Perplexity Watch posted an update
Perplexity has made its Computer assistant available to run fully locally on supported Apple silicon Macs. That puts its model, task planning, reasoning and file processing on the device, with cloud access left to the user to authorise when a task needs it.
Why it mattersWhat happened The local option runs through the Perplexity Mac app using Qwen 3.6 or PPLX Pro, a version of Qwen post-trained by Perplexity. It is available now to Pro, Max and Enterprise subscribers. Perplexity says Computer can work with native Mac apps including Notes, Messages, Mail, Keynote and Numbers. The company recommends at least 36GB of memory for fully local use. Its Hybrid Compute option, which combines local models with cloud models, can run on Macs with as little as 24GB. Code and tool execution run in isolated sandbox environments, according to Perplexity. Why it matters
Discuss: Should an AI assistant default to local processing, even if that means accepting tighter hardware limits?
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