Perplexity signs multi-year licensing deal with Getty Images to strengthen AI search visuals

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Perplexity AI, the fast-growing conversational search startup, has announced a multi-year licensing partnership with Getty Images to integrate premium, rights-cleared visuals into its AI-driven search results.

Under the deal, Perplexity will gain access to Getty’s global content archive, allowing its generative engine to surface verified editorial and creative imagery alongside factual responses. The integration is designed to improve both information trustworthiness and visual context in AI search — two areas under growing scrutiny in the generative AI space.

The collaboration builds on a wave of licensing partnerships between AI platforms and media houses, as companies look to balance innovation with intellectual property rights. Getty Images will receive structured compensation and attribution visibility within Perplexity’s interface, ensuring proper content crediting and ethical sourcing.

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said the partnership “strengthens user trust by grounding AI-generated answers in verified, licensed media.” He added that visuals from Getty will enrich user experience across Perplexity’s Pro and Enterprise tiers, especially in education, research, and business use cases.

The agreement follows Getty’s similar licensing collaborations with OpenAI and Stability AI, highlighting how the visual-media industry is adapting to AI integration while protecting creative rights. Analysts say such alliances could define a new model of commercial coexistence between AI and content creators.