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SIDE-BY-SIDE · 2 OF 3
Two platforms.
Same questions.
Dify
WORKFLOW & AUTOMATION
PROMPT
Dify's privacy policy does not explicitly address ownership of prompts or inputs submitted to AI workflows. The policy covers personal data collection but not IP rights.
OUTPUT
Dify's privacy policy is silent on ownership of AI workflow outputs. No explicit IP assignment or licensing terms for outputs are documented in publicly available policies.
TRAINING
Only aggregated/anonymized statistics collected for service performance. No explicit training on customer data.
COMMERCIAL
Dify offers a cloud and self-hosted (open source) product. Commercial use terms are not clearly specified in the publicly available privacy policy.
400 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
Perplexity AI
ENTERPRISE SEARCH / PRODUCTIVITY
PROMPT
Users retain ownership of their queries and uploaded content per Perplexity's Terms.
OUTPUT
Perplexity does not claim ownership of AI-generated answers. Output IP status is not explicitly addressed.
TRAINING
Privacy Policy (effective February 5, 2026) states Perplexity uses data 'to improve the Services (including our AI models).' Opt-out is explicitly available in settings. Email/calendar integration data is explicitly excluded from AI training: 'we do not use or disclose Email Service Information to create, train, improve or fine-tune AI models.'
COMMERCIAL
Commercial use governed by plan tier. API use is explicitly commercial-use-permitted.
245 verified findings across the displayed surfaces.
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AIRIN SUMMARY
Perplexity AI has moderate defaults; Dify carries the most permissive license terms of the set.FOR ENTERPRISE: DIFY NOT RECOMMENDED · PERPLEXITY AI ENTERPRISE TIER ACCEPTABLE
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⚡ INTERACTIVE RISK COMPARISON HEATMAP
| RISK SURFACE | DIFY | PERPLEXITY AI |
|---|---|---|
| PPrompt Ownership | ||
| OOutput Ownership | ||
| TModel Training | ||
| CCommercial Use | ||
| DData Privacy | ||
| $Tier Differences |
* Click any cell in the heatmap matrix to scroll directly to its verbatim policy citations below.
📂 Intellectual Property & Model Training
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SURFACE 01
Prompt Ownership
Dify
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Dify's privacy policy does not explicitly address ownership of prompts or inputs submitted to AI workflows. The policy covers personal data collection but not IP rights.
“ 5.1 The Service is made available on a limited access basis, and no ownership rights are conveyed to you. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms, we and our licensors have and retain all right, title, and interest, including all intellectual property rights, in…”
Perplexity AI
MEDMED
Users retain ownership of their queries and uploaded content per Perplexity's Terms.
“ Your input and output, such as questions, prompts and other content that you input, upload or submit to the Services, and the output that you create, and any collections or pages that you generate using the Services (“ Service Interaction Information ”). Service Interaction Info…”
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SURFACE 02
Output Ownership
Dify
MEDHIGH
Dify's privacy policy is silent on ownership of AI workflow outputs. No explicit IP assignment or licensing terms for outputs are documented in publicly available policies.
“ You retain ownership of your Customer Content, including Customer Content from your accounts with Third-Party Services that are transmitted, processed, and/or stored in the Service. By transmitting, processing, and/or storing Customer Content in the Service, you hereby grant Dif…”
Perplexity AI
MEDMED
Perplexity does not claim ownership of AI-generated answers. Output IP status is not explicitly addressed.
“ Information we receive when you choose to link any third-party platforms to your account, such as when you sign into your account through Google or Apple (“ Third Party Platform Information ”) or when you voluntarily link one or more of your health and wellness applications (suc…”
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SURFACE 03
Model Training
Dify
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Only aggregated/anonymized statistics collected for service performance. No explicit training on customer data.
“Operate, maintain and improve our internal operations, systems, Sites, and Products”
The policy does not explicitly address whether user content is used for AI/ML model training. 'Improve Products' could encompass training use, but this is not confirmed or denied.
Perplexity AI
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONMED
Privacy Policy (effective February 5, 2026) states Perplexity uses data 'to improve the Services (including our AI models).' Opt-out is explicitly available in settings. Email/calendar integration data is explicitly excluded from AI training: 'we do not use or disclose Email Service Information to create, train, improve or fine-tune AI models.'
“In addition to the specific uses described above, we may use most of the above information to provide you with and improve the Services (including our AI models) and to maintain our business relationship, including by enhancing the safety and security of our Services (e.g., troub…”
User data — which includes 'most' categories described above (including Service Interaction Information, i.e., prompts and outputs) — may be used to improve AI models. No opt-out mechanism is described here.
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SURFACE 04
Commercial Use
Dify
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
Dify offers a cloud and self-hosted (open source) product. Commercial use terms are not clearly specified in the publicly available privacy policy.
“ 2.1.1 LangGenius (and its Affiliates, as applicable) will make the Services available to you, including those described in the applicable Services Terms 2.1.2 You may use your Dify.AI Account and the Service only (i) for lawful purposes; and (ii) in accordance with these Terms…”
Perplexity AI
MED⚠ CAUTIONMED
Commercial use governed by plan tier. API use is explicitly commercial-use-permitted.
“ If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected information about a child under 13 years of age or the relevant minimum age in your jurisdiction, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under the…”
📂 Data Privacy & Governance
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SURFACE 05
Data Privacy
Dify
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“We use this information to reshare content created through the use of the Service. The processing is necessary for our legitimate interests (to develop our service and inform our marketing strategy).”
Information from social network interactions can be reshared by LangGenius for marketing strategy purposes under a 'legitimate interests' basis without explicit user consent.
Perplexity AI
HIGH⚠ CAUTIONMED
Standard plan: personal, non-commercial use only. Enterprise terms at perplexity.ai/hub/legal/enterprise-terms-of-service. Email/calendar integration data explicitly excluded from AI model training.
“To the extent the laws in your jurisdiction do not recognize the legal basis of legitimate interest or another legal basis specified above for a particular purpose, you consent to the processing of your personal information for that purpose through using the Services.”
Perplexity uses mere use of the Services as implied consent for processing where 'legitimate interests' is not recognized as a valid legal basis. This is a broad fallback consent mechanism that may not be valid under GDPR or other strict privacy regimes.
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SURFACE 06
Tier Differences
Dify
MED⚠ CAUTIONHIGH
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“Dify is free for students and educators.”
No terms or conditions are specified for the student/educator free tier—it is unclear whether it matches the Sandbox tier, has separate restrictions, or requires verification. Users cannot assess their rights or obligations from this statement alone.
Perplexity AI
MED⚠ CAUTIONMED
Standard plan: personal, non-commercial use only. Enterprise terms at perplexity.ai/hub/legal/enterprise-terms-of-service. Email/calendar integration data explicitly excluded from AI model training.
“This Privacy Policy does not cover the use of the Perplexity API or Enterprise Pro, where we act solely as a processor, and which are governed by the applicable Terms and Conditions, including the Data Processing Addendum incorporated therein, that you agree to when signing up fo…”
API and Enterprise Pro users have different (and potentially stronger) data-processor protections under a DPA, whereas free/Pro/Max users are governed by this policy which permits broader use of their data.