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(Un)Perplexed Spready with Ollama Cloud models and integrated Web Search with Searxng

Introduction

At Matasoft, we believe that technology exists to amplify human creativity, not to burden it with repetitive and tedious tasks. Yet, countless professionals still spend hours manually entering and editing complex spreadsheets filled with unstructured text — a type of data traditional spreadsheet formulas simply cannot process effectively.

Until recently, the only solution was painstaking manual work, row by row. That has changed with the rise of large language models (LLMs), which bring contextual understanding and intelligent automation into the realm of data processing.

To harness this advancement, we developed (Un)Perplexed Spready — software that seamlessly integrates artificial intelligence into spreadsheet formulas. It enables machines to extract, analyze, and categorize messy data effortlessly, allowing users to focus on insights rather than data cleanup.

Our philosophy is simple: let AI do the hard work while you enjoy your coffee.

About (Un)Perplexed Spready

Our (Un)Perplexed Spready application is a next-generation spreadsheet tool that embeds AI prompts directly inside spreadsheet formulas, enabling true intelligent data processing powered by artificial intelligence. You can find detailed information on our official page: https://matasoft.hr/QTrendControl/index.php/un-perplexed-spready.

At present, the software supports two types of AI integrations: Perplexity AI – a highly capable web search–oriented commercial AI, and Ollama – a local platform hosting a variety of open-source large language models you can run directly on your own machine.

While Perplexity AI offers excellent contextual accuracy and real-time web data retrieval, its pricing structure makes it less accessible for small businesses or individual users, as token usage costs can quickly become significant. For this reason, this article focuses on a more affordable alternative: the Ollama-based setup, which provides local AI processing at minimal or zero cost, making advanced spreadsheet automation achievable for everyone.

About Ollama

Ollama is a tool that lets you download and run large language models (LLMs) entirely on your own computer—no cloud account or API key required. You install it once, then pull whichever open-source model you want (Llama 3, Mistral, Gemma, Granite …) and talk to it from the command line or from your own scripts. Think of it as a lightweight, self-contained “Docker for LLMs”: it bundles the model weights, runtime, and a simple API server into one binary so you can spin up a private, local AI assistant with a single command.

You can  find more information here: https://ollama.com/

By default, Ollama will expose API endpoint on http://localhost:11434/api/chat

About Ollama Cloud

Recently, Ollama introduced a new cloud-hosted offering featuring some of the largest and most capable open-source AI models. While Ollama’s local setup has always been excellent for privacy and control, running large language models (LLMs) locally requires modern, high-performance hardware — something most standard office computers simply lack. As a result, using (Un)Perplexed Spready with locally installed models for large or complex spreadsheet operations can quickly become impractical due to hardware limitations.

This is where Ollama Cloud steps in. It provides scalable access to powerful open-source models hosted in the cloud, delivering the same flexibility without demanding high-end hardware. The pricing is impressively low — a fraction of what comparable commercial APIs like Perplexity AI typically cost. This makes it an ideal solution for users and organizations who want high-quality AI performance without significant infrastructure investment.

We’re genuinely excited about this development — Ollama Cloud bridges the gap between performance, affordability, and accessibility. Well done, Ollama — and thank you for making advanced AI available to everyone!

You can find more information here: https://ollama.com/cloud

Ollama cloud API endpoint is: https://ollama.com/api/chat

About Ollama Desktop Application

Ollama recently also published a desktop application, which introduces interesting capabilities like integration with web search tool. 

Unfortunately, currently it is available only for Windows and Mac, while not available for Linux. We hope this will change in future. We haven't checked, but maybe it is possible to install it in Linux via Wine emulator?

About SearXNG

SearXNG is a free, open-source “meta-search” engine that you can run yourself. Instead of crawling the web on its own, it forwards your query to dozens of public search services (Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo, Mojeek, Qwant etc.), merges the results, strips out trackers and ads, and returns a single clean page. All queries originate from your server/PC, so the upstream engines never see your IP or set cookies on your browser. In short: it’s a privacy-respecting, self-hostable proxy that turns multiple third-party search engines into one, without logging or profiling users.

Unfortunatelly, while On Linux it is quite easy to install it, on Windows it is not so easy, and depending on Windows OS version, it might be impossible.

About Open WebUI

Open WebUI (formerly “Ollama WebUI”) is a browser-based, self-hosted dashboard that gives you a ChatGPT-like interface for any LLM you run locally or remotely.
It speaks the same API that Ollama exposes, so you just point it at `http://localhost:11434` (or any other OpenAI-compatible endpoint) and instantly get a full-featured GUI: threaded chats, markdown, code highlighting, LaTeX, image uploads, document ingestion (RAG), multi-model support, user log-ins, and role-based access.
Think of it as “a private ChatGPT in a Docker container” – you keep your models and data on your own machine, but your users interact through a polished web front-end.
What is interesting is that it enables integration of tools like web search tools and exposing it externally via API endpoint on 'http://localhost:3000/api/chat/completions'.
Thus, instead of using Ollama endpoint 'http://localhost:11434/api/chat' or 'https://ollama.com/api/chat'  we will rather use 'http://localhost:3000/api/chat/completions' with integrated SearXNG enabled "web_search" tool. What is great about it is that we can utilize both local Ollama models and Ollama cloud models by using the same Open WebUI API endpoint ('http://localhost:3000/api/chat/completions' ).

Working Solution on Linux

Ollama Setup

Install Ollama by using follwing command in terminal:

curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

Search and browse local and cloud models available here: https://ollama.com/search

Download and install local LLM models by using "pull" command, like this:

ollama pull granite4:tiny-h

Register and sign-in to Ollama here: https://ollama.com/cloud in order to be able to use Ollama cloud models. Optionally (and highly recommended), upgrade to PRO subscription.
Register also API key here: https://ollama.com/settings/keys

The you can register cloud models by using commands like this:

ollama pull gpt-oss:20b-cloud

Notice the difference between actually installing local copy of a model from registering cloud variant of the same model.

This registration of a cloud model is needed for running a cloud model via CLI in terminal (for example "ollama run gpt-oss:120b-cloud") or inside Ollama Desktop application.

However, when you are utilizing cloud model via API, then this is not needed, but rather, you will use the model via API endpoint on https://ollama.com/api/chat

Read the API related documents here: 

https://docs.ollama.com/api

https://docs.ollama.com/cloud

Configure Ollama Service

Go to the folder /etc/systemd/system and open ollama.service file as sudo. Add these 2 lines:
Environment="OLLAMA_HOST=0.0.0.0:11434"
Environment="OLLAMA_ORIGINS=*"

This will enable proper integration of locally installed Ollama with Open WebUI installed in a docker container.

SearXNG Setup

There are multiple alternative ways how to install and setup SearXNG, but I would recommend approach with Docker installation described here: https://docs.searxng.org/admin/installation-docker.html.

However, the web page is not giving exactly accurate instruction, so we need to modify it a bit.

Create Directories for Configuration and Persistent Data

In terminal type:

mkdir -p ./searxng/config/ ./searxng/data/
cd ./searxng/

Run the Docker Container

Type in terminal:

docker rm -f searxng
docker run --name searxng -d -p 8080:8080 -v "./config/:/etc/searxng/" -v "./data/:/var/cache/searxng/" --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway docker.io/searxng/searxng:latest

Edit SearxNG Configuration for JSON Support

Find the settings.yml configuration file and enter a line to support json format. This is absolutely critical, without that integration with SearXNG will not work! (Somebody please tell SerXNG developer to include JSON support by default!)


In the "search" section under "formats:" subsection, add "-json" line.

Starting SearXNG

You can start SearXNG with this command in terminal:

docker container start

The SearXNG should be visible on http://localhost:8080/

Verify that JSON format is enabled, by loading the following page in browser: http://localhost:8080/search?q=%3Cquery%3E&format=json

You should see the following:

Starting SearXNG as a Service

In order to ensure automatic starting of SearXNG during OS booting, create a file named "searxng-start.service" inside folder /etc/systemd/system.

Enter the following lines inside the file:


[Unit]
Description=Start SearxNG Docker Container
After=docker.service
Requires=docker.service

[Service]
Type=oneshot
RemainAfterExit=yes
ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker container start searxng
TimeoutStartSec=0

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Open WebUI Setup

Open WebUI is one of those powerful, feature-rich tools that can both impress and infuriate at the same time. It offers an incredible range of capabilities — but finding where each option lives can feel like navigating a labyrinth designed by a mischievous engineer. Before you figure out where everything is, you’ll probably be pulling your hair and questioning your life choices. (Seriously, guys… why like this?!)

But don’t worry — you don’t have to suffer through that chaos alone. To save you the frustration and time, we’ve prepared clear, step-by-step instructions on how to properly set up and configure Open WebUI the right way.

You can install Open WebUI by following instructions given here: https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui

As with SearXNG, there are multiple options how to install Open WebUI, but we recommend installation via Docker, by entering following command into terminal:

docker run -d -p 3000:8080 --add-host=host.docker.internal:host-gateway -v open-webui:/app/backend/data --name open-webui --restart always ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui:main

 Open WebUI is subject of intensive development, so new releases are very frequent. You can update your installation by following command:

docker run --rm --volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock containrrr/watchtower --run-once open-webui

Setting Ollama Endpoint in Open WebUI

You can setup multiple "Ollama API connections" here: http://127.0.0.1:3000/admin/settings/connections

Use "http:host.docker.internal:11434" to point towards locally installed Ollama instance, while "https://ollama.com" to point towards Ollama cloud instance.

IMPORTANT: When setting up Ollama cloud connection, you need to enter you Ollama cloud API key under "Bearer"!

Then go to http://127.0.0.1:3000/admin/settings/models and open "Menage Models" options, in order to fetch models available on each of those Ollama instances:

Notice that here you can fetch models coming from:

A) Local Ollama installation 

Note that it is "http//host.docker.internal:11434" that points to locally installed Ollama on your computer, not the "http://127.0.0.1:11434", which would be used if you install Ollama instance inside the same docker container where is OpenWebUI! This is important to understand, use "http://host.docker.internal:114343" if you want to utilize Ollama models being installed in standard Ollama installation on your computer.
From here you can pull all the Ollama models that you have already installed on your computer.

Here you can see and edit details about locally installed models, for example locally installed granite4:tiny-h model:

B) Ollama cloud

By defining 'https://ollama.com' you can access Ollama cloud models.

For example, kimi-k2:1t model available in Ollama cloud:

 

Setting SearXNG Web Search Tools in Open WebUI

We need to setup separately Web Search tool being integrated in Open WebUI GUI application and web_search tool being utilized via API.

Setting SearXNG Web Search Tool for Open WebUI GUI

Go to http://127.0.0.1:3000/admin/settings/web

Here we need to enable web search and choose searxng search engine.

In the "Searxng Query URL" enter the following address: http://host.docker.internal:8080/search?q=<query>&format=json

(Notice that required format is JSON, that's why we had to enable JSON format in settings.yml configuration file of SearXNG installation) 

Setting SearXNG Web Search Tool for Open WebUI API

Go to http://127.0.0.1:3000/workspace/tools

Here we can setup various tools, but we will focus on "web_search" tool only.

You can find and download various Open WebUI tools here: https://openwebui.com/#open-webui-community or here https://openwebui.com/tools

You can find web_search tool utilizing SearXNG here: https://openwebui.com/t/constliakos/web_search

Alternatively, you can download it also from here: https://matasoft.hr/tool-web_search-export-1760708746640.json.7z


You can use Import button to import a tool into your Open WebUI instance: 

At then end, you will have it available here: http://127.0.0.1:3000/workspace/tools/edit?id=web_search

Important thing is that you need to configure the SEARXNG_ENGINE_API_BASE_URL with proper address, by setting  default="http://host.docker.internal:8080/search" and not default="http://localhost:8080/search"!

class Tools:
    class Valves(BaseModel):
        SEARXNG_ENGINE_API_BASE_URL: str = Field(
            default="http://host.docker.internal:8080/search",
            description="The base URL for Search Engine",

Exposing Open WebUI API Endpoint

In order to be able to use Ollama models (either locally installed, either coming from Ollama cloud) with connected SearXNG web search tool, we need to setup and expose Open WebUI API endpoint.

Go to http://127.0.0.1:3000/admin/settings/general.

Ensure that "Enable API key" option is enabled.

Now go to user settings (not Admin panel settings, but regular user settings).



 

Here you need to generate your Open WebUI API key, this is the API key you are going to use in (Un)Perplexed Spready!

 Now your Open Web UI instance is configured to run with SearXNG web search tool.

Endpoints Setup in (Un)Perplexed Spready

You can find detailed instructions on how to setup and use use (Un)Perplexed Spready here: https://matasoft.hr/qtrendcontrol/index.php/un-perplexed-spready/using-un-perplexed-spready

Go to Settings and choose "Local AI API Settings".

Also available in the toolbar:

We need to enter the Open WebUI API key under the API key, Open WebUI API URL ('http://localhost:3000/api/chat/completions') under the API URL and "web_search" under the Open WebUI Tools.

That's it! Now we can use both locally installed Ollama models and Ollama cloud models, by using the very same API endpoint. Cool, isn't it?

NOTICE: When you are entering model name under "API Model", you need to use model name as shown in your Open WebUI GUI where you registered it. Therfore, e.g. "kimi-k2:1t" and not "kimi-k2:1t-cloud", although you might think that proper name should have "-cloud" suffix, as indicated in Ollama web page. No! You need to use without "-cloud" suffix, exactly as you see it in the Open WebUI GUI.

Working Solution on Windows

While in Linux we had setup Open WebUI as an additional layer where we connected together Searxng based web_search tool with Ollama models, in Windows we have available more straight-forwards approach by using Ollama Desktop application. It seems that Ollama Desktop in Windows has already embedded a web search tool, and it is possible to expose it to external world via API, directly.

The major difference here is that we will not use Open WebUI endpoint (http://localhost:3000/api/chat/completions) neither Ollama Cloud endpoint (https://ollama.com/api/chat) but rather local Ollama endpoint: http://localhost:11434/api/chat.

Also, contrary to the approach we described for Linux, where we used model names without "-cloud" suffix, here we must use exactly those locally registered names of cloud models, so e.g. "gpt-oss:120b-cloud" instead of "gpt-oss:120b"!

First step is to locally register models, in command prompt. For example: ollama pull kimi-k2:1t-cloud, so that we can use it in the Ollama desktop application.

Then in the Ollama Desktop application, under Settings, expose Ollama to the network.

 

In the (Un)Perplexed Spready you need to enter you Ollama Cloud API key under "API Key", local Ollama API endpoint (http://localhost:11434/api/chat), locally registered name representing a cloud model (e.g. kimi-k2:1t-cloud) and no Open WebUI tool (keep it blank).

UPDATE: Later we have tested without entering Ollama Cloud API key, and it seems it is working even without entering it. If localhost installation API is used, it seems that both Ollama Cloud models and web search tool are enabled via integration through Ollama Desktop application.

SIDE NOTE: Here in screenshot you can see an interesting use case for (Un)Perplexed Spready, where we had to compile answers to some legal questions in Indian state Gujarat. The formula was:

=ASK_LOCAL3($Instructions.$A$1,B2,C2," Your job is to answer the legal query given in the Input3, in category given in Input2, using instructions provided in Input1. Before giving me an output of the answer, I want you to verify the correctness of your answer, cross check the answer for any discrepancies with any government or court orders and check the instructions written here, to make sure your answer is as per the requirements. Remove any reference to citations from the result text, before returning the result. Return now answer to the question given in Input3!")

As you can see, we had to reference a cell in other sheet where we put details of the legal regulations and context for the questions.

 

Demonstration

We will now demonstrate how it works, with a simple project where we have a spreadsheet containing around 300 addresses in Swedish language. The task is to extract address line and city, and enrich it by finding city ZIP code and geographical longitude and latitude. For sake of this experiment, we will process only first 30 rows and compare various Ollama cloud models with a locally installed Ollama model and finally with a Perplexity AI model. We ere running this test on a Dell Latitude 5410 laptop.

We will first create new column (column F) containing concatenated information =$B$1&": "&B2&", "&$C$1&": "&C2&", "&$D$1&": "&D2&", "&$E$1&": "&E2

Then we will define AI-driven formulas (ASK_LOCAL1 formula) for columns to be populated with additional information:

ADDRESS: =ask_local1($F2, "Input contains full adress of a location in Sweden, in Swedish language. Extract Street Address and House Number ONLY.")

ZIPCODE: =ask_local1($F2, "Input contains full adress of a location in Sweden, in Swedish language. Extract or find on Internet ZIP code (postal code). Be concise, return postal code value only.")

CITY: =ask_local1($F2, "Input contains full adress of a location in Sweden, in Swedish language. Extract city name.")

LONG: =ask_local1($F2, "Input contains full adress of a location in Sweden, in Swedish language. Find in internal database, or on Internet, the geographical longitude of this location. Be concise, return only longitude value.")

LAT: =ask_local1($F2, "Input contains full adress of a location in Sweden, in Swedish language. Find in internal database, or on Internet, the geographical latitude of this location. Be concise, return only latitude value.")

Now we can load and execute it in (Un)Perplexed Spready. Let's load it and hide column F. We will execute calculation for first 30 rows and compare results for Ollama cloud models with one locally installed Ollama model (we will use Smollm3). We have chosen smollm3 because it is a model that can run relatively fast on weak HW, while still achieving relatively good results. Bigger models, of course, would run even longer. The intent is not to give an extensive comparison, but rather to give you a glimpse on what is the difference between running Ollama cloud models versus locally installed models.

A) Ollama Cloud Model - kimi-k2:1t

 With kimi-k2:1t model, It took 10 minutes 16 seconds to finish the job for 30 rows (30x5=150 formulas). This model is considered by many to be the most capable general purpose open-source model at the moment. You can find more info here: https://ollama.com/library/kimi-k2

 

B) Ollama Cloud Model - gpt-oss:120b

 With gpt-oss:120b, It took 13 minutes 13 seconds to finish the job for 30 rows (30x5=150 formulas). You can find more information about this model here: https://ollama.com/library/gpt-oss

C) Ollama Cloud Model - gpt-oss:20b

 With smaller variant of gpt-oss, It took 13 minutes 32 seconds to finish the job for 30 rows (30x5=150 formulas). More information about the model here: https://ollama.com/library/gpt-oss

D) Local Ollama Model - alibayram/smollm3:latest

Now, we were running the same test with a locally installed Ollama model. We have chosen smollm3 due it's compromise of small size ( therefore fast execution) and pretty good agentic capabilities. It took 3 hours 14 minutes and 55 seconds  to finish the job  for 30 rows (30x5=150 formulas). It means that on this particular laptop, 390 seconds (6.5 minutes) is required to calculate one row, 32.5 hours would be required for 300 rows, while 1354 days would be required for 300 K rows spreadsheet (!).

You can find more information about this model here: https://ollama.com/alibayram/smollm3

E) Perplexity AI Model - sonar-pro

Finally, let's compare it with A Perplexity AI model. We are going to use Peprlexity AI's sonar-pro model. 

With perplexity AI, It took only 6 minutes 44 seconds to finish the job, for 30 rows (30x5=150 formulas). It is obviously the fastest option, but, with a price - during this testing alone, we spent 1.88 $ on tokens, meaning the price was 0.062667 $ per row. Therefore, it would be 18.80$ for 300 rows, 188$ for 3000 rows and 18800$ for 300 K rows! Consider that, almost 19 K $ for a spreadsheet with 300 K rows to process!

Conclusion

While Perplexity AI remains the most capable commercial-grade solution for AI-powered spreadsheet processing in (Un)Perplexed Spready, its usage costs can quickly add up, making it a less practical option for smaller teams or individual users.

Locally installed Ollama models provide an excellent alternative for enthusiasts and professionals equipped with powerful hardware capable of running large language models. However, for extensive or complex spreadsheet operations, performance limitations and hardware demands often become a concern.

The recently launched Ollama Cloud elegantly bridges this gap. It offers access to some of the most advanced open-source models, hosted on high-performance cloud infrastructure — at a fraction of the cost of commercial APIs like Perplexity AI. With its strong performance, flexibility, and modest pricing, Ollama Cloud emerges as the most balanced and affordable choice for AI-driven spreadsheet automation within (Un)Perplexed Spready.

We confidently recommend it to all users seeking the perfect mix of power, convenience, and cost efficiency.

Recommendations to Ollama

If somebody from Ollama reads this article, this is what we would like to see present in Ollama cloud offer in future:

  • Server side enabled tools integration, primarily web search tool
  • Smaller, but capable models being supported. We are considering models like: IBM's granite3.3:8b, granite4:tiny-h, granite4:small-h; smollm3 (thinking/non thinking); mistral:7b, olmo2; jan-nano-4b etc. Fast execution is important for usage inside spreadsheets
  • Uncensored / abliterated variants of LLM models, capable to perform uncensored web scraping

Further Reading

Introduction to (Un)Perplexed Spready

Download (Un)Perplexed Spready

Purchase License for (Un)Perplexed Spready

Various Articles about (Un)Perplexed Spready

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Spreadsheet Processing Services with (Un)Perplexed Spready and Perplexity AI

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(Un)Perplexed Spready - AI-driven spreadsheet software

(Un)Perplexed Spready: The AI - Powered Spreadsheet Revolution

Have you ever found yourself despairing in tedious job of extracting information from some huge, big, boring spreadsheet... thinking how nice it would be if you had somebody else to do it for you? Cursing your life, while trying to make some sense from unstructured, messy data? Snail's pace going through the rows of the table, wondering whether you will finish it before the end of universe, or you will continue the job even in the black hole over the horizon of space-time?

Yes, we know that feeling.  Sometimes there is just no spreadsheet function, no formula to do the job automatically, there is no automated way of extracting useful information from a messy dataset...only human can do it, manually. Row by row, until it is done. No machine can understand the meaning of unorganized textual data, no spreadsheet formula can help you managing such data...no machine...wait!

Is that really true anymore? I mean, today, in the age when we are witnessing rising of the Artificial Intelligence everywhere? I mean, would you go around the world by foot or by plane? Would you till the land by hand or by tractor? Would you ride a horse or drive a car, to visit your mother far away?

No, my friends, there is no reason to despair anymore, there is no reason to do the hard, tedious job of manual data extraction and categorization in spreadsheets, today when we have advanced AI (Artificial Intelligence) models available. But how? How can you make that funny clever AI chat-bot to do something useful instead of babbling nonsense?

Well, let us present you a solution - the (UN)PERPLEXED SPREADY, a spreadsheet software whispering to Artificial Intelligence, freeing you from hardship of manual spreadsheet work!

Enjoy your life and drink your coffee, while the AI is working for you! It was time, after all, don't you think you deserve it?


Harness the power of advanced language models (LLM) directly within your spreadsheets!

Imagine opening your favorite spreadsheet and having the power of cutting-edge AI models at your fingertips—right inside your cells. (Un)Perplexed Spready is not your average spreadsheet software. It’s a next-generation tool that integrates state-of-the-art language models into its custom formulas, letting you perform advanced data analysis, generate insights, and even craft intelligent responses, all while you go about your daily work (...or just drink your coffee).

This isn’t sci-fi. This is (Un)Perplexed Spready—the spreadsheet software that laughs at the limits of Excel, Google Sheets, or anything you’ve used before.

“But How Is This Even Possible?”

Meet Your New AI Co-Pilots:

  • PERPLEXITY functions: Tap into commercial-grade AI (Perplexity.ai) for market analysis, real-time data synthesis, or competitive intelligence.

  • ASK_LOCAL formulas: Run free, private AI models (via Ollama) directly on your machine. Mistral, DeepSeek, Llama2—your choice. Crunch data offline, no API fees, no delays.

  • ASK_REMOTE (demo mode): Test ideas on our server-

What Makes (Un)Perplexed Spready Unique?

Direct AI models Integration:
At the heart of (Un)Perplexed Spready is its innovative support for custom functions such as:

  • PERPLEXITY: Call top-tier commercial AI directly (via Perplexity AI’s API)

  • ASK_LOCAL: Query locally installed AI models through the Ollama platform

  • ASK_REMOTE: Access remotely hosted AI model for on-the-fly analysis

With these functions, you can simply enter a formula like:
  =PERPLEXITY1(A2, "What is the category of this product? Choose between following categories: meat, fruits, vegetables, bakery, dairy, others.")
or

  =ASK_LOCAL1(A2, "From product description extract the product measure (mass, volume, size etc.) and express it in S.I. units")

or

  =ASK_REMOTE1(A2, "What is aggregate phase of the product (solid, liquid, gas)?")

or
  =ASK_LOCAL2(A2, B2, "Are two products having same color?")

or

  =ASK_LOCAL2(A2, B2, "In what kind of packaging container is the product packed? Example of containers are: box, bottle, pouch, can, canister, bag, etc.")

or

  =PERPLEXITY2(A2, B2, "What are common characteristics of the two products?")

or

  =PERPLEXITY(A2, B2, C2,  "How can we achieve Input1 from Input2, by utilizing Input3?")

or

       =ASK_LOCAL3(C2, D2, E2,"Classify Input1 and Input2 by Input3.")


— and see powerful AI-generated output appear instantly in your spreadsheet!

Seamless Experience:
(Un)Perplexed Spready is designed with both beginners and advanced users in mind. Its user-friendly interface incorporates familiar spreadsheet features—such as cell formatting, copy/paste, auto-updating row heights, and advanced sorting—as well as innovative AI integration that brings a new level of interactivity. Every calculation, from basic arithmetic to AI-driven natural language queries, is processed swiftly and accurately.

Advanced Business Scenarios

Only your imagination is limit when considering possible use cases. By using Perplexity AI, you can facilitate on-line search capabilities and embed it inside your spreadsheet formula.

Look this advanced formula as an example:

=PERPLEXITY3(A2,C2,D2,"By using A breakdown of the 12 award categories being defined on the web page: https://awards.retailgazette.co.uk/award-categories/ (namely: 'Best Retailer Over £500m', 'Best Retailer Under £500m', 'Own Brand Game Changer', 'Ecommerce Game Changer', 'Marketing Game Changer', 'Sustainability Game Changer', 'Workplace Game Changer', 'Game Changing Team', 'Grocery Game Changer', 'Fashion Game Changer', 'New Store Game Changer', 'Supply Chain Game Changer') label the company provided in the Input1 with with the category (only 1 of the 12 categories) they’re most likely to sponsor, based on the product/service the company offers. In order to determine the company product/service offer, investigate company web page provided as Input2 and Linkedin company page being provided as Input3. Then compare the product/service the company offers and determine the most suitable award category as final result.")

Result is amazing:

Similarly, we can find industry domains for list of companies, by entering following formula:

=PERPLEXITY3(A2,C2,D2,"For the company provided as Input1 determine the product/service offered, by investigating company web page provided as Input2 and Linkedin company page being provided as Input3. If needed, search Internet for additional information to determine exact industry the company operates within. Return the label of industry in which the company operates within, as final result.")

Free and paid features

Basic spreadsheet functionality is completely free, but utilizing advanced AI-driven functions require purchasing and activation of commercial license, for a small fee.

Intelligent Licensing for Premium Features:
Only the premium AI-driven functions require a commercial license. This means while all basic spreadsheet features remain free, access to advanced AI-driven formulas like PERPLEXITY, ASK_LOCAL and ASK_REMOTE require purchasing commercial license.

When you launch (Un)Perplexed Spready, your license status is automatically verified—updating the main interface with clear feedback. For example, if your license is active, you’ll see “License: VALID” and a detailed status report; if not, you’ll be notified immediately that the premium features are locked. But, you will be able to use the program as a regular free spreadsheet software. Once you need advanced AI formulas, then you can purchase a license, for a price of two beers a month.

Once the license is validated, you can start using AI-powered functions in your formulas. Whether you’re analyzing large datasets or crafting creative reports.

Value Proposition and Business Use Cases

You can find more ind-depth analysis of what are the potential use cases and what is the benefit (Un)Perplexed Spready in following articles:

(Un)Perplexed Spready: The AI-Driven Spreadsheet Revolution Empowering Human Potential
(Un)Perplexed Spready: Transforming Data Management with AI-Powered Spreadsheet Formulas
Unleash Your Data's Potential with (Un)Perplexed Spready: The AI Revolution You've Been Waiting For
(Un)Perplexed Spready: When Spreadsheets Finally Learn to Think
(Un)Perplexed Spready: Bringing the Power of AI into Your Spreadsheets
(Un)Perplexed Spready: Transforming Spreadsheets with AI-Powered Efficiency
Transform Your Workflow with (Un)Perplexed Spready: The AI-Powered Spreadsheet Revolution
Unlocking Efficiency: How (Un)Perplexed Spready Transforms Spreadsheets into AI Powerhouses
Transform Your Business with (Un)Perplexed Spready: The AI-Powered Spreadsheet Revolution
The Spreadsheet Evolution Is Here: Meet (Un)Perplexed Spready – AI That Thinks for You
Unlock Your Data’s Potential with (Un)Perplexed Spready: The AI Revolution is Here
From Spreadsheet Nightmares to Data Dreams: How (Un)Perplexed Spready Rewrites the Rules
Say Goodbye to Spreadsheet Chaos: (Un)Perplexed Spready Brings AI to the Rescue

How It Works

Install or Integrate Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) LLM models into your spreadsheet

"(Un)Perplexed Spready" is a peculiar spreadsheet software introducing possibility to utilize advanced LLM AI models directly inside custom formulas. Isn't that cool?

Imagine that - powerful AI models doing something useful for change, not only entartaining you in chat!  We say: yeah, let AI do the hard work, while you drink your coffee and enjoy your life!

Currently, the following AI platforms are available via API:

1. Perplexity AI (https://www.perplexity.ai/) - a well known major commercial AI provider

2. Remotely hosted free Ollama based AI model (hosted on our server)

Currently we run Mistral:7b on our own server.

3. Locally installed free AI models (available by Ollama platform on https://ollama.com/)



Of the three options, most exciting option is the third one, which enables you to install any model available on Ollama platform (https://ollama.com/), run it on your local computer and immediately have it available to use it inside spreadsheets, by utilizing our (Un)Perplexed Spready software!

Isn't that cool? Oh, yes it is! The only limit is your HW. Fortunately, these days, Ollama provides models such as Mistral 7b, DeepScaler:1.5b, DeepSeek-1:7b and LLama2, which can run even on low-spec hardware, such as oldish office laptop. Choose from multitude of available models here: https://ollama.com/search

Find more detailed recommendations for choosing appropriate LLM model for low-spec office laptops here: Leveraging AI on Low-Spec Computers: A Guide to Ollama Models for (Un)Perplexed Spready

Embed Advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) LLM models into your spreadsheet formulas

(Un)Perplexed Spready provides three corresponding set of formulas for these three AI options, in three variants differing in number of cell ranges input parameters, i.e. number of inputs for AI prompt.

1. Functions working with Perplexity AI

=PERPLEXITY1 (A2, "Some instruction to AI...")
=PERPLEXITY2 (A2, B2, "Some instruction to AI...")
=PERPLEXITY3 (A2, B2, C2, "Some instruction to AI...")

2. Functions working with locally installed AI model (by using Ollama platform)

=ASK_LOCAL1 (A2, "Some instruction to AI...")
=ASK_LOCAL2 (A2, B2, "Some instruction to AI...")
=ASK_LOCAL3 (A2, B2, C2, "Some instruction to AI...")

3. Functions working with remotelly hosted AI model (hosted on our server)

=ASK_REMOTE1 (A2, "Some instruction to AI...")
=ASK_REMOTE2 (A2, B2, "Some instruction to AI...")
=ASK_REMOTE3 (A2, B2, C2, "Some instruction to AI...")

Notice: Option 3 with AI model hosted on our server is at this stage intended only for demo and testing purposes, not for real production exploitation.
The hosting server has low hardware specifications, thus calculation is very slow.

We recommend you to install your own free AI model available on Ollama platform, according to your HW specs. This option will provide you highest flexibility and lowest costs. Of course, if you wish to have enterprise level accuracy of calculation, then choose Perplexity AI for superb speed and high quality of AI-driven answers.

Why Choose (Un)Perplexed Spready?

  • Revolutionary Integration: Get the best of spreadsheets and AI combined, all in one intuitive interface.

  • Market-Leading Flexibility: Choose between Perplexity AI and locally installed LLM models, or even our remote free model hosted on our server—whichever suits your needs.

  • User-Centric Design: With familiar spreadsheet features seamlessly merged with AI capabilities, your productivity is bound to soar.

  • It's powerful - only your imagination and HW specs are limits to what can you do with the help of AI! If data is new gold, then the (Un)Perplexed Spready is your miner!

  • It's fun - sure it is fun, when you are drinking coffee and scrolling news, while AI is doing the hard job. Drink your coffee and let the AI works for you!

Get Started!

Join the revolution today. Let (Un)Perplexed Spready free you from manual data crunching and unlock the full potential of AI—right inside your spreadsheet. Whether you're a business analyst, a researcher, or just an enthusiast, our powerful integration will change the way you work with data.

You can find more practical information on how to setup and use the (Un)Perplexed Spready software here: Using (Un)Perplexed Spready

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Request Free Evaluation Period

When you run the application, you will be presented with the About form, where you will find automatically generated Machine Code for your computer. Send us an email with specifying your machine code and ask for a trial license. We will send you trial license key, that will unlock the premium AI functions for a limited time period.

Contact us on following email:
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Purchase commercial license

For a price of two beers a month, you can have a faithful co-worker, that is, the AI-whispering spreadsheet software, to work the hard job, while you drink your coffee!.
You can purchase the commercial license here: Purchase License for (Un)Perplexed Spready

 

AI-driven Spreadsheet Processing Services

We are also offering AI-driven spreadsheet processing services with (Un)Perplexed Spready software.

If you need massive data extraction, data categorization, data classification, data annotation or data labeling, check-out our corresponding services here: AI-driven Spreadsheet Processing Services

Further Reading

Download (Un)Perplexed Spready

Purchase License for (Un)Perplexed Spready

Using (Un)Perplexed Spready

Leveraging AI on Low-Spec Computers: A Guide to Ollama Models for (Un)Perplexed Spready

(Un)Perplexed Spready with web search enabled Ollama models

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(Un)Perplexed Spready: Transforming Data Management with AI-Powered Spreadsheet Formulas

In today's data-driven business landscape, professionals across industries face a common challenge: extracting meaningful insights from increasingly complex and unstructured datasets. Traditional spreadsheet tools, while powerful for numerical calculations, often fall short when confronted with the messy reality of real-world data. Enter (Un)Perplexed Spready, an innovative spreadsheet solution that seamlessly integrates advanced AI capabilities directly into familiar spreadsheet formulas, fundamentally changing how we interact with and derive value from our data.

The Evolution of Spreadsheet Technology

Spreadsheets have been the backbone of business data management for decades. From VisiCalc to Lotus 1-2-3 to Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, these tools have evolved to include increasingly sophisticated calculation capabilities. However, they've remained fundamentally limited by their reliance on structured data and explicit programming logic.

Traditional spreadsheet formulas excel at mathematical operations and predefined logical functions, but struggle with tasks that require contextual understanding, semantic interpretation, or handling of unstructured text. This limitation creates a significant productivity bottleneck, particularly when dealing with:

  • Product descriptions containing embedded specifications
  • Customer feedback requiring sentiment analysis
  • Unstructured notes containing actionable information
  • Inconsistently formatted data requiring standardization
  • Complex categorization tasks requiring contextual understanding

These challenges typically force professionals to spend countless hours on manual data processing—time that could be better spent on strategic thinking, creative problem-solving, or simply enjoying a better work-life balance.

How (Un)Perplexed Spready Bridges the Gap

(Un)Perplexed Spready represents a paradigm shift in spreadsheet functionality by embedding advanced AI language models directly into spreadsheet formulas. This integration allows users to leverage the contextual understanding and semantic processing capabilities of large language models (LLMs) without leaving the familiar spreadsheet environment.

The Power of AI-Enhanced Formulas

At its core, (Un)Perplexed Spready introduces three families of AI-powered functions:

  1. PERPLEXITY Functions: Connect to commercial-grade AI via Perplexity.ai's API for high-quality, enterprise-level analysis
  2. ASK_LOCAL Functions: Utilize locally installed open-source AI models through Ollama for privacy-sensitive operations and offline work
  3. ASK_REMOTE Functions: Access remotely hosted model for testing and demonstration purposes

Each function family comes in three variants, supporting one, two, or three input parameters, allowing for increasingly complex data operations:

=PERPLEXITY1(A2, "Extract the weight from this product description and convert to kilograms")
=ASK_LOCAL2(B5, C5, "Compare these customer comments and identify common concerns")
=PERPLEXITY3(D2, E2, F2, "Using Input1 as context, determine if Input2 contradicts Input3")

This approach maintains the familiar formula-based interface while dramatically expanding the range of possible operations, particularly for tasks involving unstructured text and contextual analysis.

Real-World Applications: Beyond Traditional Spreadsheet Capabilities

The true value of (Un)Perplexed Spready becomes apparent when examining specific use cases where traditional spreadsheets fall short:

Intelligent Data Extraction

Consider a dataset containing product descriptions like "Premium Widget XL, 750ml, eco-friendly packaging, $29.99, blue." Traditional spreadsheets would require complex nested functions or regular expressions to extract specific elements, with each variation requiring custom handling.

With (Un)Perplexed Spready, a simple formula handles this elegantly:

=ASK_LOCAL1(A2, "Extract the volume and convert to liters")

The result—"0.75 L"—appears instantly, with the AI understanding the context and performing the necessary conversion. This same approach works across thousands of varied descriptions without modification.

Contextual Categorization

Categorizing products, customer feedback, or support tickets traditionally requires either manual review or rigid rule-based systems that struggle with nuance and exceptions.

(Un)Perplexed Spready transforms this process:

=PERPLEXITY1(A2, "Categorize this product as electronics, apparel, home goods, or other")

The AI understands context and nuance, correctly categorizing items based on their descriptions rather than just matching keywords. This capability extends to sentiment analysis, priority assessment, and other subjective classification tasks that typically require human judgment.

Comparative Analysis

Comparing items or identifying relationships between data points often requires multiple steps and complex logic in traditional spreadsheets.

(Un)Perplexed Spready simplifies this dramatically:

=ASK_LOCAL2(A2, B2, "Identify the key differences in features between these two products")

This single formula replaces what might otherwise require multiple helper columns and complex comparison logic, providing a clear, human-readable analysis of the differences.

Data Standardization

Inconsistent units, formats, and terminology create significant challenges for data analysis. Traditional approaches require extensive preprocessing and standardization.

With (Un)Perplexed Spready, standardization becomes straightforward:

=ASK_LOCAL1(A2, "Convert this measurement to standard SI units")

This works across diverse inputs like "2.5 pounds," "16 oz," or "1.1 kg," consistently returning standardized values like "1.13 kg," "0.45 kg," or "1.1 kg" respectively.

Balancing Flexibility and Control

(Un)Perplexed Spready offers a thoughtful approach to AI integration that addresses common concerns about cost, privacy, and performance:

Multiple AI Integration Options

The software provides three distinct pathways for AI integration:

  1. Commercial API Integration: For users requiring enterprise-grade performance and accuracy, the PERPLEXITY functions connect to Perplexity.ai's commercial API, offering high-quality results with appropriate rate limiting based on subscription tier.
  2. Local Model Execution: For privacy-sensitive applications or offline work, the ASK_LOCAL functions utilize locally installed open-source models through Ollama, keeping data entirely on the user's device.
  3. Remote Demo Access: For testing or occasional use, the ASK_REMOTE functions connect to a free Mistral 7B instance hosted on the developer's server.

This flexibility allows users to choose the appropriate balance of performance, privacy, and cost for their specific needs.

Deferred Calculation for Performance Optimization

Recognizing that AI-powered calculations require more resources than traditional formulas, (Un)Perplexed Spready implements a deferred calculation mechanism. Rather than automatically calculating all AI formulas (which could freeze the interface during large operations), users can:

  • Recalculate individual cells to test formulas
  • Recalculate selected ranges to process specific sections
  • Recalculate the entire sheet when ready for full processing

This approach ensures the interface remains responsive while still providing the full power of AI-enhanced formulas.

The Human-AI Partnership: Working Smarter, Not Harder

The fundamental promise of (Un)Perplexed Spready isn't just technical innovation—it's a vision for a more productive and fulfilling relationship between humans and technology. By delegating tedious, repetitive data tasks to AI, professionals can focus on higher-value activities that truly require human creativity, judgment, and strategic thinking.

Consider a typical scenario: A marketing analyst receives a dataset containing thousands of customer comments about a new product. With traditional tools, they might spend days manually categorizing feedback, extracting key themes, and standardizing formats before even beginning the actual analysis.

With (Un)Perplexed Spready, the same analyst could:

  1. Use AI formulas to automatically categorize comments by sentiment and topic
  2. Extract specific product features mentioned across thousands of comments
  3. Identify common themes and concerns without manual review
  4. Focus their human expertise on interpreting the results and developing strategic recommendations

The result isn't just greater efficiency—it's a fundamental shift in how professionals spend their time, moving from mechanical data processing to creative problem-solving and strategic thinking.

As the developers at Matasoft put it: "Enjoy your life and drink your coffee, while the AI is working for you!" This isn't about replacing human work—it's about enhancing it, allowing professionals to reclaim time for the aspects of their jobs that truly require human intelligence and creativity.

Practical Implementation and Accessibility

(Un)Perplexed Spready balances sophisticated AI capabilities with practical accessibility:

Familiar Interface with Enhanced Capabilities

The software maintains the familiar grid-based spreadsheet interface while adding AI capabilities through formula syntax that will be immediately familiar to spreadsheet users. This approach minimizes the learning curve while maximizing productivity gains.

Flexible Licensing Model

Basic spreadsheet functionality is available for free, with AI-powered functions requiring a commercial license described as costing "the price of two beers a month." This approach makes the technology accessible while supporting ongoing development.

Hardware Flexibility

For users choosing the local AI option, (Un)Perplexed Spready supports a range of models through Ollama, including lighter options like DeepSeek-1:7b that can run on modest hardware. This ensures accessibility across different technical environments.

Limitations and Considerations

While (Un)Perplexed Spready represents a significant advancement in spreadsheet technology, it's important to acknowledge certain limitations and considerations:

Processing Speed Trade-offs

AI-powered formulas inherently require more processing time than traditional spreadsheet functions. The deferred calculation model helps manage this, but users should be aware that complex AI operations won't deliver results as instantaneously as simple mathematical formulas.

Model Limitations

The quality of results depends partly on the underlying AI models. Local models may not match the capabilities of commercial APIs, particularly for specialized domains or complex reasoning tasks. Users should choose the appropriate model for their specific needs.

Learning Curve for Effective Prompting

While the formula syntax is familiar, crafting effective prompts for AI models requires some practice. Users will need to experiment with different phrasings to achieve optimal results for complex tasks.

The Future of Intelligent Data Processing

(Un)Perplexed Spready represents an early example of a broader trend toward embedding AI capabilities directly into everyday productivity tools. Rather than requiring users to switch between specialized AI applications and traditional tools, this approach brings AI capabilities directly to where the work happens.

As language models continue to advance and computing resources become more efficient, we can expect these capabilities to become increasingly powerful and accessible. The future of data processing isn't about choosing between human intelligence and artificial intelligence—it's about creating thoughtful integrations that leverage the strengths of both.

Conclusion: Transforming Data Work Through AI Integration

(Un)Perplexed Spready represents a significant step forward in spreadsheet technology, addressing longstanding limitations through thoughtful AI integration. By embedding advanced language models directly into spreadsheet formulas, it enables professionals to:

  • Extract structured information from unstructured text
  • Categorize and analyze data with contextual understanding
  • Compare and relate information across different inputs
  • Standardize inconsistent data formats and units

Most importantly, it shifts the balance of work from tedious data processing toward meaningful analysis and creative problem-solving. In a world increasingly defined by data, tools like (Un)Perplexed Spready don't just improve efficiency—they fundamentally change how we work with information, allowing humans to focus on the aspects of data work that truly require human intelligence.

As we navigate the evolving relationship between human and artificial intelligence, (Un)Perplexed Spready offers a compelling vision: not of AI replacing human work, but of AI enhancing human capabilities, freeing us from digital drudgery to focus on the creative, strategic, and uniquely human aspects of our professional lives.

To explore (Un)Perplexed Spready and experience the future of AI-enhanced spreadsheets firsthand, visit https://matasoft.hr/qtrendcontrol/index.php/un-perplexed-spready.


Get Started!

Join the revolution today. Let (Un)Perplexed Spready free you from manual data crunching and unlock the full potential of AI—right inside your spreadsheet. Whether you're a business analyst, a researcher, or just an enthusiast, our powerful integration will change the way you work with data.

You can find more practical information on how to setup and use the (Un)Perplexed Spready software here: Using (Un)Perplexed Spready

Download

Download the (Un)Perplexed Spready software: Download (Un)Perplexed Spready

Request Free Evaluation Period

When you run the application, you will be presented with the About form, where you will find automatically generated Machine Code for your computer. Send us an email with specifying your machine code and ask for a trial license. We will send you trial license key, that will unlock the premium AI functions for a limited time period.

Contact us on following email:
Sales Contact

Purchase commercial license

For a price of two beers a month, you can have a faithful co-worker, that is, the AI-whispering spreadsheet software, to work the hard job, while you drink your coffee!.
You can purchase the commercial license here: Purchase License for (Un)Perplexed Spready

 

AI-driven Spreadsheet Processing Services

We are also offering AI-driven spreadsheet processing services with (Un)Perplexed Spready software.

If you need massive data extraction, data categorization, data classification, data annotation or data labeling, check-out our corresponding services here: AI-driven Spreadsheet Processing Services

Further Reading

Download (Un)Perplexed Spready

Purchase License for (Un)Perplexed Spready

Using (Un)Perplexed Spready

 

 
 
 
 
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