"Perplexity has the best harness by FAR": why same models answer better there
ChrisUniverse · x · 2026-11-06
Users note that responses on Perplexity often beat the same model elsewhere, crediting the team's optimization work. Chris Universe claims Perplexity has "the best harness by FAR" — a reminder that the inference harness layer itself can meaningfully widen response quality gaps.
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