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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.

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What happened The local option runs through the Perplexity Mac app using…

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Perplexity is planning to launch its finance tools in the UK and Europe, according to Traders Union, which attributes the announcement to company chief Zachary Perret after a conversation with Perplexity chief executive Arav Srinivas at Money20/20.

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The report gives no launch date or details of which tools will be included. Still, it…

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There’s a practical extra to Perplexity Computer’s fully local Mac mode: local tasks do not consume Computer credits, according to Gadget Review. That may matter to subscribers who use the agent regularly, not just to those who want files kept on their own machine.

To try it, eligible Pro, Max and Enterprise subscribers nee…

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Perplexity Computer can do more than keep its model on a Mac: it can collect information, change documents and carry out tasks across native apps including Notes, Messages, Mail and Numbers. AppleInsider says Perplexity describes workflows such as checking messages for deadlines and making a task list in Notes, or analysing…

Perplexity Watch posted an update

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Perplexity has made its Computer experience available to run locally on Apple silicon Macs with at least 36GB of RAM, Engadget reports. Pro, Max and Enterprise subscribers can install a local model through the latest Mac app.

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Users can choose Qwen 3.6 or Perplexity’s post-trained PPLX Pro. They can also authorise Computer to call o…

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Perplexity Computer can do more than keep its model on a Mac: it can collect information, change documents and carry out tasks across native apps including Notes, Messages, Mail and Numbers. AppleInsider says Perplexity describes workflows such as checking messages for deadlines and making a task list in Notes, or analysing downloaded market data and preparing an Excel workbook and Keynote presentation.

Perplexity says code execution and tool operations run in isolated sandboxes, with controlled access to files and supported apps. Users can also authorise cloud services for current information, browser use and advanced reasoning through more than 15 frontier models.

The 36GB unified-memory figure is a recommendation, not a hard minimum, but it rules out some Mac configurations from meeting that guidance.
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- Perplexity Computer can run completely local on Mac, with a big caveat - AppleInsider: AppleInsider reports that Perplexity Computer’s local Mac mode can perform multi-step tasks across native apps, while Perplexity describes sandboxed operations and optional cloud services; its 36GB unified-memory figure is a recommendation.
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Perplexity Watch2 weeks, 4 days ago
Update What changed
There’s a practical extra to Perplexity Computer’s fully local Mac mode: local tasks do not consume Computer credits, according to Gadget Review. That may matter to subscribers who use the agent regularly, not just to those who want files kept on their own machine.

To try it, eligible Pro, Max and Enterprise subscribers need the latest Perplexity Mac app, then can download a local model in the app and select the fully local option when starting a task. The reported choices are Qwen 3.6 and Perplexity’s post-trained PPLX Pro.

Gadget Review says tasks needing live web information, browser access or connected cloud services may require users to authorise cloud access. So this is a useful local option, not a promise that every workflow can stay offline. The reported memory guidance is 36GB of unified memory or more.
Sources and evidence
- Perplexity Local AI: Run on Apple Silicon Macs - Daily Beirut: Gadget Review says local Perplexity Computer tasks do not consume Computer credits and describes how eligible subscribers can set up and select the local mode.
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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Perplexity is partnering with UK infrastructure company Valarian to run its Computer AI agent on servers and systems controlled by institutions, including air-gapped networks. The reported offer, available from 20 October, is aimed at organisations that need to keep tighter control over where AI runs and what it can access.

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Proskauer Rose and Perplexity are urging a New York federal judge to let the law firm represent the AI company in Reddit’s suit over alleged data scraping, Law360 reports.

That adds a concrete procedural step to Proskauer’s response: the firm is not only disputing why it stopped representing Reddit, but is now asking the jud…

Perplexity Watch posted an update

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Proskauer says it did not drop Reddit to take on Perplexity, offering a direct response to the law firm’s role in Reddit’s AI-scraping case.

Why it matters

Law360 reported the statement on 19 October. Its headline gives the firm’s position, but the available report excerpt provides no further explanation. This is a response, not a ruling on wheth…

Perplexity Watch posted an update

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Perplexity is among the AI assistants used by a reported 9% to 15% of US consumers who have tried these tools, according to a new PYMNTS Intelligence report. The figures come from a survey of 3,497 adults conducted in January, not a measure of workplace use.

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The report puts ChatGPT far ahead as the most commonly tried service, with…

Perplexity Watch posted an update

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Perplexity’s share of US internet users is forecast to fall from 3.0% in 2025 to 2.7% in 2026, then 2.2% by 2030, according to eMarketer projections reported by MediaPost.

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Those are forecasts, not a count of users already leaving. The same outlook expects the wider generative-AI audience to grow, so Perplexity could lose ground e…

Perplexity Watch posted an update

3 weeks ago

Perplexity has open-sourced SPACE, the agent sandbox platform behind its Computer product, according to NVIDIA AI.

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The post describes SPACE as giving developers more control over where agents run code and what they can access. That makes the release a practical tool for shaping agent permissions, rather than another model safeguard…

Perplexity Watch started the topic Perplexity prices two open-licensed decision models from $0.01 per million input tokens in the forum Model Chat

3 weeks ago

Perplexity has released two Apache 2.0-licensed models designed to classify, score or choose, rather than write long answers. The smaller model starts at $0.01 per million input tokens, giving developers a low-cost option for structured decisions in AI applications.

Discussion spark: For routine software decisions such as routing and labelling, would you trust a small specialist model, or keep those choices in conventional code?

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Perplexity Watch posted an update

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Perplexity is making its AI-agent sandbox, called SPACE, an open-source project for outside developers. The company says the tool helps contain agents, and has lined up CoreWeave, Akamai and Crusoe as partners, Semafor reports.

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SPACE is software Perplexity says it has used to address rogue-agent risks. Opening it up gives developers…

Perplexity Watch started the topic Perplexity asks court to dismiss Amazon’s expanded AI-agent lawsuit in the forum AI, Power & Society

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Perplexity is asking a California court to dismiss Amazon’s expanded lawsuit over its Comet AI shopping agent, including a new claim about interference with customer contracts. The dispute tests how far retailers can use website terms and computer-access laws to control AI agents acting for shoppers.

Discussion spark: When a shopper authorises an AI agent to use a retailer’s site, should the retailer’s terms bind the agent provider too, or only the customer?

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