chats and is bypassed in automations/channel replies; no mandatory side-effect policy was established.

builtin_tools Which tools are built in? [supported]: Knowledge, memory, web and other built-in tool categories are configured per model. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models.
custom_actions Can admins add API actions? [supported]: Admins can install Python tools or connect OpenAPI tool servers. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:tools.
mcp_client Can it use remote MCP servers, and with what admin control? [supported]: The dedicated current guide documents admin-configured Streamable HTTP MCP. Local stdio requires a separately deployed bridge such as mcpo. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:mcp, open-webui:open-webui:tools.
tool_auth Do tools act as the user or as a shared account? [supported]: Configured modes include bearer credentials and user OAuth/OAuth 2.1; the resulting access depends on the server and granted scopes. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:mcp.
tool_approval Can admins approve or block tools, and can users confirm actions before they run? [partial]: Admins control tool access and may enable experimental Tool Permissions (off by default). Interactive users can select Ask for approval with sequential Allow/Deny prompts; Full access remains the default. Automations and channel replies always use full access. A mandatory policy for every side effect and an external-call boundary fixture were not verified. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:approvals-r2, open-webui:open-webui:groups.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models, open-webui:open-webui:tools, open-webui:open-webui:mcp, open-webui:open-webui:approvals-r2, open-webui:open-webui:groups.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Computer uses built-in tools and administratively controlled MCP connectors with several authentication modes.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.
Hosted functions use Perplexity cloud services; Portable local execution is device-local on supported NVIDIA hardware. Portable is not a self-hosted Enterprise backend.

builtin_tools Which tools are built in? [supported]: Computer combines web research, code, data analysis, generated documents, browsers and connected apps. Portable adds local files and local MCP. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
custom_actions Can admins add API actions? [partial]: Customers add remote MCP tools and custom Skills. A standalone arbitrary API-action editor or schema was not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp, perplexity:perplexity:p-skills.
mcp_client Can it use remote MCP servers, and with what admin control? [supported]: HTTPS MCP supports SSE and streamable HTTP. Admins enable custom connectors and manage organisation connectors; managed plans can grant role-specific runtime access. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp, perplexity:perplexity:p-connector-rbac.
tool_auth Do tools act as the user or as a shared account? [supported]: OAuth2, API key or no authentication. Organisation OAuth can share an admin connection or require each member's login. Shared credentials do not automatically enforce each member's source ACLs. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp, perplexity:perplexity:p-gmail.
tool_approval Can admins approve or block tools, and can users confirm actions before they run? [partial]: Admins disable connectors; managed RBAC gates execution. Portable requires cloud-egress approval and Office previews edits. Universal cloud action confirmation remains unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connector-rbac, perplexity:perplexity:p-local, perplexity:perplexity:p-office.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-local, perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp, perplexity:perplexity:p-skills, perplexity:perplexity:p-connector-rbac, perplexity:perplexity:p-gmail, perplexity:perplexity:p-office.

AGT-03 Web search and deep research

Judgment rule: Record web search on/off control per organisation and group, search provider, citation of web sources, deep or multi-step research, and whether queries leave the residency boundary. Admins of regulated companies often need web search off.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Search and multi-step page research are documented and require an external search provider or local metasearch deployment.

Limitations

search_provider: Provider choice includes external search services and self-operated options. The actual provider region and query processing contract depend on the chosen service.
deep_research: Native function calling can perform repeated search and URL fetching. No bounded research-report task was exercised.

web_search Is web search available? [supported]: Admins configure web search and users can enable it in a chat. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:web.
admin_toggle Can admins disable it per organisation or group? [supported]: Feature permissions grant web search per group; global configuration can turn it off. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:permissions, open-webui:open-webui:web.
search_provider Which search provider handles queries, and where? [partial]: Provider choice includes external search services and self-operated options. The actual provider region and query processing contract depend on the chosen service. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:web, open-webui:open-webui:offline.
deep_research Is multi-step research with a report available? [partial]: Native function calling can perform repeated search and URL fetching. No bounded research-report task was exercised. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:agent-search.
web_citations Are web sources cited? [supported]: Retrieved web sources are exposed as conversation references/citations. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:agent-search.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:web, open-webui:open-webui:permissions, open-webui:open-webui:offline, open-webui:open-webui:agent-search.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Search and multi-step Deep Research are core functions; search routing geography is a gap.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Computer Microsoft 365 add-ins and Teams; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: admin_toggle, search_provider.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.

web_search Is web search available? [supported]: Enterprise Ask and Computer search the web. Projects can combine files and web research. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer.
admin_toggle Can admins disable it per organisation or group? [unknown]: Unknown for admin_toggle. The current help pages do not establish search-backend subprocessor geography or a group-level web-search off switch.
search_provider Which search provider handles queries, and where? [unknown]: Unknown for search_provider. The current help pages do not establish search-backend subprocessor geography or a group-level web-search off switch.
deep_research Is multi-step research with a report available? [supported]: Deep Research creates multi-source reports with charts, executed code and downloadable files. Models are selected automatically. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-research, perplexity:perplexity:p-models.
web_citations Are web sources cited? [supported]: Deep Research and Office output cite web and connected sources; accuracy was not tested. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-research, perplexity:perplexity:p-office.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-research, perplexity:perplexity:p-models, perplexity:perplexity:p-office.

AGT-04 Workflows and automation

Judgment rule: Record no-code or low-code workflows, scheduled prompts, triggers from email, forms or business systems, and multi-step chains. Name where they run and who can build them. A shared prompt template is not a workflow.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Recurring prompts execute on the operator’s server. Developer extensions can add chains; a business workflow builder was not established.

Limitations

workflow_builder: Is there a workflow or chain builder? The automation, tool and webhook documentation did not establish a complete business workflow builder or incoming email/form event trigger contract.
event_triggers: Can external events start a workflow? The automation, tool and webhook documentation did not establish a complete business workflow builder or incoming email/form event trigger contract.
builder_audience: Schedules use a user-facing editor; custom Python tools and integrations require technical operators. No general no-code multi-system workflow designer was verified.

workflow_builder Is there a workflow or chain builder? [unknown]: workflow_builder: Is there a workflow or chain builder? The automation, tool and webhook documentation did not establish a complete business workflow builder or incoming email/form event trigger contract.
scheduled_tasks Can prompts or assistants run on a schedule? [supported]: Automations support hourly/daily/weekly/monthly and RRULE schedules, manual runs, pause and execution history. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:automation.
event_triggers Can external events start a workflow? [partial]: A token-validated channel webhook publishes a message-created event that configured Python Event functions can handle. Developers must supply the downstream workflow logic; an incoming email/form connector or no-code multi-system workflow contract was not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:r4-incoming-channel-webhook, open-webui:open-webui:r4-event-dispatch.
builder_audience Is building aimed at business users, IT or developers? [partial]: Schedules use a user-facing editor; custom Python tools and integrations require technical operators. No general no-code multi-system workflow designer was verified. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:automation, open-webui:open-webui:tools.

Checked 2026-10-26; agent cross-checked 2026-10-26; check again by 2026-12-25. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:automation, open-webui:open-webui:tools, open-webui:open-webui:r4-incoming-channel-webhook, open-webui:open-webui:r4-event-dispatch.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Computer supports natural-language automation, scheduled jobs and condition-based triggers.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Portable Computer local inference on supported NVIDIA Windows/Linux hardware; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.

workflow_builder Is there a workflow or chain builder? [partial]: Users describe multi-step work in prompts and package it in Skills. A visual versioned chain builder was not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-skills.
scheduled_tasks Can prompts or assistants run on a schedule? [supported]: Recurring Computer tasks run at most hourly, up to 15 per conversation. Unattended runs use isolated agents; insufficient credits cause skips and eventual pauses. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-tasks.
event_triggers Can external events start a workflow? [partial]: Enterprise overview describes email, calendar, flight-status and file-condition triggers. Per-connector event coverage and limits remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-computer.
builder_audience Is building aimed at business users, IT or developers? [supported]: Scheduling and Skills use natural language. Custom MCP requires technical server and authentication setup. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-tasks, perplexity:perplexity:p-skills, perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-skills, perplexity:perplexity:p-tasks, perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp.

AGT-05 Agentic task execution

Judgment rule: Record an agent mode that plans and carries out multi-step tasks with tools (browser, files, connectors), with visible steps, user confirmation of side effects and stop control. Run one fixture task (gather three documents, draft a summary, propose an email). Record interventions and what ran. A final claim of success is not proof.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Native tool calls and optional Open Terminal support agent tasks. Interactive tool approval is experimental and off by default, and never gates scheduled automations or channel replies.

Availability: beta · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server; version=Current Tools/Open Terminal documentation retrieved 2026-10-21; beta availability qualifies optional experimental approvals; plan=Standard self-hosted with original branding intact; Enterprise only where explicitly stated; add_ons=Optional separately deployed Open Terminal; Terminals orchestration is a separate component with unverified pinned licence terms; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected infrastructure country; external inference, extraction, search and support locations require separate configuration and contracts; os=not specified.

Limitations

Beta availability refers to optional experimental approvals; the documented native tool mode is separate.
Automations and channel replies always use full access.
No gather-documents, draft-summary and propose-email fixture or background cancellation test was run.

agent_mode Is there an agent mode for multi-step tasks? [supported]: Tool-capable models can use knowledge and external tools; separately connected Open Terminal adds file and command execution. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models, open-webui:open-webui:terminal.
visible_steps Are steps and tool calls shown? [supported]: Interactive tool calls display their results and, when experimental Ask for approval is enabled, pending/allowed/denied state. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:approvals-r2.
side_effect_confirmation Must the user confirm actions with side effects? [partial]: Experimental Tool Permissions is disabled by default and users must select Ask for approval. Full access executes immediately; automations and channel replies always bypass approval. The documented control is not a mandatory confirmation policy for every side effect. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:approvals-r2.
stop_control Can the user stop a running task? [partial]: In an interactive reply waiting for approval, Stop finalizes the reply and denies pending calls. This is a pending-call control; cancellation of background tasks and effects already executed was not tested. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:approvals-r2.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models, open-webui:open-webui:terminal, open-webui:open-webui:approvals-r2.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Computer executes asynchronous multi-step tasks; universal confirmation and stopping behavior need a trial.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Portable Computer local inference on supported NVIDIA Windows/Linux hardware, Computer Microsoft 365 add-ins and Teams; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: visible_steps, stop_control.

agent_mode Is there an agent mode for multi-step tasks? [supported]: Computer runs asynchronous multi-tool tasks combining research, analysis, documents, email and follow-ups. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-computer.
visible_steps Are steps and tool calls shown? [unknown]: Unknown for visible_steps. No live task was run. A universal side-effect approval policy and exact stop/rollback semantics were not retrieved.
side_effect_confirmation Must the user confirm actions with side effects? [partial]: Office promises review before edits; Portable asks before cloud steps. Mandatory confirmation for every cloud email/browser action remains unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
stop_control Can the user stop a running task? [unknown]: Unknown for stop_control. No live task was run. A universal side-effect approval policy and exact stop/rollback semantics were not retrieved.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.

AGT-06 Programmable access

Judgment rule: Record a public API for chat, assistants and knowledge, SDKs, API authentication, rate limits and whether API use counts against the same governance (audit, budgets, model restrictions). Being an MCP client is different from exposing the product over MCP.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Authenticated APIs cover chat, models and knowledge ingestion; product RBAC applies to API users.

Limitations

api_governance: API users use their account permissions; optional audit capture can log requests. Enforced spend budgets and full API/UI parity were not demonstrated.
mcp_server: Does the product expose itself to other agents over MCP? No supported native MCP server exposing the whole product was established in the API and MCP-client guides.

chat_api Is there an API for chat and assistants? [supported]: OpenAI-compatible chat completion and model management endpoints accept API keys or session JWTs. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:api.
knowledge_api Can documents be loaded through an API? [supported]: File upload and knowledge attachment are documented APIs. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:api, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.
api_governance Do audit, budgets and model rules apply to API use? [partial]: API users use their account permissions; optional audit capture can log requests. Enforced spend budgets and full API/UI parity were not demonstrated. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:api, open-webui:open-webui:hardening.
mcp_server Does the product expose itself to other agents over MCP? [unknown]: mcp_server: Does the product expose itself to other agents over MCP? No supported native MCP server exposing the whole product was established in the API and MCP-client guides.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:api, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge, open-webui:open-webui:hardening.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

The API is billed separately; Enterprise tenant/workspace programmability is unverified.

Availability: unknown · Delivery: unknown
Scope: surfaces=Separately billed Perplexity API platform, not Enterprise seat workspace parity; version=not specified; plan=Separate API account/credits; Enterprise workspace parity unknown; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: knowledge_api, mcp_server.

chat_api Is there an API for chat and assistants? [partial]: A separate API platform exists; Enterprise seats exclude API credits. This does not establish an API for Enterprise Projects or custom Skills. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing.
knowledge_api Can documents be loaded through an API? [unknown]: Unknown for knowledge_api. Enterprise billing explicitly separates API usage. No authenticated Enterprise Projects/assistant/document API, inherited API governance matrix or Enterprise MCP-server export was retrieved.
api_governance Do audit, budgets and model rules apply to API use? [partial]: Enterprise admins cannot manage other users' API credits through Enterprise billing. Inherited workspace audit, model and budget rules for API use remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing.
mcp_server Does the product expose itself to other agents over MCP? [unknown]: Unknown for mcp_server. Enterprise billing explicitly separates API usage. No authenticated Enterprise Projects/assistant/document API, inherited API governance matrix or Enterprise MCP-server export was retrieved.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing.

Daily work

WORK-01 Clients and access points

Judgment rule: List web, desktop (Windows, macOS), iOS, Android, mobile browser and browser extension separately. For each, record login with company SSO, feature gaps against web, and MDM/Intune deployability. An installable app is different from a mobile website.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

The web/PWA client is complemented by a separate native Desktop distribution for macOS, Windows and Linux. Desktop is explicitly Early Alpha; SSO/MDM and cross-client parity were not tested.

Availability: beta · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server, Open WebUI Desktop native distribution (Early Alpha); version=Web/PWA documentation retrieved 2026-10-21; Desktop v0.0.20 / 601137c5dec2967cfe173a6bf071fbbb460852be (released 2026-05-06, labelled Early Alpha); plan=Customer-operated web/PWA plus the separately packaged Open WebUI Desktop distribution; production Quick Start recommends Docker or Python; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected infrastructure country; external inference, extraction, search and support locations require separate configuration and contracts; os=Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS (PWA), Android (PWA).

Limitations

Beta availability reflects the Early Alpha desktop distribution; the browser/PWA route is separate.
Native mobile clients, corporate SSO, MDM/Intune deployment and client parity were not tested.

web Is a full web client available? [supported]: The deployed server supplies the full browser client; Quick Start also links the separate desktop distribution. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:desktop-quickstart-r2.
desktop_apps Windows and macOS apps? [partial]: Open WebUI Desktop v0.0.20 provides native macOS (Apple Silicon/Intel), Windows (x64/ARM64) and Linux installers. It can run locally without Docker or connect to an existing server. It is labelled Early Alpha; first launch requires internet. Enterprise SSO and managed rollout were not tested. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:desktop-readme-r2, open-webui:open-webui:desktop-release-r2, open-webui:open-webui:desktop-quickstart-r2.
mobile_apps iOS and Android apps with SSO? [partial]: Android browsers and iOS Safari can install the PWA. Native mobile app-store clients and mobile company-SSO/MDM behavior were not verified. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:pwa-r2.
browser_extension Is there a browser extension or sidebar? [unknown]: browser_extension: Is there a browser extension or sidebar? No first-party managed MDM/Intune deployment policy or Office/browser sidebar extension was established in the client guide.
managed_deployment Can IT deploy and configure clients through MDM? [unknown]: managed_deployment: Can IT deploy and configure clients through MDM? No first-party managed MDM/Intune deployment policy or Office/browser sidebar extension was established in the client guide.
client_feature_gaps Which features are missing on mobile? [partial]: PWA notifications need the app to remain open. Desktop is Early Alpha and Quick Start recommends Docker/Python for production; no desktop/mobile feature-parity or enterprise SSO matrix was verified. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:pwa-r2, open-webui:open-webui:desktop-readme-r2, open-webui:open-webui:desktop-quickstart-r2.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:desktop-quickstart-r2, open-webui:open-webui:desktop-readme-r2, open-webui:open-webui:desktop-release-r2, open-webui:open-webui:pwa-r2.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Web, desktop and mobile clients exist, with platform differences and separate browser products.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Perplexity Windows/macOS clients and local-file tools, Portable Computer local inference on supported NVIDIA Windows/Linux hardware, Perplexity iOS/Android clients; voice evidence scoped to iOS; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: browser_extension, managed_deployment.

web Is a full web client available? [supported]: Enterprise Ask, Projects and Computer are available on the web. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro, perplexity:perplexity:p-projects.
desktop_apps Windows and macOS apps? [supported]: Native Windows/macOS apps support local files. macOS app control differs from Windows. Portable inference requires supported NVIDIA Windows/Linux hardware. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-desktop, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
mobile_apps iOS and Android apps with SSO? [partial]: Enterprise homepage links mobile access and iOS voice is documented. Mobile SSO and Android parity were not tested. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-home, perplexity:perplexity:p-voice.
browser_extension Is there a browser extension or sidebar? [unknown]: Unknown for browser_extension. No managed-client MDM/configuration package or mobile SSO test was retrieved. Comet is a separate browser product and its full enterprise entitlement matrix was not reviewed.
managed_deployment Can IT deploy and configure clients through MDM? [unknown]: Unknown for managed_deployment. No managed-client MDM/configuration package or mobile SSO test was retrieved. Comet is a separate browser product and its full enterprise entitlement matrix was not reviewed.
client_feature_gaps Which features are missing on mobile? [partial]: Model Council is Max/Enterprise Max on web. Portable inference requires NVIDIA Windows/Linux; desktop app control differs by OS. A complete mobile gap inventory remains unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-models, perplexity:perplexity:p-local, perplexity:perplexity:p-desktop.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro, perplexity:perplexity:p-projects, perplexity:perplexity:p-desktop, perplexity:perplexity:p-local, perplexity:perplexity:p-home, perplexity:perplexity:p-voice, perplexity:perplexity:p-models.

WORK-02 Office suite and Teams integration

Judgment rule: Record presence inside Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams (and Google Docs, Gmail), with what the assistant can do in each: read the open document, write into it, act on mail. Record extra licences and admin consent needed. A connector that searches Office files is KNOW-03, not WORK-02.

Open WebUI

No public information found Support: not-published

We found no public information on this. A missing finding is not evidence that the product lacks the capability.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Computer has Microsoft 365 add-ins plus Teams; this requires customer Microsoft access and deployment.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: official-integration
Scope: surfaces=Computer Microsoft 365 add-ins and Teams; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: google_workspace_apps.

word_excel_powerpoint Does it work inside Word, Excel and PowerPoint? [supported]: Computer add-ins draft, edit and research inside Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Enterprise Pro/Max are eligible; normal Computer credits apply. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-office.
outlook Does it work inside Outlook? [supported]: Outlook add-in drafts and rewrites email using thread/attachment context. Vendor lists web, new/classic Outlook and Mac. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-office.
teams Is there a Teams app or bot? [supported]: Teams app supports DMs, mentions and channel tasks, with permissioned Teams search and response posting. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-teams, perplexity:perplexity:p-office.
google_workspace_apps Does it work inside Docs, Sheets or Gmail? [unknown]: Unknown for google_workspace_apps. Microsoft add-ins and Teams are documented. Equivalent in-app Google Docs/Sheets/Gmail add-ins and the complete Office version/consent matrix were not retrieved.
licence_prerequisites Which licences or consents are needed? [partial]: Paid Perplexity Computer plan and Microsoft app access required. IT assigns Marketplace add-ins through M365 admin centre; Teams may require Entra consent. Full version/consent matrix remains unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-teams.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-teams.

WORK-03 Translation and writing

Judgment rule: Record document translation preserving layout, the translation engine (LLM or dedicated such as DeepL), glossaries, formality control, supported languages including Swiss German conventions (no ß), and rewriting/proofreading tools. Translate the shared German contract into French and Italian and record layout and glossary results.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

AI editing is documented in Notes. Dedicated layout-preserving translation and glossary behavior remain unknown.

Limitations

document_translation: Can whole documents be translated with formatting kept? No DE-to-FR/IT contract translation fixture, de-CH/formality acceptance test, company glossary or layout-preserving translator was verified in the Notes and document guides.
translation_engine: Notes sends rewrite requests to the selected model. A dedicated translation service or whole-document translation workflow was not established.
glossaries: Are company glossaries supported? No DE-to-FR/IT contract translation fixture, de-CH/formality acceptance test, company glossary or layout-preserving translator was verified in the Notes and document guides.
formality_and_variants: Can formality and regional variants (de-CH) be set? No DE-to-FR/IT contract translation fixture, de-CH/formality acceptance test, company glossary or layout-preserving translator was verified in the Notes and document guides.

document_translation Can whole documents be translated with formatting kept? [unknown]: document_translation: Can whole documents be translated with formatting kept? No DE-to-FR/IT contract translation fixture, de-CH/formality acceptance test, company glossary or layout-preserving translator was verified in the Notes and document guides.
translation_engine Which engine translates? [partial]: Notes sends rewrite requests to the selected model. A dedicated translation service or whole-document translation workflow was not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:notes.
glossaries Are company glossaries supported? [unknown]: glossaries: Are company glossaries supported? No DE-to-FR/IT contract translation fixture, de-CH/formality acceptance test, company glossary or layout-preserving translator was verified in the Notes and document guides.
formality_and_variants Can formality and regional variants (de-CH) be set? [unknown]: formality_and_variants: Can formality and regional variants (de-CH) be set? No DE-to-FR/IT contract translation fixture, de-CH/formality acceptance test, company glossary or layout-preserving translator was verified in the Notes and document guides.
writing_tools Are dedicated rewrite and proofreading tools available? [supported]: The Notes editor supports AI rewriting and improving selected text. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:notes.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:notes.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Office add-ins provide rewriting; a dedicated controlled document translation system was not established.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: document_translation, translation_engine, glossaries, formality_and_variants.

document_translation Can whole documents be translated with formatting kept? [unknown]: Unknown for document_translation. The Office integration documents rewriting, but no dedicated document-translation service preserving layout, named translation engine, managed glossary or de-CH control matrix was retrieved.
translation_engine Which engine translates? [unknown]: Unknown for translation_engine. The Office integration documents rewriting, but no dedicated document-translation service preserving layout, named translation engine, managed glossary or de-CH control matrix was retrieved.
glossaries Are company glossaries supported? [unknown]: Unknown for glossaries. The Office integration documents rewriting, but no dedicated document-translation service preserving layout, named translation engine, managed glossary or de-CH control matrix was retrieved.
formality_and_variants Can formality and regional variants (de-CH) be set? [unknown]: Unknown for formality_and_variants. The Office integration documents rewriting, but no dedicated document-translation service preserving layout, named translation engine, managed glossary or de-CH control matrix was retrieved.
writing_tools Are dedicated rewrite and proofreading tools available? [partial]: Word/Outlook add-ins draft, rewrite, summarise and format in place. A separate proofreading service and measured quality were not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-office.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-office.

WORK-04 Image generation and editing

Judgment rule: Record available image models, editing (inpainting, reference images), admin control and per-image cost visibility, and licence or usage terms for generated images.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Configured image engines generate and edit uploaded images, subject to feature permissions.

Limitations

usage_terms: What usage rights apply to output? Output rights and actual per-image costs depend on the chosen image service and were not established as a single Open WebUI entitlement.

image_generation Can users generate images, with which models? [supported]: OpenAI, Gemini, ComfyUI and AUTOMATIC1111 are documented engine routes; exact models are operator-configured. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:images.
image_editing Can users edit uploaded images? [supported]: The usage guide documents uploaded-image edits and multi-image compositing with an enabled editing engine. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:image-usage.
admin_control Can admins restrict image generation? [supported]: Global image configuration, feature permission and model capability govern availability. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:image-usage.
usage_terms What usage rights apply to output? [unknown]: usage_terms: What usage rights apply to output? Output rights and actual per-image costs depend on the chosen image service and were not established as a single Open WebUI entitlement.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:images, open-webui:open-webui:image-usage.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Perplexity offers image generation with explicit enterprise commercial-use permission.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: admin_control.

image_generation Can users generate images, with which models? [supported]: Guide lists GPT Image 1, Nano Banana, Seedream 4.5 and Auto; Nano Banana Pro on Max/Enterprise Max. Models and rolling limits may change. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-image.
image_editing Can users edit uploaded images? [partial]: Follow-up edits and regeneration count as new generations. Exact uploaded-image editing operations were not tested. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-image.
admin_control Can admins restrict image generation? [unknown]: Unknown for admin_control. Image generation and enterprise commercial use are documented. Exact admin image-feature permissions and every uploaded-image edit operation were not tested.
usage_terms What usage rights apply to output? [supported]: Guide allows commercial use of Enterprise images. Terms assign output rights to the customer where law permits; third-party model terms can apply. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-image, perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-image, perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.

WORK-05 Voice and meetings

Judgment rule: Record dictation, read-aloud, live voice conversation, meeting transcription and summarisation, supported languages including Swiss German speech, and where audio is processed.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Dictation, read-aloud and voice conversation use configured audio services. Swiss German recognition and a meeting workflow were not tested.

Limitations

meeting_summaries: Are meetings transcribed and summarised? No meeting-transcription fixture or Swiss German speech evaluation was run. Audio location depends on the chosen browser, local, Azure or other provider engine.
swiss_german_speech: Is Swiss German speech recognised? No meeting-transcription fixture or Swiss German speech evaluation was run. Audio location depends on the chosen browser, local, Azure or other provider engine.

dictation Can users dictate prompts? [supported]: Audio configuration supports speech-to-text for prompts. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:env.
read_aloud Can answers be read aloud? [supported]: Standard voice reads replies using the configured TTS engine, including browser options. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:voice.
voice_conversation Is a live voice mode available? [supported]: Standard STT/TTS voice mode and separately configured realtime API calls are documented. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:voice.
meeting_summaries Are meetings transcribed and summarised? [unknown]: meeting_summaries: Are meetings transcribed and summarised? No meeting-transcription fixture or Swiss German speech evaluation was run. Audio location depends on the chosen browser, local, Azure or other provider engine.
swiss_german_speech Is Swiss German speech recognised? [unknown]: swiss_german_speech: Is Swiss German speech recognised? No meeting-transcription fixture or Swiss German speech evaluation was run. Audio location depends on the chosen browser, local, Azure or other provider engine.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:env, open-webui:open-webui:voice.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Enterprise voice-conversation entitlement remains unknown. Uploaded recordings separately support transcription and queries; automatic meeting capture remains unverified.

Availability: unknown · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Perplexity iOS/Android clients; voice evidence scoped to iOS; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro / Max; consumer iOS voice does not establish Enterprise entitlement; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: dictation, read_aloud, voice_conversation, swiss_german_speech.
The consumer iOS guide is not evidence of Enterprise Pro/Max voice entitlement or Enterprise SSO parity.

dictation Can users dictate prompts? [unknown]: Unknown for dictation. iOS voice and file transcription are documented. Enterprise-specific voice entitlement, read-aloud controls and Swiss German recognition were not tested.
read_aloud Can answers be read aloud? [unknown]: Unknown for read_aloud. iOS voice and file transcription are documented. Enterprise-specific voice entitlement, read-aloud controls and Swiss German recognition were not tested.
voice_conversation Is a live voice mode available? [unknown]: Unknown. The public iOS Voice Assistant guide does not establish Enterprise Pro/Max voice-conversation or Enterprise SSO entitlement, and no Enterprise voice fixture was run.
meeting_summaries Are meetings transcribed and summarised? [partial]: Uploaded audio/video can be transcribed with speaker recognition and queried. Automatic meeting capture and Swiss German quality remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-files.
swiss_german_speech Is Swiss German speech recognised? [unknown]: Unknown for swiss_german_speech. iOS voice and file transcription are documented. Enterprise-specific voice entitlement, read-aloud controls and Swiss German recognition were not tested.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-files.

WORK-06 Data analysis and document output

Judgment rule: Record code execution for data analysis, charts, and generation of downloadable Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF files. Analyse the fixture Excel and request a PowerPoint summary. Record where code runs and whether files are editable.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Optional Open Terminal runs analysis code and creates artifacts; Notes provides document editing.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server; version=Public documentation retrieved 2026-10-21; inspected code pinned to v0.12.3 / 91ea4e3421d1d8069f13d4a463fcb5986d94ea60; plan=Standard self-hosted with original branding intact; Enterprise only where explicitly stated; add_ons=Separately operated Open Terminal and document libraries; Enterprise Terminals optional; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected infrastructure country; external inference, extraction, search and support locations require separate configuration and contracts; os=not specified.

Limitations

office_file_output: The runtime can process Office files and create downloadable files through code and installed packages. Editable DOCX/XLSX/PPTX output was not verified with the shared fixture.

data_analysis Can it analyse spreadsheets with executed code? [supported]: Open Terminal documents spreadsheet/CSV inspection and code-based data analysis on the separately deployed runtime. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:terminal.
charts Can it produce charts? [supported]: Its data-analysis workflow includes generated charts and report artifacts. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:terminal.
office_file_output Can it create Word, Excel or PowerPoint files? [partial]: The runtime can process Office files and create downloadable files through code and installed packages. Editable DOCX/XLSX/PPTX output was not verified with the shared fixture. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:terminal.
canvas_editing Is there a document or canvas editor for iterating on output? [supported]: Notes offers a rich text and Markdown editor with AI rewrites. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:notes.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:terminal, open-webui:open-webui:notes.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Computer and assets create Office files with previews, version history and prompt-based iteration.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Computer Microsoft 365 add-ins and Teams; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.

data_analysis Can it analyse spreadsheets with executed code? [partial]: Computer/Deep Research execute analysis code; Office add-in reads/writes Excel. Correctness and formula preservation were not benchmarked. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-research, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-office.
charts Can it produce charts? [partial]: Deep Research generates charts; assets insert visuals/tables and PowerPoint can use workbook context. Chart accuracy was not observed. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-research, perplexity:perplexity:p-assets, perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-models.
office_file_output Can it create Word, Excel or PowerPoint files? [supported]: DOCX, PDF, XLSX, PPTX and HTML output; Google Drive export when connected. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-assets.
canvas_editing Is there a document or canvas editor for iterating on output? [supported]: Preview, follow-up edits and version history support iteration. Specific templates and direct manual editing require downloaded files and external software. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-assets.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-research, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-assets, perplexity:perplexity:p-models.

WORK-07 Sharing and team spaces

Judgment rule: Record chat sharing (link, user, group), shared projects or team spaces, channels or group chat with AI, and commenting. Test sharing a chat with a colleague in another group and record what the recipient sees, including knowledge they lack access to.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Chats, shared resources and multi-person channels are documented. Recipient source-access boundaries were not tested.

Limitations

team_spaces: Groups organize shared models/knowledge and channels organize collaboration. This is not evidence of separate legal-entity tenancy.
share_permission_boundary: Does sharing respect the recipient's access to sources? No colleague-in-another-group chat-sharing fixture was run; transcript sharing may reveal already included content independently of original source access.

share_chats Can chats be shared inside the organisation? [supported]: Chat sharing is a configurable permission and users can manage shared chats. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:permissions, open-webui:open-webui:export.
team_spaces Are shared projects or workspaces available? [partial]: Groups organize shared models/knowledge and channels organize collaboration. This is not evidence of separate legal-entity tenancy. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:groups, open-webui:open-webui:channels.
group_chat Can several people chat together with the AI? [supported]: Channels support multiple members and AI participation. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:channels.
share_permission_boundary Does sharing respect the recipient's access to sources? [unknown]: share_permission_boundary: Does sharing respect the recipient's access to sources? No colleague-in-another-group chat-sharing fixture was run; transcript sharing may reveal already included content independently of original source access.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:permissions, open-webui:open-webui:export, open-webui:open-webui:groups, open-webui:open-webui:channels.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Projects and organisation links enable collaboration; answer-sharing can cross source ACLs.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Computer Microsoft 365 add-ins and Teams; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.

share_chats Can chats be shared inside the organisation? [supported]: Organisation-only and public links exist. Turning public sharing off does not revoke existing public links. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-security-hub.
team_spaces Are shared projects or workspaces available? [supported]: Private-by-default Projects share files, sessions, tasks and instructions through owner/editor/viewer roles. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-projects.
group_chat Can several people chat together with the AI? [partial]: Teams supports Computer in chats and channels. Concurrent multi-user AI conversation in the Perplexity web client remains unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-teams.
share_permission_boundary Does sharing respect the recipient's access to sources? [supported]: Shared answers can reveal connector content without permission to open the original file. Static Project copies use Project membership; source ACLs alone do not protect shared answers. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-security-hub, perplexity:perplexity:p-projects, perplexity:perplexity:p-teams, perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors, perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq.

WORK-08 Interface languages and accessibility

Judgment rule: Record UI languages, focusing on German, French, Italian and English, with translation quality observed (complete, partial, machine-translated). Record response language handling and WCAG conformance statements.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

English, German, French and Italian locales are present in the pinned client. Completeness, naturalness and WCAG conformance are unknown.

Limitations

dach_language_quality: Are German, French and Italian UIs complete and natural? Locale registration is not a UI-quality test. No full German admin-screen walkthrough or WCAG conformance report was reviewed; broader i18n and accessibility remain roadmap topics.
accessibility_statement: Is there a WCAG conformance statement? Locale registration is not a UI-quality test. No full German admin-screen walkthrough or WCAG conformance report was reviewed; broader i18n and accessibility remain roadmap topics.
admin_ui_languages: Is the admin interface available in German? Locale registration is not a UI-quality test. No full German admin-screen walkthrough or WCAG conformance report was reviewed; broader i18n and accessibility remain roadmap topics.

ui_languages Which UI languages are offered? [supported]: The locale registry includes en-US/en-GB, de-DE, fr-FR and it-IT among other languages. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:i18n-pin.
dach_language_quality Are German, French and Italian UIs complete and natural? [unknown]: dach_language_quality: Are German, French and Italian UIs complete and natural? Locale registration is not a UI-quality test. No full German admin-screen walkthrough or WCAG conformance report was reviewed; broader i18n and accessibility remain roadmap topics.
accessibility_statement Is there a WCAG conformance statement? [unknown]: accessibility_statement: Is there a WCAG conformance statement? Locale registration is not a UI-quality test. No full German admin-screen walkthrough or WCAG conformance report was reviewed; broader i18n and accessibility remain roadmap topics.
admin_ui_languages Is the admin interface available in German? [partial]: The pinned German locale includes Admin Panel, user-management and settings labels. Full admin-screen translation coverage and naturalness were not observed; the public roadmap still lists full internationalization as planned. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:r4-german-admin-translations.

Checked 2026-10-26; agent cross-checked 2026-10-26; check again by 2026-12-25. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:i18n-pin, open-webui:open-webui:r4-german-admin-translations.

Perplexity Enterprise

No public information found Support: not-published

We found no public information on this. A missing finding is not evidence that the product lacks the capability.

Administration and governance

ADM-01 Single sign-on and authentication

Judgment rule: Record SAML, OIDC, Microsoft Entra ID, Google, LDAP, MFA enforcement, conditional-access compatibility, domain verification and plan restrictions. Test one SSO login on a trial where possible.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

OAuth/OIDC, trusted-header and directory authentication are documented; standard self-hosting includes configuration access.

Limitations

conditional_access: The privacy guide recommends enforcing MFA, conditional access and device posture at the identity provider. No Entra sign-in fixture was run.
domain_capture: Can the company claim its email domain? Email-domain filtering settings do not establish enterprise domain ownership capture; this was not verified.

sso_protocols Which SSO protocols and identity providers work? [supported]: OAuth/OIDC includes Microsoft, Google and generic providers; trusted-header proxies and LDAP are documented. Direct SAML was not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:sso, open-webui:open-webui:roles.
sso_plan Which plan includes SSO? [supported]: The public self-hosted authentication configuration is available under standard use, with no separately listed SSO charge. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:sso, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.
mfa Can MFA be enforced? [supported]: Admins can enable built-in authenticator-based MFA and choose whether OAuth may bypass it. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:mfa.
conditional_access Do Entra conditional-access policies apply? [partial]: The privacy guide recommends enforcing MFA, conditional access and device posture at the identity provider. No Entra sign-in fixture was run. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy.
domain_capture Can the company claim its email domain? [unknown]: domain_capture: Can the company claim its email domain? Email-domain filtering settings do not establish enterprise domain ownership capture; this was not verified.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:sso, open-webui:open-webui:roles, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:mfa, open-webui:open-webui:privacy.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Paid Enterprise SSO and DNS-verified domains exist; enforcement details need a tenant check.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: mfa, conditional_access.

sso_protocols Which SSO protocols and identity providers work? [partial]: Enterprise material names SAML SSO; setup permits one identity provider by default. Exact protocol versions and OIDC support matrix were not retrieved. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-hub-faq, perplexity:perplexity:p-sso.
sso_plan Which plan includes SSO? [supported]: SSO is available for paid organisations, scoped here to Enterprise Pro/Max. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-sso.
mfa Can MFA be enforced? [unknown]: Unknown for mfa. Paid SSO and DNS domain verification are documented. Exact supported protocol versions, customer-enforced MFA and Entra conditional-access behavior were not verified.
conditional_access Do Entra conditional-access policies apply? [unknown]: Unknown for conditional_access. Paid SSO and DNS domain verification are documented. Exact supported protocol versions, customer-enforced MFA and Entra conditional-access behavior were not verified.
domain_capture Can the company claim its email domain? [partial]: Admins verify domains by DNS TXT. Users must be invited for SSO; verification does not establish capture of every personal account on that domain. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-sso.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-hub-faq, perplexity:perplexity:p-sso.

ADM-02 User provisioning and lifecycle

Judgment rule: Record SCIM, just-in-time provisioning, group sync from the identity provider, deprovisioning effects (chats, assistants, knowledge ownership transfer) and licence assignment. Deprovision a test user and record what happens to their content.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

SCIM and login-time identity groups are documented; content ownership after removing a user needs further verification.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server; version=SCIM bearer-token authentication rechecked at v0.12.4 / 33c1978d5bad52a31df75ea55143025dfad18d16 and current guide on 2026-10-26; other accepted identity facts retain their own cited versions; plan=Standard self-hosted with original branding intact; Enterprise only where explicitly stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected infrastructure country; external inference, extraction, search and support locations require separate configuration and contracts; os=not specified.

Limitations

deprovisioning: SCIM active=false maps ordinary users to pending and disconnects live sessions. Asset transfer and retained shared content were not fixture-tested.
seat_assignment: Administrators control user accounts and roles. Standard use has no paid per-seat licence assignment mechanism to price; Enterprise entitlements were not reviewed.
No user-selectable token-scope control was established from the current SCIM guide or pinned authentication path.

scim Is SCIM provisioning supported? [supported]: SCIM 2.0 provisions/deactivates users and manages groups when enabled through SCIM_ENABLED and authenticated with the configured SCIM_TOKEN bearer token. The documented configuration does not expose user-selectable token scopes. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:r7-scim-bearer-doc, open-webui:open-webui:r7-scim-bearer-code.
group_sync Are identity-provider groups synced? [supported]: OAuth group management syncs claims at sign-in; SCIM also manages memberships. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:sso, open-webui:open-webui:scim.
jit_provisioning Are users created at first login? [supported]: OAuth account creation and optional JIT group creation can be enabled. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:sso.
deprovisioning What happens to a removed user's data and shared assets? [partial]: SCIM active=false maps ordinary users to pending and disconnects live sessions. Asset transfer and retained shared content were not fixture-tested. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:scim.
seat_assignment Can admins assign and reclaim seats? [partial]: Administrators control user accounts and roles. Standard use has no paid per-seat licence assignment mechanism to price; Enterprise entitlements were not reviewed. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:roles, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.

Checked 2026-10-26; agent cross-checked 2026-10-26; check again by 2026-12-25. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:scim, open-webui:open-webui:sso, open-webui:open-webui:roles, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:r7-scim-bearer-doc, open-webui:open-webui:r7-scim-bearer-code.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Core SCIM provisioning and legacy role mapping are documented separately from the gradually rolled-out managed Roles & Permissions directory-group controls.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client; version=not specified; plan=Legacy SCIM route: 50 seats or one Enterprise Max seat per SCIM guide; new directory groups/custom roles only on eligible sales-assisted managed plans after UI upgrade; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: jit_provisioning.
New directory-group/custom-role capability is not inferred from the older numeric SCIM threshold. The guides describe different UI generations; no rollout completion is assumed.

scim Is SCIM provisioning supported? [partial]: The SCIM guide documents provisioning for organizations with at least 50 seats or one Max seat. This is not evidence that self-serve Pro/Max includes the newer custom-role or directory-group controls; those depend on eligible sales-assisted plans and UI upgrade. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-scim, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles-rollout-correction.
group_sync Are identity-provider groups synced? [partial]: The new Roles & Permissions guide supports upstream, read-only SCIM directory groups on eligible managed plans. Its explicit gradual-upgrade notice reconciles this with the legacy guide's Admin/Member role mapping; entitlement and UI generation must be checked for a specific tenant. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-scim, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles-rollout-correction.
jit_provisioning Are users created at first login? [unknown]: Unknown for jit_provisioning. SCIM and roles pages describe different plan generations. JIT behaviour and complete departing-user/shared-asset reassignment were not verified.
deprovisioning What happens to a removed user's data and shared assets? [partial]: SCIM manages account lifecycle; departing members lose organisation memory and credits do not transfer. Shared Project ownership and data reassignment remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-scim, perplexity:perplexity:p-memory, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits.
seat_assignment Can admins assign and reclaim seats? [supported]: Admins add/remove users. Removal frees a seat but does not lower the paid seat count or refund the current term; billing reductions apply next period. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-scim, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles, perplexity:perplexity:p-memory, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles-rollout-correction.

ADM-03 Roles, groups and feature permissions

Judgment rule: Record admin roles, delegated admins, groups, per-feature permissions (web search, image generation, connectors, file upload, agents), separation of subsidiaries or departments, and enforcement. Test one disabled feature for one group.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Roles and additive groups provide feature and resource permissions; separate instances remain the documented stronger trust boundary.

Limitations

admin_roles: Admin, User and Pending are system roles. Admin access can be reduced by product flags, but a least-privilege delegated-admin role matrix was not established.
multi_entity: Groups can organize departments; the privacy guide recommends separate instances/databases/operators for distinct trust boundaries. A multi-entity commercial contract was not reviewed.

admin_roles Which admin roles exist, and can admin rights be delegated? [partial]: Admin, User and Pending are system roles. Admin access can be reduced by product flags, but a least-privilege delegated-admin role matrix was not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:roles.
groups Can permissions be set per group? [supported]: User/group resource grants and additive feature permissions are documented. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:groups.
feature_toggles Which features can be switched on or off per group? [supported]: Permissions cover web search, images, files, model creation, tools, knowledge, memories and other features. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:permissions.
multi_entity Can subsidiaries or departments be separated within one contract? [partial]: Groups can organize departments; the privacy guide recommends separate instances/databases/operators for distinct trust boundaries. A multi-entity commercial contract was not reviewed. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:groups, open-webui:open-webui:privacy.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:roles, open-webui:open-webui:groups, open-webui:open-webui:permissions, open-webui:open-webui:privacy.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Sales-assisted Roles & Permissions provides delegated roles and group-based feature grants.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client; version=not specified; plan=Sales-assisted Enterprise; custom roles/groups and SCIM sync depend on contracted plan; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: multi_entity.

admin_roles Which admin roles exist, and can admin rights be delegated? [supported]: Admin, Member and Billing Admin base roles plus custom roles and delegated permissions. Member applies to everyone; grants are additive. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.
groups Can permissions be set per group? [supported]: Custom roles assign users/groups; SCIM groups are read-only in Perplexity. Availability depends on the managed contract. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.
feature_toggles Which features can be switched on or off per group? [partial]: Organisation master switches bound Computer/Comet grants; connector RBAC enforces runtime permissions. Full group matrix and group model settings remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-roles, perplexity:perplexity:p-connector-rbac.
multi_entity Can subsidiaries or departments be separated within one contract? [unknown]: Unknown for multi_entity. New Roles & Permissions are sales-assisted and staged. One-contract multi-entity isolation and the complete group feature matrix were not established.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-roles, perplexity:perplexity:p-connector-rbac.

ADM-04 Usage and adoption analytics

Judgment rule: Record dashboards for active users, usage by feature, model, group and assistant, export, and privacy controls (aggregation, pseudonymisation, works-council-friendly settings). Distinguish aggregate adoption metrics from per-person monitoring.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Admin analytics provides user/model/group activity and token reports, with API export.

Limitations

breakdowns: User, model and group views are documented. Complete feature/assistant breakdowns were not established.
privacy_modes: Admins can disable analytics and product-level chat access. Pseudonymized reporting was not established; the default user table identifies users.

adoption_dashboard Is there an adoption dashboard? [supported]: The dashboard reports messages, chats, token usage and user activity by date range. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:analytics.
breakdowns Can usage be broken down by group, model, feature and assistant? [partial]: User, model and group views are documented. Complete feature/assistant breakdowns were not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:analytics.
export Can usage data be exported? [supported]: Analytics API endpoints can be exported into JSON or external BI tooling. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:analytics.
privacy_modes Can per-person reporting be limited or pseudonymised? [partial]: Admins can disable analytics and product-level chat access. Pseudonymized reporting was not established; the default user table identifies users. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:analytics, open-webui:open-webui:privacy.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:analytics, open-webui:open-webui:privacy.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Enterprise Insights offers adoption and per-user usage exports for eligible organisations.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise with 50 seats or at least one Enterprise Max; admins; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: privacy_modes.

adoption_dashboard Is there an adoption dashboard? [supported]: Eligible admins with 50 seats or one Max see Insights users, monthly active users, monthly queries and weekly feature use. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-analytics.
breakdowns Can usage be broken down by group, model, feature and assistant? [partial]: Feature, internal-files/web and per-user 7/30-day queries documented. Group, model and assistant dimensions remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-analytics.
export Can usage data be exported? [partial]: Usage tables can be filtered and exported. Exact download format/schema was not retrieved. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-analytics.
privacy_modes Can per-person reporting be limited or pseudonymised? [unknown]: Unknown for privacy_modes. Insights exports and per-user reporting are documented, but a group/model/assistant breakdown and customer pseudonymisation controls were not retrieved.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-analytics.

ADM-05 Spend controls and cost allocation

Judgment rule: Record cost visibility per user, group and cost centre, budgets and their behaviour (alert, block, downgrade model), pooled credits, and chargeback exports. Test a small budget on a trial where possible. Distinguish billed amounts, estimates and unavailable amounts.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Token usage supports cost estimation; enforced monetary budgets and cost-centre exports remain unverified.

Limitations

cost_visibility: Analytics exposes provider-reported input/output tokens by user/model/group; billed currency requires multiplying by external provider prices.
budgets: Can budgets be set per user or group? The analytics and roadmap sources were checked. Numeric user/group budgets, block/downgrade behavior and cost-centre chargeback exports were not established; a low-budget test was not run.
budget_enforcement: Does reaching a budget alert, block or downgrade? The analytics and roadmap sources were checked. Numeric user/group budgets, block/downgrade behavior and cost-centre chargeback exports were not established; a low-budget test was not run.
chargeback: Can costs be exported per cost centre? The analytics and roadmap sources were checked. Numeric user/group budgets, block/downgrade behavior and cost-centre chargeback exports were not established; a low-budget test was not run.

cost_visibility Can admins see cost or consumption per user and group? [partial]: Analytics exposes provider-reported input/output tokens by user/model/group; billed currency requires multiplying by external provider prices. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:analytics.
budgets Can budgets be set per user or group? [unknown]: budgets: Can budgets be set per user or group? The analytics and roadmap sources were checked. Numeric user/group budgets, block/downgrade behavior and cost-centre chargeback exports were not established; a low-budget test was not run.
budget_enforcement Does reaching a budget alert, block or downgrade? [unknown]: budget_enforcement: Does reaching a budget alert, block or downgrade? The analytics and roadmap sources were checked. Numeric user/group budgets, block/downgrade behavior and cost-centre chargeback exports were not established; a low-budget test was not run.
chargeback Can costs be exported per cost centre? [unknown]: chargeback: Can costs be exported per cost centre? The analytics and roadmap sources were checked. Numeric user/group budgets, block/downgrade behavior and cost-centre chargeback exports were not established; a low-budget test was not run.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:analytics.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Computer credits have user/group caps and organisation funding limits, with asynchronous authorization refresh.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation; version=Named usage-limit and funding controls; purchased-pool expiry unverified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: chargeback.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.
Purchased-pool expiry is explicitly excluded from the confirmed budget-control finding. Monthly seat grants separately expire at cycle end.

cost_visibility Can admins see cost or consumption per user and group? [partial]: Credits page shows user grants/use/remainder, group allocations, pool usage and applied limits. This is credit reporting, not a complete currency chargeback ledger. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-credits.
budgets Can budgets be set per user or group? [supported]: Named pool caps assign users/groups. Highest group limit wins; personal override precedes group, organisation default and legacy fallback. Auto-refill has a monthly reload limit. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-credits.
budget_enforcement Does reaching a budget alert, block or downgrade? [partial]: An empty pool or applicable cap blocks further use; funding or raising limits restores access, subject to asynchronous authorization/SCIM refresh. Purchased-pool expiry is unknown: the guide body says 12 months of inactivity and its FAQ says no current expiry. No non-expiry guarantee or overshoot bound is asserted. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-credits.
chargeback Can costs be exported per cost centre? [unknown]: Unknown for chargeback. Credit limits are documented, but no complete cost-centre chargeback export schema or measured enforcement/cache latency was retrieved.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-credits.

ADM-06 Audit logs and compliance export

Judgment rule: Record which events are logged (logins, admin changes, prompts, responses, file access, connector queries), retention, export or SIEM streaming, and eDiscovery/legal hold. Use the word audit only with a defined retention and integrity model.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Optional request logging can capture metadata or content and stream to operator log infrastructure. It is not a verified immutable compliance archive.

Limitations

ediscovery: Are eDiscovery and legal hold supported? No eDiscovery/legal-hold contract or immutable retention/integrity model was verified.
log_retention: File rotation is configurable and operators own log storage and retention. No universal retention period or tamper-evident archive was established.

admin_events Are admin and security events logged? [supported]: Configured request logging can include authentication and administrative API paths. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:hardening.
content_logging Can prompts and answers be retained for compliance, and is it configurable? [supported]: REQUEST and REQUEST_RESPONSE levels add bodies, subject to path exclusions and a body-size cap; metadata-only capture is also available. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:hardening.
siem_export Can logs stream to a SIEM or be exported? [supported]: File or stdout output can feed an operator-managed log collector. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:hardening.
ediscovery Are eDiscovery and legal hold supported? [unknown]: ediscovery: Are eDiscovery and legal hold supported? No eDiscovery/legal-hold contract or immutable retention/integrity model was verified.
log_retention How long are logs kept? [partial]: File rotation is configurable and operators own log storage and retention. No universal retention period or tamper-evident archive was established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:hardening, open-webui:open-webui:security.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:hardening, open-webui:open-webui:security.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Eligible enterprises can stream content-bearing audit events to a SIEM; this enables admin access to prompts and answers.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise with 50 seats or one Enterprise Max; audit webhook enabled; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: ediscovery.

admin_events Are admin and security events logged? [supported]: Events cover login, settings, membership, roles/groups, files, connectors and Computer tasks/actions/errors. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-audit.
content_logging Can prompts and answers be retained for compliance, and is it configurable? [partial]: Query payload includes text; answer payload includes full answer and model. Audit configuration enables export. Fine-grained content exclusions remain unverified; admin-private chat cannot be assumed. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-audit, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.
siem_export Can logs stream to a SIEM or be exported? [supported]: Realtime HTTP POST JSON with bearer/custom auth; Splunk HEC supported. Slack truncates metadata to 500 characters/value and 2,500 total, so it is not a full-content archive. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-audit.
ediscovery Are eDiscovery and legal hold supported? [unknown]: Unknown for ediscovery. Audit webhooks are documented. Vendor log retention, replay guarantees, tamper resistance, legal hold and an eDiscovery integration were not retrieved.
log_retention How long are logs kept? [partial]: Guide tells customers to retain/export logs long term. Vendor retention, replay window and immutability were not retrieved. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-audit.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-audit, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.

ADM-07 Data loss prevention and personal data

Judgment rule: Record detection and handling of personal and confidential data before it reaches a model: redaction, masking, blocking, warning. Record integration with Purview, Netskope or similar, and whether filtering runs locally or at a third party. Send a fixture prompt with a Swiss AHV number and IBAN and record the outcome.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Custom request filters provide an extension point for PII policies; a configured detection/redaction product and Swiss fixture result were not established.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: manual-workaround
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server; version=Public documentation retrieved 2026-10-21; inspected code pinned to v0.12.3 / 91ea4e3421d1d8069f13d4a463fcb5986d94ea60; plan=Standard self-hosted with original branding intact; Enterprise only where explicitly stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected infrastructure country; external inference, extraction, search and support locations require separate configuration and contracts; os=not specified.

Limitations

pii_detection: Is personal data detected in prompts and files? The filter framework was reviewed, not a configured PII/DLP deployment. No AHV/IBAN/file fixture, Purview/Netskope connector or default detection coverage was verified.
pii_action: An installed custom Python filter can modify or reject requests before model processing. No built-in AHV/IBAN policy is claimed.
custom_patterns: Custom filter code can implement customer rules; ready-made managed pattern libraries were not verified.
dlp_integration: Does it integrate with an existing DLP product? The filter framework was reviewed, not a configured PII/DLP deployment. No AHV/IBAN/file fixture, Purview/Netskope connector or default detection coverage was verified.

pii_detection Is personal data detected in prompts and files? [unknown]: pii_detection: Is personal data detected in prompts and files? The filter framework was reviewed, not a configured PII/DLP deployment. No AHV/IBAN/file fixture, Purview/Netskope connector or default detection coverage was verified.
pii_action Is it redacted, masked, blocked or only warned? [partial]: An installed custom Python filter can modify or reject requests before model processing. No built-in AHV/IBAN policy is claimed. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:filter.
custom_patterns Can admins add custom patterns or terms? [partial]: Custom filter code can implement customer rules; ready-made managed pattern libraries were not verified. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:filter.
dlp_integration Does it integrate with an existing DLP product? [unknown]: dlp_integration: Does it integrate with an existing DLP product? The filter framework was reviewed, not a configured PII/DLP deployment. No AHV/IBAN/file fixture, Purview/Netskope connector or default detection coverage was verified.
filter_location Where does filtering run? [supported]: Python filters execute in the customer-operated backend unless their implementation calls an external service. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:filter.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:filter.

Perplexity Enterprise

No public information found Support: not-published

We found no public information on this. A missing finding is not evidence that the product lacks the capability.

ADM-08 AI policy and guardrails

Judgment rule: Record organisation-wide system instructions, acceptable-use notices and acknowledgement, content filters, topic restrictions, AI-output labelling, and admin visibility of policy violations. Separate enforced policy from instructions the model is expected to follow.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Model defaults, prompts, banners and custom filters can express policy. Recorded acceptance and violation reporting remain unknown.

Limitations

org_instructions: Admins can configure model/default system prompts; sources explicitly warn that instructions do not guarantee model behavior.
usage_notice: Banners can display policy text, but a required recorded acknowledgement was not established.
content_filters: Operators can install custom request/response filters. Actual policy enforcement depends on that code and configuration.
violation_reporting: Are policy hits visible to admins? The models, banner and filter guides did not establish an organization-wide violation dashboard or mandatory acceptable-use acknowledgement.

org_instructions Can admins set organisation-wide instructions? [partial]: Admins can configure model/default system prompts; sources explicitly warn that instructions do not guarantee model behavior. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models, open-webui:open-webui:env.
usage_notice Can users be required to accept a usage policy? [partial]: Banners can display policy text, but a required recorded acknowledgement was not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:banners.
content_filters Are content filters configurable? [partial]: Operators can install custom request/response filters. Actual policy enforcement depends on that code and configuration. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:filter.
violation_reporting Are policy hits visible to admins? [unknown]: violation_reporting: Are policy hits visible to admins? The models, banner and filter guides did not establish an organization-wide violation dashboard or mandatory acceptable-use acknowledgement.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models, open-webui:open-webui:env, open-webui:open-webui:banners, open-webui:open-webui:filter.

Perplexity Enterprise

No public information found Support: not-published

We found no public information on this. A missing finding is not evidence that the product lacks the capability.

Data protection and sovereignty

DATA-01 Hosting location and data residency

Judgment rule: Record country or region separately for chat storage, files and indexes, model inference, backups, logs and telemetry, and support access. Name the cloud provider. Record whether residency is default, a paid option or plan-dependent. "EU data boundary" programmes are recorded with their documented exceptions.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

The operator chooses data locations; external services can receive prompts or documents independently of where Open WebUI is hosted.

Limitations

backups_logs_region: The operator controls backups and logging locations. A concrete installation and its telemetry/egress were not audited.
support_access_region: Operators and support recipients with host/database access can read data; there is no reviewed geographic enterprise support-access commitment.
swiss_hosting: An organization can deploy the self-hosted stack on Swiss infrastructure. This is not a bundled vendor-managed Swiss service or guaranteed Swiss inference.

storage_region Where are chats, files and indexes stored? [supported]: Chats, files and indexes reside in configured customer storage/database locations. No vendor-chosen region applies to this self-hosted instance. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy.
inference_region Where do model calls run, per provider? [supported]: The selected provider endpoint runs inference; local, private or external endpoints must be scoped separately. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:provider, open-webui:open-webui:privacy.
backups_logs_region Where are backups, logs and telemetry? [partial]: The operator controls backups and logging locations. A concrete installation and its telemetry/egress were not audited. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy.
support_access_region From where can vendor staff access data? [partial]: Operators and support recipients with host/database access can read data; there is no reviewed geographic enterprise support-access commitment. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy.
swiss_hosting Is Swiss hosting available? [partial]: An organization can deploy the self-hosted stack on Swiss infrastructure. This is not a bundled vendor-managed Swiss service or guaranteed Swiss inference. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy, open-webui:open-webui:quickstart.
residency_plan Which plan or option provides residency? [supported]: Self-hosting gives the operator infrastructure placement control under standard use; provider contracts and optional enterprise services are separate. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy, open-webui:open-webui:provider, open-webui:open-webui:quickstart, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

AWS storage is named for connector copies; a full cloud residency commitment is unavailable.

Availability: unknown · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Portable Computer local inference on supported NVIDIA Windows/Linux hardware; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=not specified; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: backups_logs_region, swiss_hosting, residency_plan.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.
Hosted functions use Perplexity cloud services; Portable local execution is device-local on supported NVIDIA hardware. Portable is not a self-hosted Enterprise backend.

storage_region Where are chats, files and indexes stored? [partial]: FAQ names AWS S3 for connector copies without a region. Cloud chat/index residency and EU/Swiss SKU remain unknown; Portable local files/models can remain on the customer's device. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
inference_region Where do model calls run, per provider? [partial]: Portable local inference runs on the customer's device; approved cloud steps leave it. Cloud per-provider inference countries remain unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
backups_logs_region Where are backups, logs and telemetry? [unknown]: Unknown for backups_logs_region. Cloud connector copies use AWS S3, but no binding Enterprise storage/inference/backups/logs/support region matrix or Swiss/EU residency SKU was retrieved. Portable local execution is scoped separately.
support_access_region From where can vendor staff access data? [partial]: Security material describes just-in-time scoped staff production access, without access countries or customer region restrictions. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-security.
swiss_hosting Is Swiss hosting available? [unknown]: Unknown for swiss_hosting. Cloud connector copies use AWS S3, but no binding Enterprise storage/inference/backups/logs/support region matrix or Swiss/EU residency SKU was retrieved. Portable local execution is scoped separately.
residency_plan Which plan or option provides residency? [unknown]: Unknown for residency_plan. Cloud connector copies use AWS S3, but no binding Enterprise storage/inference/backups/logs/support region matrix or Swiss/EU residency SKU was retrieved. Portable local execution is scoped separately.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq, perplexity:perplexity:p-local, perplexity:perplexity:p-security.

DATA-02 Deployment options

Judgment rule: Record multi-tenant SaaS, dedicated single-tenant instance, deployment in the customer's cloud account, on-premise and air-gapped as separate options with plan and availability. Record which features are missing in each mode, who operates it, and the documented seat or contract threshold for each mode, which can differ from the enterprise plan threshold (e.g. dedicated SaaS from 2,000 seats, own cloud from 5,000). A local-network connector or gateway that reaches on-prem data from a vendor-hosted platform is KNOW-03, not on-premise deployment.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Customer-operated cloud and on-premise installs are documented, with offline operation requiring all dependencies to be local.

Limitations

multi_tenant_saas: Is a shared SaaS offered? A vendor-operated shared SaaS, dedicated managed instance and contractual minimum for managed service were not established in the enterprise and installation sources.
dedicated_instance: Is a dedicated single-tenant instance offered, from what size? A vendor-operated shared SaaS, dedicated managed instance and contractual minimum for managed service were not established in the enterprise and installation sources.

multi_tenant_saas Is a shared SaaS offered? [unknown]: multi_tenant_saas: Is a shared SaaS offered? A vendor-operated shared SaaS, dedicated managed instance and contractual minimum for managed service were not established in the enterprise and installation sources.
dedicated_instance Is a dedicated single-tenant instance offered, from what size? [unknown]: dedicated_instance: Is a dedicated single-tenant instance offered, from what size? A vendor-operated shared SaaS, dedicated managed instance and contractual minimum for managed service were not established in the enterprise and installation sources.
customer_cloud Can it run in the customer's own cloud account, from what size? [supported]: Docker/Python installs can run in customer infrastructure; no standard-use seat minimum is stated. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:quickstart, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.
on_premise Can the whole platform run on customer infrastructure, from what size? [supported]: The complete application can run on customer servers with local inference/extraction services. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:quickstart, open-webui:open-webui:offline.
air_gapped Can it run without internet access? [supported]: The offline guide describes preparing cached models/assets and local services before disconnecting. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:offline.
mode_feature_gaps Which features are missing outside SaaS? [supported]: External model APIs, internet search, remote extraction and other online tools require network access; they are not made local by self-hosting the UI. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:offline.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:quickstart, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:offline.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Cloud Enterprise and Portable local execution coexist; local mode is not a complete hosted Enterprise replacement.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation, Portable Computer local inference on supported NVIDIA Windows/Linux hardware; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=not specified; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: dedicated_instance, customer_cloud.

multi_tenant_saas Is a shared SaaS offered? [partial]: Enterprise is vendor-hosted. Computer cloud tasks have isolated per-session environments; complete SaaS multi-tenancy architecture was not published in the inspected guide. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer.
dedicated_instance Is a dedicated single-tenant instance offered, from what size? [unknown]: Unknown for dedicated_instance. Portable Computer supports local execution, but no whole-Enterprise single-tenant, customer-cloud, on-prem or air-gap deployment terms or seat floor were retrieved.
customer_cloud Can it run in the customer's own cloud account, from what size? [unknown]: Unknown for customer_cloud. Portable Computer supports local execution, but no whole-Enterprise single-tenant, customer-cloud, on-prem or air-gap deployment terms or seat floor were retrieved.
on_premise Can the whole platform run on customer infrastructure, from what size? [partial]: Portable runs model, agent, scheduler, queue, local index and sandbox on customer hardware. Whole Enterprise control plane/Projects/SSO hosting and seat minimum remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
air_gapped Can it run without internet access? [partial]: Local tasks do not need a cloud round trip after setup. Sign-in, model/engine downloads and cloud steps need internet. Fully air-gapped Enterprise operation and offline licence lifetime remain unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
mode_feature_gaps Which features are missing outside SaaS? [supported]: Local mode excludes Brain/saved memory and loads one smaller model at a time. Web research, frontier models or cloud tools may require approved, credit-consuming escalation. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-local.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.

DATA-03 Training use and provider retention

Judgment rule: Record whether customer content trains vendor or provider models, by plan and default; zero-data-retention arrangements with model providers; abuse-monitoring retention and human review; and the model provider's terms that apply. A "no training" claim on a marketing page is `vendor-claimed` until the contract or DPA says so.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Self-hosting controls the application data path; training and retention obligations depend on the chosen external model contract.

Limitations

vendor_training: The self-hosted data path runs on customer infrastructure; this is architecture evidence, not a reviewed contractual no-training promise covering support or optional services.
provider_training: Do model providers train on it under this product's contracts? No executed provider agreement, abuse-monitoring retention, zero-retention entitlement or human-review policy was verified for a configured endpoint. Local inference is a separate deployment choice, not a blanket promise for cloud-connected use.
provider_retention: How long do model providers keep prompts, including for abuse monitoring? No executed provider agreement, abuse-monitoring retention, zero-retention entitlement or human-review policy was verified for a configured endpoint. Local inference is a separate deployment choice, not a blanket promise for cloud-connected use.
zero_retention: Is zero data retention available, and on which plan? No executed provider agreement, abuse-monitoring retention, zero-retention entitlement or human-review policy was verified for a configured endpoint. Local inference is a separate deployment choice, not a blanket promise for cloud-connected use.
human_review: Can provider staff review content? No executed provider agreement, abuse-monitoring retention, zero-retention entitlement or human-review policy was verified for a configured endpoint. Local inference is a separate deployment choice, not a blanket promise for cloud-connected use.

vendor_training Does the vendor train on customer content? [partial]: The self-hosted data path runs on customer infrastructure; this is architecture evidence, not a reviewed contractual no-training promise covering support or optional services. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy, open-webui:open-webui:offline.
provider_training Do model providers train on it under this product's contracts? [unknown]: provider_training: Do model providers train on it under this product's contracts? No executed provider agreement, abuse-monitoring retention, zero-retention entitlement or human-review policy was verified for a configured endpoint. Local inference is a separate deployment choice, not a blanket promise for cloud-connected use.
provider_retention How long do model providers keep prompts, including for abuse monitoring? [unknown]: provider_retention: How long do model providers keep prompts, including for abuse monitoring? No executed provider agreement, abuse-monitoring retention, zero-retention entitlement or human-review policy was verified for a configured endpoint. Local inference is a separate deployment choice, not a blanket promise for cloud-connected use.
zero_retention Is zero data retention available, and on which plan? [unknown]: zero_retention: Is zero data retention available, and on which plan? No executed provider agreement, abuse-monitoring retention, zero-retention entitlement or human-review policy was verified for a configured endpoint. Local inference is a separate deployment choice, not a blanket promise for cloud-connected use.
human_review Can provider staff review content? [unknown]: human_review: Can provider staff review content? No executed provider agreement, abuse-monitoring retention, zero-retention entitlement or human-review policy was verified for a configured endpoint. Local inference is a separate deployment choice, not a blanket promise for cloud-connected use.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy, open-webui:open-webui:offline.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Enterprise terms prohibit model training; per-provider retention and review are unverified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: provider_retention.

vendor_training Does the vendor train on customer content? [supported]: Enterprise terms 1.3.3 prohibit using customer content to train, retrain, fine-tune or improve generative AI. Nonpersonal/aggregated usage data can improve operations. Specific product terms control conflicts. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.
provider_training Do model providers train on it under this product's contracts? [supported]: Same clause prohibits authorising third parties to train on customer content. Provider contracts and retention exceptions were not inspected. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.
provider_retention How long do model providers keep prompts, including for abuse monitoring? [unknown]: Unknown for provider_retention. Enterprise no-training terms are explicit. Per-model abuse-monitoring retention, zero-retention add-ons and provider human-review rules were not retrieved.
zero_retention Is zero data retention available, and on which plan? [partial]: Enforced Incognito retains sessions/attachments for 24 hours. Provider-level zero-retention contracts or add-ons were not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-security-hub.
human_review Can provider staff review content? [partial]: Vendor documents just-in-time staff production access. Model-provider human-review rules remain unknown; absolute no-staff-access cannot be claimed. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-security.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-security-hub, perplexity:perplexity:p-security.

DATA-04 Retention and deletion

Judgment rule: Record default retention for chats, files, indexes and logs; admin-configured retention; user deletion; deletion after contract end; and deletion confirmation.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Users can remove chats/files subject to permissions, and temporary-chat enforcement can avoid saving new conversations. Complete purge and contract-end schedules remain unverified.

Limitations

default_retention: Normal history persists in the operator’s database; temporary chats reduce saved history. A uniform default duration across chats, files, indexes, logs and backups was not established.
admin_retention: Operators control database and backup retention; enforced temporary-chat permissions stop saving new chats. A general time-based retention scheduler was not established.
user_deletion: Permissions allow chat deletion and file management removes files and related embeddings. Backup purge and irreversible-deletion timing were not verified.
contract_end_deletion: What is deleted at contract end, and when? No enterprise termination deletion deadline or deletion confirmation was reviewed.

default_retention What is retained and for how long by default? [partial]: Normal history persists in the operator’s database; temporary chats reduce saved history. A uniform default duration across chats, files, indexes, logs and backups was not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy, open-webui:open-webui:quickstart.
admin_retention Can admins set retention periods? [partial]: Operators control database and backup retention; enforced temporary-chat permissions stop saving new chats. A general time-based retention scheduler was not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy.
user_deletion Can users delete their chats and files permanently? [partial]: Permissions allow chat deletion and file management removes files and related embeddings. Backup purge and irreversible-deletion timing were not verified. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:permissions, open-webui:open-webui:rag.
contract_end_deletion What is deleted at contract end, and when? [unknown]: contract_end_deletion: What is deleted at contract end, and when? No enterprise termination deletion deadline or deletion confirmation was reviewed.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy, open-webui:open-webui:quickstart, open-webui:open-webui:permissions, open-webui:open-webui:rag.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

The cited English DPA describes personal-data deletion/return within 30 days after service end, subject to its exceptions. This does not establish the terms of a French-language or individually negotiated agreement.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client; version=English en-GB DPA August 13, 2026 and Enterprise terms August 3, 2026; French edition not included in contractual finding; plan=Enterprise agreement incorporating the cited English DPA; executed agreement and alternate-language contract terms unverified; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.
The July 2025 French Annex uses later-of wording. It is not treated as an equivalent translation or superseded contract. Applicable language/version for a particular customer remains unknown; this claim is restricted to the named English documents.

default_retention What is retained and for how long by default? [partial]: Session files default to seven days; My Files/Projects persist under their own deletion policies. Enforced Incognito retains sessions/attachments for 24 hours. Ordinary default session duration remains unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-retention, perplexity:perplexity:p-security-hub.
admin_retention Can admins set retention periods? [supported]: Custom session retention requires 50 seats or one Max, measured from last activity. Shortening hides older data immediately and deletes within seven days; pre-join personal sessions excluded. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-retention.
user_deletion Can users delete their chats and files permanently? [partial]: Under the cited August 13 English DPA, Annex 1 uses the earlier of customer deletion or 30 days after service end. This is an English-document finding only; application retention policies apply and backup completion was not tested. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-retention.
contract_end_deletion What is deleted at contract end, and when? [supported]: Section 10 of the cited English DPA requires personal-data deletion/return within 30 days after service end, with legal retention exceptions. The English Enterprise terms allow automated backups under standard deletion procedures. The finding applies only where those documents govern. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-retention, perplexity:perplexity:p-security-hub, perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.

DATA-05 Sub-processors and foreign-law exposure

Judgment rule: Record the published sub-processor list with countries, change-notification rules, the vendor's and parent company's jurisdiction, transfer mechanisms (EU-US Data Privacy Framework, Swiss-US DPF, SCCs) and the vendor's documented position on foreign government access requests (e.g. US CLOUD Act). Record facts, not a legal assessment.

Open WebUI

No public information found Support: not-published

We found no public information on this. A missing finding is not evidence that the product lacks the capability.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

The DPA defines subprocessors and change notices; full current country inventory remains a gap.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: subprocessor_countries.

subprocessor_list Is a dated sub-processor list published? [partial]: DPA links the Trust Center list; full current dated rows were not extractable. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb.
subprocessor_countries Which countries do sub-processors operate in? [unknown]: Unknown for subprocessor_countries. The DPA links the Trust Center subprocessor list, whose full current dated contents were not extractable. Parent structure and each subprocessor country remain unverified.
change_notification Are customers notified of sub-processor changes? [supported]: Nonmodel subprocessors have ten business days' prior notice via list/in-product/email; email requires subscription, objections within five business days. Model changes get notice/list update; remedy is stop using that model. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb.
parent_jurisdiction Which jurisdiction governs the vendor and its parent? [partial]: Counterparty is Perplexity AI, Inc.; contract law is California. Ultimate parent and incorporation jurisdiction were not sourced. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.
transfer_mechanism Which transfer mechanism applies to non-EU/CH processing? [partial]: DPA incorporates EU SCC modules 2/3 and UK addendum, with Irish SCC law/courts and Irish DPC. Swiss-specific adaptations were not retrieved. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb.
government_access_policy Is there a published government-access or transparency policy? [partial]: DPA requires notice of binding law-enforcement requests where legally permitted. Transparency statistics and a broader challenge policy were not retrieved. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.

DATA-06 Contracts and regulatory coverage

Judgment rule: Record DPA availability and form (click-through, negotiable), reference to Swiss revDSG and GDPR, governing law and court, EU AI Act documentation (provider or deployer role, transparency materials), and sector-specific materials (FINMA outsourcing, banking secrecy, public sector). No compliance verdict.

Open WebUI

No public information found Support: not-published

We found no public information on this. A missing finding is not evidence that the product lacks the capability.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

A public DPA and California Enterprise terms exist; DACH-specific regulatory packages are unknown.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: ai_act_materials.

dpa Is a DPA available, and is it negotiable? [partial]: Public English DPA updated August 13, 2026, incorporated into Enterprise terms. Negotiability unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.
revdsg_gdpr Does the DPA cover revDSG and GDPR? [partial]: DPA expressly covers GDPR, UK privacy, SCCs and generic applicable privacy laws. Explicit revised Swiss DSG adaptation was not located. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb.
governing_law Which law and court govern the contract? [supported]: Enterprise agreement 11.1 chooses California law and San Francisco County state/federal courts. EU SCCs separately choose Irish law/courts. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb.
ai_act_materials Is EU AI Act documentation provided? [unknown]: Unknown for ai_act_materials. Current English Enterprise terms and DPA were retrieved. Negotiation terms, explicit revDSG addendum, EU AI Act package and FINMA sector materials were not retrieved.
sector_materials Are FINMA or other sector materials provided? [partial]: Security material describes HIPAA alignment. Full BAA/regulatory scope and FINMA material were not retrieved; alignment does not establish blanket healthcare suitability. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-security.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-security.

DATA-07 Certifications and attestations

Judgment rule: Record each certificate or report separately: ISO 27001, 27017, 27018, 27701, 42001; SOC 2 Type I/II with period; BSI C5; TISAX; national schemes. Record issuer, scope (which product and entity), validity and access route. A cloud provider's certificate does not certify the product.

Open WebUI

No public information found Support: not-published

We found no public information on this. A missing finding is not evidence that the product lacks the capability.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

SOC 2 Type II and independent testing are vendor claims, not inspected attestations.

Availability: unknown · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: iso_27001, c5, other_certifications.

iso_27001 ISO 27001 with scope and validity? [unknown]: Unknown for iso_27001. Public security material claims SOC 2 Type II. Auditor, coverage dates, full reports, ISO scope/validity, BSI C5 and independent penetration-test results were not retrieved.
soc2 SOC 2 type, period and covered service? [partial]: Vendor claims SOC 2 Type II. Auditor, report period, covered systems, exceptions and current validity were not inspected. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-security.
c5 BSI C5 attestation? [unknown]: Unknown for c5. Public security material claims SOC 2 Type II. Auditor, coverage dates, full reports, ISO scope/validity, BSI C5 and independent penetration-test results were not retrieved.
other_certifications Which other certificates (27701, 42001, TISAX)? [unknown]: Unknown for other_certifications. Public security material claims SOC 2 Type II. Auditor, coverage dates, full reports, ISO scope/validity, BSI C5 and independent penetration-test results were not retrieved.
report_access How can customers obtain reports? [partial]: Security page directs documentation requests to Trust Center. Reports were not downloaded and access conditions remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-security.
pentest Are independent penetration test summaries available? [partial]: Vendor states annual independent penetration testing. Scope, report date, findings and remediation were not retrieved. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-security.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-security.

DATA-08 Encryption and key control

Judgment rule: Record encryption at rest and in transit, customer-managed keys (BYOK/HYOK), key location, and private networking (private link, IP allow-lists, VPN).

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Encryption and private networking are operator responsibilities; product flags do not remove host-operator access.

Limitations

encryption_at_rest: The privacy guide recommends encrypted PostgreSQL volumes/backups or encrypted SQLite filesystems. SQLCipher is explicitly unsupported since v0.9.0. It is not automatic application-level encryption of all content.
customer_managed_keys: The customer can operate infrastructure encryption keys. A product HYOK/key-escrow protocol was not established.
tenant_isolation: How are customers separated in shared SaaS? Shared vendor SaaS tenant isolation was not established for the scoped customer-operated product.

encryption_at_rest Is data encrypted at rest? [partial]: The privacy guide recommends encrypted PostgreSQL volumes/backups or encrypted SQLite filesystems. SQLCipher is explicitly unsupported since v0.9.0. It is not automatic application-level encryption of all content. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy.
customer_managed_keys Can the customer manage or hold the keys? [partial]: The customer can operate infrastructure encryption keys. A product HYOK/key-escrow protocol was not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy.
private_networking Is private connectivity or IP restriction available? [supported]: The application and local services can run inside customer networks and disconnected environments; TLS/reverse-proxy setup remains operator work. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy, open-webui:open-webui:offline.
tenant_isolation How are customers separated in shared SaaS? [unknown]: tenant_isolation: How are customers separated in shared SaaS? Shared vendor SaaS tenant isolation was not established for the scoped customer-operated product.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:privacy, open-webui:open-webui:offline.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Encrypted connector credentials and isolated task environments are documented; customer keys are a gap.

Availability: unknown · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: customer_managed_keys.
Capabilities apply only to the surface named in each atomic answer. Computer, Office/Teams and Portable do not establish feature parity in Ask/Search.

encryption_at_rest Is data encrypted at rest? [partial]: FAQ says connector credentials are encrypted at rest/in transit. Full chat/file cipher and key matrix were not retrieved. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq, perplexity:perplexity:p-security.
customer_managed_keys Can the customer manage or hold the keys? [unknown]: Unknown for customer_managed_keys. The FAQ describes encrypted connector credentials and the security page describes access control. Customer-managed keys, SaaS private networking and detailed tenant-key isolation were not retrieved.
private_networking Is private connectivity or IP restriction available? [partial]: MCP can use Cloudflare Access credentials for protected tools. This does not establish private connectivity or IP restrictions for the whole Enterprise app. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp.
tenant_isolation How are customers separated in shared SaaS? [partial]: Computer isolates each task's cloud filesystem/browser/sandbox from other users and organisation networks. SaaS database/key isolation remains unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-computer.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq, perplexity:perplexity:p-security, perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp, perplexity:perplexity:p-computer.

DATA-09 Professional secrecy

Judgment rule: For professional secrecy holders (Berufsgeheimnisträger: lawyers, doctors, auditors, tax advisers) under § 203 StGB (DE) and Art. 321 StGB (CH), record whether the vendor signs a contractual secrecy undertaking or a § 203 agreement that binds its staff and its sub-processors; whether this comes as a dedicated offering or a paid add-on, and on which plan; who can access content in plain text (vendor staff, sub-processors, model providers); and the documentation provided. A DPA or a no-training clause alone is not a secrecy undertaking. Banking secrecy and FINMA outsourcing belong to DATA-06, not here. Record contract facts, not a legal assessment.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

The self-hosted content-access boundary is documented. A vendor secrecy undertaking under § 203 StGB or Art. 321 StGB, its staff/sub-processor coverage and any plan-specific offering remain unverified.

Availability: unknown · Delivery: unknown
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server; version=Public documentation retrieved 2026-10-21; standard self-hosted server and separately described Enterprise support; plan=Standard branded self-hosted use; Enterprise licensing/support checked separately, with no professional-secrecy contract or add-on verified; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected application/model infrastructure; no DE/CH secrecy-contract variant or vendor/support access jurisdiction verified; os=not specified.

Limitations

The secrecy undertaking, sub-processor coverage, offering and professional-secrecy-specific documentation remain unknown.
content_access: A concrete deployment, support-access grant, sub-processor permissions and model-provider staff access were not audited.
Technical data controls, a DPA, privacy wording and no-training statements do not establish the requested contractual undertaking. No legal compliance assessment is made.

secrecy_undertaking Does the vendor sign a secrecy undertaking or § 203 StGB / Art. 321 StGB agreement covering its own staff? [unknown]: The public Enterprise, support, security and law-firm pages did not establish a signed or signable professional-secrecy undertaking binding Open WebUI staff. No § 203 StGB / Art. 321 StGB agreement was obtained; informational security guidance is not recorded as one. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:secrecy-support.
subprocessor_coverage Does the undertaking extend to its sub-processors, and is that documented? [unknown]: No professional-secrecy undertaking or annex identifying covered sub-processors and their secrecy obligations was found in the reviewed public materials. Customer-selected hosting, model and support arrangements need their own document review.
secrecy_offering Is it a dedicated offering or add-on, and on which plan? [unknown]: Enterprise licensing and advisory support are documented, but their public descriptions did not establish a professional-secrecy package, paid add-on, eligible plan or contractual scope. No sales contact was made. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:secrecy-support.
content_access Who can access content in plain text: vendor staff, sub-processors, model providers? [partial]: For self-hosted AI chats, Open WebUI documents the running application, live-query database administrators, host/backup operators and configured external model providers as part of the content-access boundary. Admin UI restrictions and at-rest encryption do not exclude those operators. The law-firm page says self-hosted data is not sent to Open WebUI as a managed service; vendor support grants, sub-processor staff permissions and provider human access were not verified for a concrete deployment. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:secrecy-access, open-webui:open-webui:secrecy-legal.
secrecy_documentation Is the offering publicly documented (contract template, data-flow description, professional-body guidance)? [unknown]: The law-firm page provides general deployment/privacy guidance and links US ABA materials. No product-scoped DE/CH secrecy contract template, staff/sub-processor annex or professional-body confirmation was located in the reviewed public pages or targeted searches. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:secrecy-legal.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:secrecy-support, open-webui:open-webui:secrecy-access, open-webui:open-webui:secrecy-legal.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Profession-specific secrecy undertaking and add-on remain unknown; general confidentiality and scoped content-access controls do not establish §203 StGB or Art.321 StGB coverage.

Availability: unknown · Delivery: unknown
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; cloud Enterprise, with optional customer audit export; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=No profession-specific DE/CH contractual scope verified; deployment/provider regions follow the other scoped claims.; os=not specified.

Limitations

Contract facts only; no legal suitability assessment. No profession-specific commitment or paid option inferred from generic confidentiality, hosting, encryption or no-training terms.
Public, unauthenticated source pass only; no sales contact, NDA request or authenticated access-control test.

secrecy_undertaking Does the vendor sign a secrecy undertaking or § 203 StGB / Art. 321 StGB agreement covering its own staff? [unknown]: Unknown. Reviewed current English Enterprise terms, August13 DPA, Security Hub, security page and targeted first-party professional-secrecy searches. No §203 StGB or Art.321 StGB contract template or dedicated secrecy SKU was retrieved. No NDA or sales request was made. A DPA or no-training clause alone does not answer whether a profession-specific undertaking is signed.
subprocessor_coverage Does the undertaking extend to its sub-processors, and is that documented? [unknown]: Unknown. No retrieved §203/Art.321 undertaking establishes flow-down to all relevant subcontractors/model providers. General DPA confidentiality is not equivalent.
secrecy_offering Is it a dedicated offering or add-on, and on which plan? [unknown]: Unknown. No documented profession-specific plan, dedicated instance option or paid secrecy add-on and its entitlements/pricing were established.
content_access Who can access content in plain text: vendor staff, sub-processors, model providers? [partial]: Security material describes just-in-time vendor production access; DPA4.d requires confidentiality for people processing personal data. Eligible Enterprise audit exports include full queries/answers to customer endpoints. Per-provider plaintext access/retention and any profession-specific staff/subprocessor restrictions remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-security, perplexity:perplexity:p-audit.
secrecy_documentation Is the offering publicly documented (contract template, data-flow description, professional-body guidance)? [unknown]: Unknown. Reviewed current English Enterprise terms, August13 DPA, Security Hub, security page and targeted first-party professional-secrecy searches. No §203 StGB or Art.321 StGB contract template or dedicated secrecy SKU was retrieved. No NDA or sales request was made. General data-flow/security pages are available but do not document such a secrecy offering.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-security, perplexity:perplexity:p-audit.

Commercials and vendor

VEN-01 Pricing model and list prices

Judgment rule: Record pricing unit (per seat, per active user, usage-based, platform fee, hybrid), list prices per plan in original currency with date, included usage and credits, add-on prices (connectors, agents, image generation) and overage rates. Cite public prices or dated quotes. Per-seat versus usage is a fact, not a quality judgment.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Branding-intact standard use is free; Enterprise and external infrastructure/model services cost separately.

Limitations

list_prices: Standard internal use is listed as Free on 2026-10-21. No numeric Enterprise tariff was published in the reviewed offer.
add_ons: Branding changes outside licence exceptions and enterprise-exclusive offerings such as Terminals require Enterprise rights; service rates were not established.
overage: External providers charge under their own accounts; no universal Open WebUI inference overage tariff applies to standard self-hosting.

pricing_unit What is the pricing unit? [supported]: Standard software use has no per-seat fee with original branding intact. Enterprise rights/support are separately licensed. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.
list_prices What are list prices per plan, with date and currency? [partial]: Standard internal use is listed as Free on 2026-10-21. No numeric Enterprise tariff was published in the reviewed offer. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.
included_usage What usage is included? [supported]: A software licence does not supply model inference or hosting; customers configure those services. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:provider.
add_ons Which features cost extra? [partial]: Branding changes outside licence exceptions and enterprise-exclusive offerings such as Terminals require Enterprise rights; service rates were not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:terms.
overage What do usage beyond limits and premium models cost? [partial]: External providers charge under their own accounts; no universal Open WebUI inference overage tariff applies to standard self-hosting. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:provider, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:provider, open-webui:open-webui:terms.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Enterprise seats have public USD prices; Computer extras use credits with unpriced conversion.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.

pricing_unit What is the pricing unit? [supported]: Per-seat monthly/annual subscription plus Computer credits and optional pool; API billed separately. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits.
list_prices What are list prices per plan, with date and currency? [supported]: Retrieved October 21, 2026: Enterprise Pro USD40/seat/month or USD400/year; Max USD325/month or USD3,250/year, excl tax. Potential 250+ discounts not assumed. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.
included_usage What usage is included? [supported]: Computer includes 500 credits/Pro seat/month or 15,000/Max, expiring each cycle. Ask/standard Search do not use these credits; session/file limits still apply. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro, perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits.
add_ons Which features cost extra? [partial]: Admins purchase pooled credits/auto-refill after billing consent; API credits separate. Advanced roles/connector RBAC depend on managed contracts; separate prices unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.
overage What do usage beyond limits and premium models cost? [partial]: After individual credits, use draws purchased pool within the applicable cap. Dollar-per-credit/task tariff was not established; currency overage remains unknown. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-credits.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro, perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.

VEN-02 Scenario cost

Judgment rule: Price three workloads for 12 months: 200, 1,000 and 5,000 users with a disclosed light/regular/power usage mix, in CHF and EUR excluding VAT. Include licences, platform fees, add-ons, model usage and, for self-hosted options, a stated operating assumption. Separate fixed, variable, included and unknown costs. No invented discounts.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

ALM-14 shared cost assumptions v1.4, 2026-10-21: zero standard licence plus a disclosed Swiss infrastructure/operations and direct-BYO-model budget. Annual CHF/EUR figures are floors plus named unknown costs.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server; version=Public documentation retrieved 2026-10-21; inspected code pinned to v0.12.3 / 91ea4e3421d1d8069f13d4a463fcb5986d94ea60; plan=Standard self-hosted with original branding intact; Enterprise only where explicitly stated; add_ons=Analyst-selected direct OpenAI API proxy, not a bundled model, Assumed operations staffing; optional commercial services excluded; deployment_mode=customer-cloud; region=Azure Switzerland North for the reference application infrastructure; standard OpenAI API inference has no Swiss/EU residency assumption; os=not specified.

Limitations

ALM-14 shared cost assumptions v1.4, 2026-10-21 are analyst inputs, not vendor sizing or an uptime promise.
The budget is a floor because named infrastructure and service costs are unpriced.

cost_200 Year-one cost at 200 users? [partial]: ALM-14 shared cost assumptions v1.4, 2026-10-21. 200 users, 12 months excluding VAT: from CHF 34778.28 / EUR 37651.06 plus unpriced items. Includes zero standard-software licence, reference infrastructure EUR 4749.26, operations CHF 30000.00, and BYO model usage USD 475.20. This is an assumption-based budget floor, not a vendor quote or validated capacity plan. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:cost-vm, open-webui:open-webui:cost-pg, open-webui:open-webui:cost-fx, open-webui:open-webui:cost-model, open-webui:open-webui:cost-effort.
cost_1000 Year-one cost at 1,000 users? [partial]: ALM-14 shared cost assumptions v1.4, 2026-10-21. 1,000 users, 12 months excluding VAT: from CHF 88600.40 / EUR 95919.02 plus unpriced items. Includes zero standard-software licence, reference infrastructure EUR 12605.23, operations CHF 75000.00, and BYO model usage USD 2376.00. This is an assumption-based budget floor, not a vendor quote or validated capacity plan. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:cost-vm, open-webui:open-webui:cost-pg, open-webui:open-webui:cost-fx, open-webui:open-webui:cost-model, open-webui:open-webui:cost-effort.
cost_5000 Year-one cost at 5,000 users? [partial]: ALM-14 shared cost assumptions v1.4, 2026-10-21. 5,000 users, 12 months excluding VAT: from CHF 189541.24 / EUR 205197.83 plus unpriced items. Includes zero standard-software licence, reference infrastructure EUR 32214.49, operations CHF 150000.00, and BYO model usage USD 11880.00. This is an assumption-based budget floor, not a vendor quote or validated capacity plan. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:cost-vm, open-webui:open-webui:cost-pg, open-webui:open-webui:cost-fx, open-webui:open-webui:cost-model, open-webui:open-webui:cost-effort.
variable_share Which part depends on usage? [partial]: Shared mix is 60% light at 100, 30% regular at 400 and 10% power at 1,500 messages/user/month, or 330 weighted messages. Each message is 3,000 input and 600 output tokens. Direct BYO proxy is gpt-6-luna, reasoning effort none, Standard short-context uncached rates USD 0.10/0.50 per million input/output tokens. It costs USD 2.376/user/year before optional tools, embedding, caching or regional processing. This proxy is an analyst assumption, not the product default. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:cost-model, open-webui:open-webui:cost-effort.
unknown_parts Which costs could not be priced? [partial]: Unpriced additions are file/object storage beyond the assumed 500 GB PostgreSQL storage, VM OS/data disks, backup excess, egress/load balancers, Redis or additional database services, high availability, embeddings, OCR, search, audio/images, integration work and optional commercial services. Open WebUI Enterprise, branding rights outside standard exceptions and Terminals production licences are quote-only. The shared VM/PG sizes have not been load-tested and do not replace each product’s documented runtime dependencies. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:cost-vm, open-webui:open-webui:cost-pg, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:cost-vm, open-webui:open-webui:cost-pg, open-webui:open-webui:cost-fx, open-webui:open-webui:cost-model, open-webui:open-webui:cost-effort.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Annual Pro-seat floors are calculable; total shared-scenario cost remains a floor plus unknown extras.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation; version=not specified; plan=All seats Enterprise Pro at USD400/year; optional Max and managed features excluded from baseline; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.

cost_200 Year-one cost at 200 users? [partial]: ALM-14 shared cost assumptions v1.4, 2026-10-21. Twelve months, excl VAT, no discounts; mix averages 330 messages/user/month. All 200 seats Enterprise Pro at USD400/year: USD80,000.00 = EUR71,333.04 = CHF65,890.33, using ECB 2026-10-20 EUR1=USD1.1215=CHF0.9237. Total is this floor plus unknown Computer extras, managed-plan features, support and implementation. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro, perplexity:perplexity:fx-ecb.
cost_1000 Year-one cost at 1,000 users? [partial]: ALM-14 shared cost assumptions v1.4, 2026-10-21. Twelve months, excl VAT, no discounts; mix averages 330 messages/user/month. All 1,000 seats Enterprise Pro at USD400/year: USD400,000.00 = EUR356,665.18 = CHF329,451.63, using ECB 2026-10-20 EUR1=USD1.1215=CHF0.9237. Total is this floor plus unknown Computer extras, managed-plan features, support and implementation. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro, perplexity:perplexity:fx-ecb.
cost_5000 Year-one cost at 5,000 users? [partial]: ALM-14 shared cost assumptions v1.4, 2026-10-21. Twelve months, excl VAT, no discounts; mix averages 330 messages/user/month. All 5,000 seats Enterprise Pro at USD400/year: USD2,000,000.00 = EUR1,783,325.90 = CHF1,647,258.14, using ECB 2026-10-20 EUR1=USD1.1215=CHF0.9237. Total is this floor plus unknown Computer extras, managed-plan features, support and implementation. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro, perplexity:perplexity:fx-ecb.
variable_share Which part depends on usage? [partial]: Ask/standard Search are outside Computer credits; 330 messages do not have a fixed Computer-credit conversion. Task cost and currency tariff remain unknown; no model/token proxy is used for proprietary credits. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits.
unknown_parts Which costs could not be priced? [partial]: Unknown credit tariff/task consumption, managed entitlements, optional Max mix, premium data contracts, local hardware, implementation and support. No invented discounts or complete total. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro, perplexity:perplexity:fx-ecb, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.

VEN-03 Evaluation access

Judgment rule: Distinguish free tier, self-serve trial, sales-led pilot, paid proof of concept and open-source self-install. Record card requirement, duration, seat limit, and which features (SSO, connectors, admin) the trial includes. Map which shared scenarios can be run without sales approval.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Standard self-installation permits evaluation without sales contact; Enterprise rights and services have a separate sales path.

Limitations

self_serve_trial: Docker/Python self-installation is available without a licence payment or trial clock; it is an install path rather than a vendor-operated business trial.
sales_gate: Standard self-install evaluation is possible without sales. Enterprise licensing is offered to registered entities via the sales path.

free_tier Is there a free tier for business use? [supported]: The current enterprise page permits free standard use with branding intact, including organizations. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.
self_serve_trial Is a self-serve business trial available? [partial]: Docker/Python self-installation is available without a licence payment or trial clock; it is an install path rather than a vendor-operated business trial. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:quickstart, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.
trial_scope Do trials include SSO, connectors and admin features? [supported]: Self-hosted authentication, administration and knowledge features can be configured for evaluation with the customer’s own infrastructure and credentials. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:quickstart, open-webui:open-webui:sso, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.
sales_gate Does meaningful evaluation require sales contact? [partial]: Standard self-install evaluation is possible without sales. Enterprise licensing is offered to registered entities via the sales path. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise, open-webui:open-webui:quickstart, open-webui:open-webui:sso, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Enterprise self-serve subscriptions are available, but the vendor explicitly offers no self-serve trial.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.

free_tier Is there a free tier for business use? [partial]: Individual Free access exists; Enterprise is paid. Free business governance entitlements were not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-models, perplexity:perplexity:p-sso.
self_serve_trial Is a self-serve business trial available? [unsupported]: FAQ expressly says no self-serve Enterprise Pro/Max trials. Assisted evaluation may be offered through sales; no contact made. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing.
trial_scope Do trials include SSO, connectors and admin features? [partial]: No self-serve trial. Assisted evaluation SSO, connector and admin entitlements remain unknown; individual Free cannot verify them. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing.
sales_gate Does meaningful evaluation require sales contact? [partial]: Paid self-serve purchase exists. Free Enterprise evaluation needs assistance per FAQ; advanced managed roles are sales-assisted. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-models, perplexity:perplexity:p-sso, perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.

VEN-04 Contract terms and pricing transparency

Judgment rule: Record minimum seats or commitment, contract length, monthly versus annual billing, price-change rules, cancellation and downgrade terms, and invoicing in CHF/EUR. Classify pricing as transparent, partially specified, quote-only or unknown, naming the missing fields. Quote-only pricing is a disclosed constraint.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Standard-use licence terms are public; Enterprise pricing and negotiated contract details remain quote-only.

Limitations

minimum_commitment: No paid standard-use seat commitment is listed. The 50-user rolling window is a branding exception, not a cap on branded deployment size; Enterprise is available to registered entities.
contract_length: What contract lengths are offered? Enterprise duration, monthly/annual billing, cancellation, price-change clauses and CHF/EUR invoicing from a European entity were not established.
cancellation: How can the contract be cancelled or reduced? Enterprise duration, monthly/annual billing, cancellation, price-change clauses and CHF/EUR invoicing from a European entity were not established.
local_invoicing: Can it be invoiced in CHF or EUR from a European entity? Enterprise duration, monthly/annual billing, cancellation, price-change clauses and CHF/EUR invoicing from a European entity were not established.

minimum_commitment What seat or spend minimum applies? [partial]: No paid standard-use seat commitment is listed. The 50-user rolling window is a branding exception, not a cap on branded deployment size; Enterprise is available to registered entities. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:license-pin, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.
contract_length What contract lengths are offered? [unknown]: contract_length: What contract lengths are offered? Enterprise duration, monthly/annual billing, cancellation, price-change clauses and CHF/EUR invoicing from a European entity were not established.
cancellation How can the contract be cancelled or reduced? [unknown]: cancellation: How can the contract be cancelled or reduced? Enterprise duration, monthly/annual billing, cancellation, price-change clauses and CHF/EUR invoicing from a European entity were not established.
local_invoicing Can it be invoiced in CHF or EUR from a European entity? [unknown]: local_invoicing: Can it be invoiced in CHF or EUR from a European entity? Enterprise duration, monthly/annual billing, cancellation, price-change clauses and CHF/EUR invoicing from a European entity were not established.
transparency_class Is pricing transparent, partial, quote-only or unknown? [supported]: Standard-use licence is disclosed; Enterprise price and service terms are quote-only in the reviewed public offer. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:license-pin, open-webui:open-webui:enterprise.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Public USD monthly/annual plans coexist with managed contract pricing.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.

minimum_commitment What seat or spend minimum applies? [partial]: Terms refer minimum seats to ordering documentation/account; no numeric minimum retrieved. The 50-seat feature qualifier is not a subscription minimum. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-billing.
contract_length What contract lengths are offered? [supported]: Monthly and annual billing; annual Pro USD400 and Max USD3,250 per seat. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing.
cancellation How can the contract be cancelled or reduced? [supported]: Removing users does not reduce billing. Admin reduces paid seats in Billing for next month/annual renewal without current-term refund; seat increases prorated immediately. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.
local_invoicing Can it be invoiced in CHF or EUR from a European entity? [partial]: Invoices/wire available. Terms specify USD and Perplexity AI, Inc.; European-entity EUR/CHF invoicing was not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.
transparency_class Is pricing transparent, partial, quote-only or unknown? [supported]: Partial. Seat prices and quotas public; advanced managed entitlements, Computer variable cost and premium partner costs unpriced here. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-billing, perplexity:perplexity:p-credits, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles.

VEN-05 Source licence

Judgment rule: Record licence per component (client, server, connectors, hosted extensions) and revision. Distinguish OSI open source, source-available with restrictions (branding clauses, user caps), and closed. Repository visibility is not a licence classification. Licences change between releases: record the current terms, and never carry a fork's historical licence over to the upstream product or the reverse.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

The core server at v0.12.3 uses a licence with branding restrictions. The separate Desktop v0.0.20 repository distributes GNU AGPL v3. Terminals and proprietary Enterprise component terms remain unverified.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Customer-operated web application and server, Open WebUI Desktop native distribution (Early Alpha); version=Core v0.12.3 / 91ea4e3421d1d8069f13d4a463fcb5986d94ea60; Desktop v0.0.20 / 601137c5dec2967cfe173a6bf071fbbb460852be; plan=Pinned core server and Desktop component licences only; no executed Enterprise agreement or pinned Terminals licence verified; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=on-premise; region=Customer-selected infrastructure country; external inference, extraction, search and support locations require separate configuration and contracts; os=not specified.

Limitations

The claim follows pinned component licence texts and excludes unverified Enterprise/Terminals feature-licensing assertions.
No executed branding exception or proprietary Enterprise agreement was reviewed.

licence_type Which licence applies to each component? [partial]: Core v0.12.3 is distributed under the Open WebUI License with branding conditions, so its source availability has restrictions. The separate Desktop v0.0.20 LICENSE is GNU AGPL version 3. Other component licences were not established by these two texts. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:license-pin, open-webui:open-webui:desktop-license-r2.
branding_restrictions Do licence terms restrict branding or user counts? [supported]: Core LICENSE clause 4 restricts branding changes, with exceptions for no more than 50 natural-person users in a rolling 30 days, specific prior written permission, or an executed Enterprise licence expressly permitting changes. It does not impose a 50-user cap on branded use. This answer follows that pinned text, not the FAQ contribution qualifier. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:license-pin.
enterprise_features_closed Are enterprise features in a separate closed edition? [unknown]: The core text mentions an Enterprise branding-permission exception but does not establish a separate closed edition or Terminals production terms. No relevant pinned Terminals component licence or executed Enterprise contract was reviewed; those details remain unknown.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:license-pin, open-webui:open-webui:desktop-license-r2.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

The Enterprise service is proprietary with a business-use subscription licence.

Limitations

The partial atomic answers state their documentation or verification limits.

licence_type Which licence applies to each component? [partial]: Nonexclusive, nontransferable, nonsublicensable business-use service licence; Perplexity/licensors retain IP. Complete component/model licence inventory not retrieved. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.
branding_restrictions Do licence terms restrict branding or user counts? [partial]: Named accounts limited to purchased seats; sharing accounts forbidden. White-label rights were not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.
enterprise_features_closed Are enterprise features in a separate closed edition? [partial]: Hosted Enterprise administration falls under the proprietary service agreement. This does not establish that every component is closed. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb.

VEN-06 Data export and exit

Judgment rule: Record admin export of chats, assistants, knowledge bases, prompts and audit logs, formats, export completeness, user self-export, and what survives contract end. Run an admin export on a trial. Exported chats alone do not make assistants and knowledge portable.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

User chats, admin chat records and model definitions have machine-readable export paths. Knowledge ZIP export converts source files to text.

Limitations

assistant_export: Models have JSON export/import and sync APIs. Full portability of all bound tools, skills, external secrets and shared prompts was not tested.
knowledge_export: Admins can export a knowledge base as ZIP containing .txt conversions. Original binary fidelity and full index/configuration restoration were not established.
post_termination_window: How long can data be retrieved after termination? No admin export fixture or Enterprise post-termination retrieval period was tested/reviewed; customer-owned backups remain the operator’s responsibility.

chat_export Can admins export all chats? [supported]: Users export their history as JSON. The pinned admin all/db route returns database chat records if ENABLE_ADMIN_EXPORT is enabled. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:export, open-webui:open-webui:chats-pin.
assistant_export Can assistants and prompts be exported in a reusable format? [partial]: Models have JSON export/import and sync APIs. Full portability of all bound tools, skills, external secrets and shared prompts was not tested. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:api.
knowledge_export Can knowledge bases and their sources be exported? [partial]: Admins can export a knowledge base as ZIP containing .txt conversions. Original binary fidelity and full index/configuration restoration were not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.
export_format Are formats documented and machine-readable? [supported]: Chat/model JSON schemas and APIs and knowledge text ZIP output are documented. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:export, open-webui:open-webui:api, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.
post_termination_window How long can data be retrieved after termination? [unknown]: post_termination_window: How long can data be retrieved after termination? No admin export fixture or Enterprise post-termination retrieval period was tested/reviewed; customer-owned backups remain the operator’s responsibility.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:export, open-webui:open-webui:chats-pin, open-webui:open-webui:api, open-webui:open-webui:knowledge.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Audit events and files provide some exits, but complete tenant and assistant export is unverified.

Availability: generally-available · Delivery: native
Scope: surfaces=Enterprise Ask, Projects and Search web client, Enterprise Computer cloud tasks and scheduled automation; version=not specified; plan=Enterprise Pro/Max; sales-assisted roles or connector RBAC only where stated; add_ons=none stated; deployment_mode=multi-tenant-saas; region=Cloud region and residency option unverified; local device location customer-controlled; os=not specified.

Limitations

chat_export: Eligible audit webhooks stream queries/full answers prospectively. A retrospective complete tenant-chat export was not established.
assistant_export: Custom Skills accept SKILL.md/ZIP. Export of installed Skills, Project instructions and connections was not established.
knowledge_export: Download files is a current permission for downloadable user uploads, including session and Project files; connector files retain source permissions. This is not a bulk export of all indexed content, metadata or ACLs. The retired organization-repository ZIP procedure is only lifecycle evidence.
export_format: Audit JSON and DOCX/PDF/XLSX/PPTX/HTML assets are documented. A complete machine-readable tenant/knowledge-state export was not established.
post_termination_window: DPA gives 30-day personal-data delete/return deadline with legal exceptions. A customer retrieval UI or guaranteed window was not established.

chat_export Can admins export all chats? [partial]: Eligible audit webhooks stream queries/full answers prospectively. A retrospective complete tenant-chat export was not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-audit.
assistant_export Can assistants and prompts be exported in a reusable format? [partial]: Custom Skills accept SKILL.md/ZIP. Export of installed Skills, Project instructions and connections was not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-skills-20261026.
knowledge_export Can knowledge bases and their sources be exported? [partial]: Download files is a current permission for downloadable user uploads, including session and Project files; connector files retain source permissions. This is not a bulk export of all indexed content, metadata or ACLs. The retired organization-repository ZIP procedure is only lifecycle evidence. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-security-hub-20261026, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles-20261026.
export_format Are formats documented and machine-readable? [partial]: Audit JSON and DOCX/PDF/XLSX/PPTX/HTML assets are documented. A complete machine-readable tenant/knowledge-state export was not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-audit, perplexity:perplexity:p-assets.
post_termination_window How long can data be retrieved after termination? [partial]: DPA gives 30-day personal-data delete/return deadline with legal exceptions. A customer retrieval UI or guaranteed window was not established. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb-20261026.

Checked 2026-10-26; agent cross-checked 2026-10-26; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-audit, perplexity:perplexity:p-skills-20261026, perplexity:perplexity:p-assets, perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb-20261026, perplexity:perplexity:p-security-hub-20261026, perplexity:perplexity:p-roles-20261026.

VEN-07 Support and service levels

Judgment rule: Record support channels, languages (German, French, Italian), hours and time zone, local or regional presence, documented response times, uptime SLA and credits, public status page and incident history. Popularity is not a reliability score.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Enterprise support advertises dedicated channels, account management and engineering office hours; public response/credit terms were not established.

Limitations

support_languages: Is support available in German, French or Italian? DE/FR/IT support coverage, support hours/time zone, CH/DACH contracting/partner presence and a product status-history page were not established in the support/enterprise and roadmap pass.
regional_presence: Is there a DACH or Swiss entity, team or partner? DE/FR/IT support coverage, support hours/time zone, CH/DACH contracting/partner presence and a product status-history page were not established in the support/enterprise and roadmap pass.
uptime_sla: The support page refers to negotiated SLAs, but publishes no reviewed uptime percentage, response commitment or service-credit schedule.
status_page: Is there a public status page with history? DE/FR/IT support coverage, support hours/time zone, CH/DACH contracting/partner presence and a product status-history page were not established in the support/enterprise and roadmap pass.

support_channels Which support channels are available on each plan? [supported]: Enterprise customers can obtain dedicated support channels and an account manager; community development/support uses public GitHub and community channels. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:support, open-webui:open-webui:roadmap.
support_languages Is support available in German, French or Italian? [unknown]: support_languages: Is support available in German, French or Italian? DE/FR/IT support coverage, support hours/time zone, CH/DACH contracting/partner presence and a product status-history page were not established in the support/enterprise and roadmap pass.
regional_presence Is there a DACH or Swiss entity, team or partner? [unknown]: regional_presence: Is there a DACH or Swiss entity, team or partner? DE/FR/IT support coverage, support hours/time zone, CH/DACH contracting/partner presence and a product status-history page were not established in the support/enterprise and roadmap pass.
uptime_sla Is there an uptime SLA with credits? [partial]: The support page refers to negotiated SLAs, but publishes no reviewed uptime percentage, response commitment or service-credit schedule. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:support.
status_page Is there a public status page with history? [unknown]: status_page: Is there a public status page with history? DE/FR/IT support coverage, support hours/time zone, CH/DACH contracting/partner presence and a product status-history page were not established in the support/enterprise and roadmap pass.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:support, open-webui:open-webui:roadmap.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Public help, support contact and status exist; contractual service levels remain unknown.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: support_languages, regional_presence, uptime_sla.

support_channels Which support channels are available on each plan? [partial]: Help/contact support and Enterprise email; Portable guide mentions in-product live chat. Response times and languages remain unverified. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-local.
support_languages Is support available in German, French or Italian? [unknown]: Unknown for support_languages. Public help and status exist, but contracted uptime credits, support languages and a Swiss/DACH delivery entity were not retrieved.
regional_presence Is there a DACH or Swiss entity, team or partner? [unknown]: Unknown for regional_presence. Public help and status exist, but contracted uptime credits, support languages and a Swiss/DACH delivery entity were not retrieved.
uptime_sla Is there an uptime SLA with credits? [unknown]: Unknown for uptime_sla. Public help and status exist, but contracted uptime credits, support languages and a Swiss/DACH delivery entity were not retrieved.
status_page Is there a public status page with history? [partial]: Public status covers website, app, Computer and API with a calendar. History completeness and contracted SLA were not audited. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-status-web.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb, perplexity:perplexity:p-local, perplexity:perplexity:p-status-web.

VEN-08 Onboarding, training and adoption

Judgment rule: Record vendor-led onboarding, admin training, end-user training (live, e-learning, languages), use-case libraries, champion programmes, change-management materials and their cost. Distinguish included services from paid professional services and partner offerings.

Open WebUI

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Enterprise guidance includes onboarding and engineering advice. Paid hands-on implementation and training terms need separate scoping.

Limitations

onboarding_service: Enterprise account management advertises onboarding guidance, with package inclusion and cost unspecified.
user_training: Is end-user training offered, in which languages? No vendor training languages/curriculum, champion programme or priced change-management package was established.
use_case_library: Documentation provides assistant examples and Open Terminal use cases. A full workforce training/adoption curriculum was not established.
adoption_programme: Is there a champion or adoption programme? No vendor training languages/curriculum, champion programme or priced change-management package was established.
service_cost: Enterprise support is separately arranged; the team describes guidance rather than implementation services and recommends a systems integrator or internal team for hands-on work. Public rates were not established.

onboarding_service Is guided onboarding included? [partial]: Enterprise account management advertises onboarding guidance, with package inclusion and cost unspecified. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:support.
user_training Is end-user training offered, in which languages? [unknown]: user_training: Is end-user training offered, in which languages? No vendor training languages/curriculum, champion programme or priced change-management package was established.
use_case_library Are role-based use cases and templates provided? [partial]: Documentation provides assistant examples and Open Terminal use cases. A full workforce training/adoption curriculum was not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:models, open-webui:open-webui:terminal.
adoption_programme Is there a champion or adoption programme? [unknown]: adoption_programme: Is there a champion or adoption programme? No vendor training languages/curriculum, champion programme or priced change-management package was established.
service_cost Which services cost extra? [partial]: Enterprise support is separately arranged; the team describes guidance rather than implementation services and recommends a systems integrator or internal team for hands-on work. Public rates were not established. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:support.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: open-webui:open-webui:support, open-webui:open-webui:models, open-webui:open-webui:terminal.

Perplexity Enterprise

Agent cross-checked Support: partial

Vendor guides and business task examples exist; included adoption services remain unpriced.

Limitations

Remaining atomic gaps: onboarding_service, user_training, adoption_programme, service_cost.

onboarding_service Is guided onboarding included? [unknown]: Unknown for onboarding_service. Public examples and help guides exist. Included onboarding, language-specific user training, champion programmes and separately priced adoption services were not established.
user_training Is end-user training offered, in which languages? [unknown]: Unknown for user_training. Public examples and help guides exist. Included onboarding, language-specific user training, champion programmes and separately priced adoption services were not established.
use_case_library Are role-based use cases and templates provided? [supported]: Computer and Microsoft integration guides give research, analysis, document and email examples. Skills provide reusable task instructions. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-skills.
adoption_programme Is there a champion or adoption programme? [unknown]: Unknown for adoption_programme. Public examples and help guides exist. Included onboarding, language-specific user training, champion programmes and separately priced adoption services were not established.
service_cost Which services cost extra? [unknown]: Unknown for service_cost. Public examples and help guides exist. Included onboarding, language-specific user training, champion programmes and separately priced adoption services were not established.

Checked 2026-10-21; agent cross-checked 2026-10-21; check again by 2026-12-20. Sources: perplexity:perplexity:p-computer, perplexity:perplexity:p-office, perplexity:perplexity:p-skills.

Sources

Connect local and cloud models open-webui:open-webui:provider
Administrators connect model endpoints; the selected endpoint determines inference location, including for attached context.
How it works; Cloud Providers; Local Servers · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
OpenAI-compatible providers open-webui:open-webui:compat
The guide documents compatible cloud gateways and local inference servers, with provider-specific capability differences.
Provider configuration and provider examples · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Retrieval augmented generation open-webui:open-webui:rag
Document retrieval uses configured embeddings and chunks or full context, with citations and a Google Drive file picker.
Embedding support; Citations; Google Drive integration; per-file retrieval mode · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Document extraction open-webui:open-webui:extraction
Configurable extraction engines can process scanned documents; browser-only temporary extraction has format limitations.
Available extraction methods; temporary chat limitation · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Advanced AI models included in subscriptions perplexity:perplexity:p-models
Lists current Enterprise Search models and user/automatic routing; availability depends on settings, rollout and region.
Enterprise table; modes and availability notes; snapshot October 17, 2026 · documented · Source date 2026-10-17 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
What is Portable Computer? perplexity:perplexity:p-local
Portable runs local models on supported NVIDIA hardware, including Enterprise plans; cloud escalation needs approval, memory remains cloud-only.
Requirements; local/cloud routing; controls and offline FAQ · documented · Source date 2026-09-15 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
File uploads perplexity:perplexity:p-files
Files, images and audio/video transcription are documented; long documents use selected parts. Generic size limits are not substituted for Enterprise.
Supported input and long-file processing · documented · Source date 2026-09-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Enterprise file limits perplexity:perplexity:p-filelimits
Ask permits 30 files of 50 MB per upload; Computer 200 MB/file; Projects up to 10,000 files, 5 GB total and 100 MB/file. Organisation repository retirement is stated.
Ask, Computer, weekly sessions and Projects tables · documented · Source date 2026-10-08 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Computer for Enterprise perplexity:perplexity:p-computer
Multi-step tasks use tools and generated files, inherited governance, per-task isolated cloud environment and per-step models.
Task orchestration, triggers, isolation and model settings · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Audit logs perplexity:perplexity:p-audit
50seats or oneMax can stream query/answer/admin/Computer events as JSON; Splunk HEC supported; Slack payloads truncate content.
Eligibility, event taxonomy, full query/answer payload and SIEM webhooks · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
OpenAI and Azure OpenAI connections open-webui:open-webui:openai
Customers configure their own OpenAI keys or Azure endpoint, deployment IDs and API version.
Azure OpenAI tab; Advanced Configuration · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI release notes open-webui:open-webui:releases
Dated releases document shipped changes, including v0.12.3 Drive scope reduction and encrypted private-channel chats.
v0.12.3, 2026-10-16; v0.12.2; v0.12.1 · documented · Source date 2026-10-16 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Perplexity changelog perplexity:perplexity:p-changelog
Dated product/model releases are public; these are arrival dates, not a three-release provider-lag dataset.
October 19, October 5, September 21 and August 2026 releases · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Models workspace open-webui:open-webui:models
Model presets combine instructions, model, knowledge, tools and skills, with access grants and saved versions.
Presets; Access; Builtin Tools; System prompts · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI for enterprise open-webui:open-webui:enterprise
Branding-intact internal use is free; enterprise branding rights, support and exclusive offerings require a separate licence.
Licence requirements; Deployment; Support · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Memory and personalization open-webui:open-webui:memory
Users manage persistent memories; administrators can disable the feature or restrict groups, including server-side use.
Manual management; Administrative controls; Privacy · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Run Open WebUI offline open-webui:open-webui:offline
Disconnected operation requires prepared local models, embeddings and extraction; internet APIs and tools remain external dependencies.
Local prerequisites; disabled online functionality; verification · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Knowledge bases and document chat open-webui:open-webui:knowledge
Persistent knowledge bases support scoped access, model attachment, incremental directory sync and admin text-file ZIP export.
Retrieval modes; Sharing; Syncing; Export; API · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Groups open-webui:open-webui:groups
User and group grants control resources; permissions accumulate across groups rather than deny access.
Additive permissions; Resource Access; Nested Groups · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Chat data privacy and encryption open-webui:open-webui:privacy
The deployer controls storage, encryption, logs, backups and provider connections; product admin restrictions do not prevent host-operator access.
Controls by concern; encryption; operators; model providers · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI v0.12.4 filter implementation open-webui:open-webui:r4-filter-implementation
The backend dispatches installed filter handlers with user context and propagates inlet failures. It does not itself provide a configured recurring quota or managed PII policy.
process_filter_function; process_filter_functions; inlet exception propagation · source-inspected · Source date 2026-10-25 · Retrieved 2026-10-26
Commit 33c1978d5bad52a31df75ea55143025dfad18d16, path backend/open_webui/utils/filter.py
Open WebUI filter functions open-webui:open-webui:r4-rate-limit-example
The official optional Python example counts requests per user and raises at its configurable per-minute threshold. This sample uses in-process state and is not an enabled product-wide quota or monetary budget.
Example: Rate Limiting for All Requests · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-26
Enterprise credits admin guide perplexity:perplexity:p-credits
Monthly Computer allocations are 500/Pro and 15,000/Max credits; user/group pool caps and auto-refill exist. The page conflicts about pool-credit expiry.
Individual/pool allocations; named usage limits; FAQ · documented · Source date 2026-09-09 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Perplexity Tasks perplexity:perplexity:p-tasks
Recurring natural-language tasks minimum hourly, up to15 per conversation; no credits causes skipped runs and repeated skips pause them.
Scheduled Computer runs, cadence, unattended tasks and credits · documented · Source date 2026-09-21 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Enterprise roles and permissions perplexity:perplexity:p-roles
Managed-plan Admin/Member/BillingAdmin, custom roles and synced groups; feature grants additive; model settings remain organisation-wide in inspected text.
Sales-assisted availability; base/custom roles; groups and master switches · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Environment variable configuration open-webui:open-webui:env
Administrators configure document limits, accepted extensions, audio engines and instance settings.
RAG_FILE_MAX_SIZE; RAG_FILE_MAX_COUNT; RAG_ALLOWED_FILE_EXTENSIONS; audio; system prompt · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Perplexity Computer in Microsoft Office perplexity:perplexity:p-office
Computer add-ins support Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook plus Teams; Microsoft admin centre assigns users/groups; Enterprise Pro/Max use normal Computer credits.
App capabilities, supported plans, deployment and Outlook clients · vendor-claimed · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
What are Projects? perplexity:perplexity:p-projects
Persistent workspaces with instructions, files, tasks and owner/editor/viewer access; Brain updates can spend owner credits.
Instructions, sharing permissions, files and Brain · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
OneDrive and SharePoint open-webui:open-webui:onedrive
Users attach Microsoft files through a delegated file picker; the guide requires tenant app registration and admin consent.
Work/school app registration; delegated API permissions; admin consent · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Knowledge base sync, oikb open-webui:open-webui:sync
The separate official CLI and daemon copies sources into Open WebUI knowledge bases and propagates changes during sync.
Overview; connectors; scheduling; incremental sync · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Model Context Protocol open-webui:open-webui:mcp
Native remote MCP is administrator-configured Streamable HTTP with shared credentials or user OAuth modes.
Streamable HTTP; Why admins only; Authentication modes · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
oikb connector credentials and deployment boundary open-webui:open-webui:sync-connectors-r2
The separate official oikb program lists Teams and Gmail with source credentials; it writes into knowledge bases using an Open WebUI user API key.
Install; Sources and connectors: SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, Google Drive, Gmail; Access is your access · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
File connectors for Enterprise organisations perplexity:perplexity:p-connectors
Live search uses source queries; Project import makes static copies. Shared answers can reveal connected content to recipients without original-file permission.
Live search, attachments, Project imports and sharing boundary · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Gmail and Google Calendar connection perplexity:perplexity:p-gmail
Personal OAuth reads mailbox/calendar, with send/edit scopes for actions; source permissions differ from shared-answer visibility.
OAuth scopes, primary calendar and Comet actions · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Adding custom remote connectors perplexity:perplexity:p-mcp
Custom HTTPS MCP via SSE/streamable HTTP supports OAuth2, API key or no auth; admin shared OAuth and per-member auth are separate options.
Transport, authentication and organisation settings · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Using Perplexity in Microsoft Teams perplexity:perplexity:p-teams
Computer runs in Teams DMs/channels and can search Teams content within granted permissions; Teams license and Entra consent may be required.
Requirements, installation and channel/chat interaction · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Perplexity connectors for Enterprise FAQ perplexity:perplexity:p-connectfaq
Copied files are stored on AWS S3; live source changes and static Project imports differ. Format statements conflict with connector overview.
Storage, formats, permissions and manual reimport · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Role-based access control for connectors perplexity:perplexity:p-connector-rbac
Sales-assisted role grants and master enable switch enforce connector access before task runtime and credits; group entitlement is plan-dependent.
Managed-plan availability and runtime authorization · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
What is new in advanced Deep Research? perplexity:perplexity:p-research
Deep Research performs multi-step web/file research with citations, charts and downloadable reports. Older named models are not used as the current Enterprise inventory.
Reports, source research, code execution and files · documented · Source date 2026-09-15 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Memory for Enterprise organisations perplexity:perplexity:p-memory
Users can manage memory; admins can disable it and delete organisation memories; deleted memory logs may remain30days.
Saved memory, history and admin controls · documented · Source date 2026-09-01 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Permissions open-webui:open-webui:permissions
Feature and resource permissions cover models, knowledge, prompts, tools, search, images, files and memories.
Workspace and feature permission tables · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Enterprise roles and permissions perplexity:perplexity:p-roles-20261026
Managed-plan Admin/Member/BillingAdmin, custom roles and synced groups; feature grants additive; model settings remain organisation-wide in inspected text.
Sales-assisted availability; base/custom roles; groups and master switches; public web-reader representation retrieved 2026-10-26, representation SHA256 06fe5a476f097c102d380d35bf9db56348d1e4e3e89633e6017163cada5e6538 · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-26
How to use Computer Skills perplexity:perplexity:p-skills-20261026
Computer selects task Skills; users create or upload SKILL.md/zip instruction packages.
Built-in/custom Skills; creation and upload; public web-reader representation retrieved 2026-10-26, representation SHA256 f582e50af86ba66a0b7f4ba097202e67618a8d8aa3b4b93c7b5652833085eeb1 · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-26
What are Projects? perplexity:perplexity:p-projects-20261026
Persistent workspaces with instructions, files, tasks and owner/editor/viewer access; Brain updates can spend owner credits.
Instructions, sharing permissions, files and Brain; public web-reader representation retrieved 2026-10-26, representation SHA256 30fa9a960823ef5efa0ac26cb0ffc1e69256a5e6d2d8b07acd1b32e04b661acb · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-26
Tools open-webui:open-webui:tools
Tools may run through Python, OpenAPI or MCP, and an optional approval mode stops calls until the user allows or denies them.
Native tools and OpenAPI; Tool call approval · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI experimental tool permissions open-webui:open-webui:approvals-r2
Tool Permissions is experimental and disabled by default; interactive approvals can wait, but automations and channel replies always use full access.
Tool Approval: ENABLE_TOOL_PERMISSIONS, Full access, Ask for approval, Stop, saved/temporary chats and exceptions · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
How to use Computer Skills perplexity:perplexity:p-skills
Computer selects task Skills; users create or upload SKILL.md/zip instruction packages.
Built-in/custom Skills; creation and upload · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Web search open-webui:open-webui:web
Search uses an administrator-configured provider and can add external sources to a conversation.
Enabling and using web search; providers · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Agentic web search and URL fetching open-webui:open-webui:agent-search
Tool-capable models can repeatedly search and fetch pages, with results and citations in the conversation.
Native function calling; search and fetch tools · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
What is Enterprise Pro? perplexity:perplexity:p-entpro
Ask and standard search do not consume Computer credits; cloud Computer uses included and pooled credits.
Computer, Ask, data protections and retention sections · documented · Source date 2026-10-06 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Automations open-webui:open-webui:automation
Recurring prompts run on the customer server through the normal chat pipeline and remain private to their owner.
Schedules; Access Control; Runtime behavior · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI v0.12.4 event dispatch open-webui:open-webui:r4-event-dispatch
Configured Event functions receive published system events and can run developer-written handlers. Event payload field sanitization is not a general prompt/file PII detection service.
build_event; dispatch_event_functions; EventFunctionSink · source-inspected · Source date 2026-10-25 · Retrieved 2026-10-26
Commit 33c1978d5bad52a31df75ea55143025dfad18d16, path backend/open_webui/events.py
Open WebUI v0.12.4 channel webhooks open-webui:open-webui:r4-incoming-channel-webhook
A token-validated incoming webhook creates a channel message and publishes MESSAGE_CREATED with source channel_webhook. A configured Event handler can respond to this external input; no no-code workflow engine is implied.
post_webhook_message, lines 2283-2361 · source-inspected · Source date 2026-10-25 · Retrieved 2026-10-26
Commit 33c1978d5bad52a31df75ea55143025dfad18d16, path backend/open_webui/routers/channels.py
Open Terminal open-webui:open-webui:terminal
The separately deployed Open Terminal gives agents file, shell and code tools, including analysis and chart creation.
Agent loop; Data analysis; Document processing · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
API endpoints open-webui:open-webui:api
Authenticated APIs expose chat, tool use, file ingestion, knowledge attachment and model configuration export.
Authentication; chat completions; tools; files; models export · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Hardening Open WebUI open-webui:open-webui:hardening
Optional request logging has configurable bodies, path exclusions, file rotation and stdout output; deployment operators own log handling.
Audit logging; output; path filtering; reverse proxy · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Enterprise pricing and billing FAQ perplexity:perplexity:p-billing
Pro costs USD40/month or400/year; Max325/month or3250/year. No self-serve Enterprise trial; API billed separately.
Pricing, API exclusion, trials, invoicing and seat reductions · documented · Source date 2026-10-08 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI Desktop installation route open-webui:open-webui:desktop-quickstart-r2
Quick Start links the native desktop distribution as a route without Docker/manual setup and recommends Docker or Python for production.
Desktop App section and production-install note · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI Desktop v0.0.20 documentation open-webui:open-webui:desktop-readme-r2
The pinned Desktop README labels the app Early Alpha, lists macOS/Windows/Linux installers and describes local execution or a connection to an existing server.
Early Alpha; Download table; How It Works; System Requirements · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI Desktop v0.0.20 release assets open-webui:open-webui:desktop-release-r2
The 2026-05-06 release includes macOS and Windows x64/ARM64 installers plus Linux packages; its notes describe a Linux blank-webview fix.
published_at; assets[].name; release body · documented · Source date 2026-05-06 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI browser PWA installation open-webui:open-webui:pwa-r2
The web interface can also be installed as a desktop/mobile browser PWA; PWA notifications require it to stay open.
Desktop browser installation; Android; iOS; notification limitation · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Perplexity Enterprise perplexity:perplexity:p-home
Enterprise offers cloud Search/Computer, business connectors and administration.
Product overview and security FAQ · vendor-claimed · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
About the Perplexity desktop app perplexity:perplexity:p-desktop
Windows/macOS clients have local-file access; macOS app control and remote access are distinct from on-device inference.
Desktop platforms, local folders and app control · documented · Source date 2026-09-15 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Perplexity Voice Assistant for iOS perplexity:perplexity:p-voice
iOS voice conversations are documented; Enterprise SSO and Swiss German quality were not tested.
Voice activation and conversation history · documented · Source date 2026-09-11 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Notes open-webui:open-webui:notes
Notes provide rich text and Markdown editing with AI rewrites and full-content attachment to chats.
Rich editor; AI editing · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Image generation open-webui:open-webui:images
Image providers include OpenAI, Gemini, ComfyUI and AUTOMATIC1111.
Provider list · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Generate and edit images in chat open-webui:open-webui:image-usage
Image generation and editing require configured providers, feature permissions and model capability toggles.
Availability conditions; Editing; Compositing · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Generating images with Perplexity perplexity:perplexity:p-image
GPT Image1, Nano Banana, Seedream4.5; Nano Banana Pro on Max. Enterprise image commercial use allowed.
Image models, edits and enterprise use rights · documented · Source date 2026-08-31 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Perplexity Enterprise terms and conditions perplexity:perplexity:p-terms-gb
Perplexity AI, Inc. contracts under California law with USD fees, no model training and customer output ownership; specific product terms govern conflicts.
Sections1–3,5,7,9,11; August3,2026 English edition · documented · Source date 2026-08-03 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Voice mode open-webui:open-webui:voice
Voice mode combines configured STT and TTS or a separately configured OpenAI-compatible realtime service.
Standard mode; Realtime calls; Audio settings · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Creating assets with Perplexity perplexity:perplexity:p-assets
DOCX/PDF/XLSX/PPTX/HTML outputs, previews and version history are documented; exact templates require external editing.
Output formats, preview, follow-up editing and exports · documented · Source date 2026-09-01 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Channels open-webui:open-webui:channels
Channels support multi-person collaboration and AI participation, with channel access controls.
Shared channels and direct messages · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Import and export open-webui:open-webui:export
Users export their conversation history in documented JSON and can import compatible records.
Exporting all chats; JSON schema · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Enterprise Security Hub settings perplexity:perplexity:p-security-hub
Disabling public sharing leaves existing public links live; enforced incognito retains attachments/sessions24h.
Organisation/public links and Enforce Incognito · documented · Source date 2026-09-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI locale registration open-webui:open-webui:i18n-pin
The pinned client registers English, German, French and Italian interface locales; this does not establish translation quality.
src/lib/i18n/locales/languages.json, en-US, de-DE, fr-FR, it-IT entries · source-inspected · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Commit 91ea4e3421d1d8069f13d4a463fcb5986d94ea60, path src/lib/i18n/locales/languages.json
Open WebUI v0.12.4 German translations open-webui:open-webui:r4-german-admin-translations
The distributed German translation file includes administrator and user-management labels. This establishes partial German admin localization, not completeness, naturalness or accessibility conformance.
Admin Panel, Admin, Add User, Change User Role and settings entries · source-inspected · Source date 2026-10-25 · Retrieved 2026-10-26
Commit 33c1978d5bad52a31df75ea55143025dfad18d16, path src/lib/i18n/locales/de-DE/translation.json
Roles open-webui:open-webui:roles
Admins can manage the system and normally bypass resource grants; environment controls can restrict product-level chat access.
Admin; User; Pending; privacy controls · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
SSO, OAuth, OIDC and trusted header open-webui:open-webui:sso
OAuth/OIDC providers and trusted authentication proxies support account creation and login-time group synchronization.
Provider setup; OAuth group management; account creation · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Two-factor sign-in open-webui:open-webui:mfa
Built-in authenticator-based sign-in can be required, with explicit configuration for OAuth bypass.
Administrative configuration; OAuth bypass · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
SSO integration getting started perplexity:perplexity:p-sso
Paid Enterprise SSO needs verified domains and invited users; one IdP by default. Generic standards examples are not a full protocol matrix.
Paid organisation requirement, DNS domains and invitations · documented · Source date 2026-09-14 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Perplexity product FAQ perplexity:perplexity:p-hub-faq
Vendor identifies SAML SSO and SCIM for Enterprise and lists web, mobile, Comet and API access.
FAQ, information protection and client access · vendor-claimed · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
SCIM 2.0 support open-webui:open-webui:scim
SCIM provisions users and groups; deactivation maps ordinary accounts to pending and ends live connections.
Overview; User Operations; Deprovisioning; Group Operations · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI SCIM bearer authentication recheck open-webui:open-webui:r7-scim-bearer-doc
The guide configures SCIM through environment variables, including SCIM_ENABLED and SCIM_TOKEN bearer authentication. It documents no user-selectable token-scope control; account visibility rules are distinct from token scopes.
Configuration; Environment Variables; SCIM API Configuration; Security Considerations · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-26
Open WebUI v0.12.4 SCIM authentication open-webui:open-webui:r7-scim-bearer-code
The pinned authentication function checks Bearer header format, whether SCIM is enabled, and a constant-time comparison with the configured SCIM_TOKEN. The inspected authentication path exposes no per-token selectable scopes.
get_scim_auth, lines 251-297 · source-inspected · Source date 2026-10-25 · Retrieved 2026-10-26
Commit 33c1978d5bad52a31df75ea55143025dfad18d16, path backend/open_webui/routers/scim.py
SCIM-based user account management perplexity:perplexity:p-scim
SCIM needs50seats or oneMax; Okta/Entra/Google/customSCIM. Older basic role-group statement differs from newer managed roles rollout.
Eligibility, supported providers and UI authority · documented · Source date 2026-09-05 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Enterprise roles and permissions perplexity:perplexity:p-roles-rollout-correction
The new Roles & Permissions UI rolls out gradually and requires eligible sales-assisted plans for custom roles and directory groups; legacy UI settings carry over.
Overview availability and gradual upgrades; Groups · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Analytics open-webui:open-webui:analytics
Admin analytics reports messages and provider-reported tokens by users, models and groups and exposes an export API.
User and model tables; Group filters; Export; Privacy · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Enterprise usage analytics perplexity:perplexity:p-analytics
Insights requires50seats or oneMax and provides adoption, feature and per-user query reporting with export.
Eligibility, Insights metrics, user table and export · documented · Source date 2026-09-29 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Enterprise security open-webui:open-webui:security
The page describes deployment controls and states that compliance responsibility remains with the deploying organization.
Regulatory frameworks; data governance · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Filter functions open-webui:open-webui:filter
Administrators can install custom Python filters in the model request path; behavior depends on the installed filter.
Filter lifecycle and extension examples · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Customizable banners open-webui:open-webui:banners
Admins can display instance banners; a banner is not evidence of a mandatory recorded policy acknowledgement.
Configuration and dismissible banners · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Quick start open-webui:open-webui:quickstart
The software is self-installable with Docker or Python and keeps state in customer-controlled storage.
Docker; pip; data volume · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Perplexity security perplexity:perplexity:p-security
Vendor claims SOC2TypeII and annual independent testing; staff JIT access and production segregation described, reports not inspected.
Enterprise controls, access management and penetration tests · vendor-claimed · Source date 2026-08-21 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Data retention for Enterprise perplexity:perplexity:p-retention
Session-file default7days; custom session retention50seats or oneMax uses last activity and deletes outside-window data within7days.
Session-file default, custom windows and deletion · documented · Source date 2026-09-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Perplexity data processing addendum perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb
DPA provides employee confidentiality, subprocessor notices, SCCs and 30-day personal-data deletion/return at service end with legal exceptions.
August13,2026 English edition; sections4,6,10,11 andAnnex1 · documented · Source date 2026-08-13 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI chat data access boundary open-webui:open-webui:secrecy-access
The privacy guide identifies application, infrastructure operators and configured model providers as content-access trust boundaries; admin UI controls do not remove infrastructure access.
Who Can Read Chat Data?; What Encryption Protects; informational-content disclaimer · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI for law firms open-webui:open-webui:secrecy-legal
The law-firm page describes customer-operated storage/routing and links technical guidance and US ABA materials; it is general product guidance.
Materials for risk, KM, security, and legal ops review; FAQ: confidential matter information and uploaded files · vendor-claimed · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI enterprise support open-webui:open-webui:secrecy-support
Enterprise support describes advisory engineering access, dedicated channels and SLAs, with contractual commitments dependent on applicable terms.
Support Capabilities; Consulting Topics; For Procurement & Legal; informational-content disclaimer · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Terminals orchestrator open-webui:open-webui:terms
The separate per-user terminal orchestration layer requires an Open WebUI Enterprise licence for production.
Prerequisites; Licensing · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Azure Retail Prices, Switzerland North Linux VMs open-webui:open-webui:cost-vm
EUR hourly PAYG rates retrieved 2026-10-21 are 0.2226, 0.4453 and 0.8905 for D4s, D8s and D16s v5 respectively.
Consumption; Virtual Machines Dsv5 Series; Standard_D4s_v5/D8s_v5/D16s_v5 · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Azure Retail Prices, PostgreSQL Flexible Server open-webui:open-webui:cost-pg
EUR hourly PAYG GP compute is 0.2288, 0.4576 and 0.9152 for 2/4/8 vCore; storage is EUR 0.1325 per GB-month.
General Purpose Ddsv5 Series Compute, 2/4/8 vCore; Flex Server Storage · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
ECB euro reference rate history open-webui:open-webui:cost-fx
The 2026-10-20 reference rates are EUR 1 = USD 1.1215 and CHF 0.9237.
Cube time=2026-10-20; USD and CHF · documented · Source date 2026-10-20 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
OpenAI API pricing open-webui:open-webui:cost-model
Standard gpt-6-luna API price is USD 0.10 per million input tokens and USD 0.50 per million output tokens; caching, batch and regional premiums are separate.
Standard, short-context gpt-6-luna row · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
GPT-6 Luna model documentation open-webui:open-webui:cost-effort
The model accepts reasoning effort none, the lowest documented effort, and lists the same standard text-token rates.
Reasoning effort and text-token pricing · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
ECB historical euro reference exchange rates perplexity:perplexity:fx-ecb
EUR1=USD1.1215=CHF0.9237 on2026-10-20; conversion arithmetic is an analyst calculation.
Cube time=2026-10-20; USD and CHF · documented · Source date 2026-10-20 · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI v0.12.3 licence open-webui:open-webui:license-pin
The pinned licence preserves notices and restricts branding changes, with exceptions for up to 50 rolling-30-day users, prior written permission or enterprise permission.
LICENSE, clauses 1-4; prior-licence reservation · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI Desktop v0.0.20 licence open-webui:open-webui:desktop-license-r2
The separately packaged Desktop repository distributes GNU AGPL version 3 licence text at its v0.0.20 revision.
LICENSE heading and GNU Affero General Public License version 3 text · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI admin chat export implementation open-webui:open-webui:chats-pin
The admin-only all/db route returns chat records when ENABLE_ADMIN_EXPORT is enabled.
backend/open_webui/routers/chats.py, get_all_user_chats_in_db, lines 1113-1117 · source-inspected · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Commit 91ea4e3421d1d8069f13d4a463fcb5986d94ea60, path backend/open_webui/routers/chats.py
Enterprise Security Hub settings perplexity:perplexity:p-security-hub-20261026
Disabling public sharing leaves existing public links live; enforced incognito retains attachments/sessions24h.
Organisation/public links and Enforce Incognito; public web-reader representation retrieved 2026-10-26, representation SHA256 11f7eb441cbc7708f8686e2b8862ba5030d0ab3c2ebb39f22903c3296806004f · documented · Source date 2026-09-07 · Retrieved 2026-10-26
Perplexity data processing addendum perplexity:perplexity:p-dpa-gb-20261026
DPA provides employee confidentiality, subprocessor notices, SCCs and 30-day personal-data deletion/return at service end with legal exceptions.
August13,2026 English edition; sections4,6,10,11 andAnnex1; public web-reader representation retrieved 2026-10-26, representation SHA256 9e139f0ef944a998aca7167ce408fc9f27611a18703995d720c0a773535e5462 · documented · Source date 2026-08-13 · Retrieved 2026-10-26
Support and SLAs open-webui:open-webui:support
Enterprise support advertises account management and engineering guidance, while hands-on implementation remains with the customer or integrator.
Account manager; Office hours; Consulting; guidance scope · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Open WebUI roadmap open-webui:open-webui:roadmap
Budget controls, broader localization and accessibility appear on an undated roadmap and are not treated as shipped guarantees.
In progress; Planned · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Perplexity status perplexity:perplexity:p-status-web
Public operational status and calendar are available; no contracted SLA inferred.
Website/App/Computer/API and calendar · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21
Download and move your organisation files perplexity:perplexity:p-repo-retire
Remaining organisation repository files are deleted after October 1, 2026; customers must manually move needed files to Projects or connectors.
Repository retirement and migration steps · documented · Source date not stated · Retrieved 2026-10-21