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Shorty vs Perplexity API Platform
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours Perplexity API Platform (89/100 against 70). Shorty is hosted and callable through the gateway; Perplexity API Platform runs on your own machine. Perplexity API Platform has noticeably more public adoption.
| Shorty | Perplexity API Platform | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B70/100 | A89/100 |
| Adoption | New | Established |
| GitHub stars | – | 2.5k |
| Downloads / week | – | 23k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | No |
| Tools | — | 4 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | — | MIT |
| Last release | — | 2026-08-27 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |