# Perplexity Model Selector

> Injects AI model selection dropdowns into Perplexity UI, allowing you to switch response and image generation models straight from the homepage.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/perplexity-model-selector](https://chrome-stats.com/d/perplexity-model-selector)

## Overview

- **ID:** `perplexity-model-selector`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Doggerdoo11
- **Daily users:** 14
- **Weekly downloads:** 1
- **Version:** 1.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2025-03-14
- **First published:** 2024-11-13
- **Size:** 13 KB
- **Data as of:** 2025-04-29
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/perplexity-model-selector/)

## Description

In the vanilla Perplexity UI, you can only switch AI model before asking a question by navigating to settings, switching the model, then navigating back to the search page. This extension eliminates the extra steps by adding model selector dropdowns directly next to any search bar in the site (where model selection has an effect). This includes:

<ul><li><b>Main search page</b>: Response and image generation model selectors</li><li><b>Existing thread response page</b>: Image generation model selector only. The response model selector wouldn't have an effect here.</li><li><b>"New Thread" modal</b>: Both response and image generation model selectors</li></ul>

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `*://www.perplexity.ai/*`
- `webRequest`

### Content script matches

- `www.perplexity.ai`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** Moderate risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows the extension to observe and analyze traffic in flight for the selected hosts.
- This extension is not longer available in the store

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/perplexity-model-selector)