Hard pass.
Personally I operate at the extreme end, my own self hosted SearX search engine.
And, from what others may describe a tin foil hat perspective, I still can't come to grips as to why people accept less than baubles, in other words nothing, for their immensely valuable personal information which underpins the collective wealth of the magnificent 7, the most valuable companies in the world.
From my perspective Perplexity simply aims to get a slice of that exceedingly valuable gravy chain fiscal pie.