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Cloud work orchestration with optional desktop variants
Perplexity Computer is an autonomous work product combining research, tool use, document/app creation and workflows; it is not a single model.
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Computer is accessible on desktop web, iOS and Android; paid subscriptions provide access. Eligible non-paying US accounts can try Computer on the web with included turns. This is a limited eligibility statement, not worldwide free access.
Perplexity Computer is a multi-step work product that orchestrates research and tools. The core cloud product, desktop Personal Computer and local-first Portable Computer are related experiences with distinct requirements.
Brain adds source-linked context in a Research Preview. Shared Projects and reusable skills provide further ways to carry work forward, with account and administrator boundaries that still matter.
Evidence:What is Brain?Shared workspaces, Personal Computer for Windows, and Model CouncilEffort Mode, GPT-6 Astra, and Skills Marketplace
Desktop operating-system support and installed-app control differ. Mac hybrid compute splits work between cloud and device; Portable Computer runs locally on supported hardware and seeks permission for cloud escalation.
Evidence:What is Personal Computer?
Computer work uses credits. Scheduled runs also spend credits and can stop when credit is insufficient. Check the actual plan allocation and refill settings before assigning recurring work.
Evidence:How Credits Work on PerplexityScheduled Tasks in Computer
Choose the execution model first: cloud task, desktop-connected task or supported local-first setup. Then check what data can leave the device, which steps incur credits and whether the machine must remain running. Avoid comparing unlike configurations under a single “local” label.
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Maker's positioning: autonomous research-heavy work across hundreds of connectors, schedules and subagents.
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Evidence:What is Computer?
Multi-model work product; no one fixed model is asserted here.
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Evidence:What is Computer?
Desktop web, iOS and Android. Personal Computer for Mac adds voice and phone-initiated work.
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Hundreds of connectors include Gmail, Outlook, GitHub, Linear, Slack, Notion, Snowflake, Databricks and Salesforce.
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Evidence:What is Computer?
Cross-session preferences; Brain adds source-linked context in a Max/Enterprise Max Research Preview.
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Evidence:What is Computer?What is Brain?
Recurring cloud work runs with the laptop closed and can use connectors and subagents. Minimum interval is one hour; each conversation supports up to 15 scheduled tasks. One-time waits are distinct.
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Evidence:Scheduled Tasks in Computer
Computer normally executes asynchronously in an isolated cloud sandbox, with no local installation required.
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Evidence:What is Computer?
Cloud Computer is separate from Personal Computer desktop access. Mac needs macOS 15+; Windows 10/11 lacks installed-app control.
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Evidence:What is Personal Computer?
Research, documents and apps, built through tool use and subagents.
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Computer delegates to specialist subagents and coordinates tools and parallel research.
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A public Skills Marketplace offers reusable capabilities. Enterprise users can share skills, with administrator controls on creation and installation.
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Personal Computer for Mac documents voice and phone-initiated work; this is a desktop-variant feature.
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Evidence:What is Personal Computer?
Paid subscriptions provide access and work spends credits. Eligible non-paying US accounts can try Computer on the web with included turns.
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Evidence:What is Computer?Effort Mode, GPT-6 Astra, and Skills Marketplace
Computer is accessible on desktop web, iOS and Android; paid subscriptions provide access. Eligible non-paying US accounts can try Computer on the web with included turns. This is a limited eligibility statement, not worldwide free access.
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Evidence:What is Computer?Effort Mode, GPT-6 Astra, and Skills Marketplace
Max is US$200/month or US$2,000/year; annual billing is web-only. Computer uses credits: currently 100 credits = US$1. Consumer Pro has no recurring monthly allocation; Max includes 10,000/month. Enterprise Pro includes 500/month and Enterprise Max 15,000/month.
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Scheduled runs spend credits; insufficient credits can skip runs and eventually pause an automation, which then needs re-enabling.
Evidence:Scheduled Tasks in Computer
Credit allowances/prices may vary by plan, region or promotion. Auto-refill starts off. Ordinary active tasks pause when credits run out; monthly credits do not roll over.
Evidence:How Credits Work on Perplexity
Brain entries can be inspected, corrected or deleted; it can be disabled. Incognito is excluded. Brain maintains memory itself rather than directly taking actions or messaging users.
Evidence:What is Brain?
Mac hybrid compute splits cloud planning/research from local private-file processing. Portable Computer runs models and the agent locally on supported Windows/Linux hardware, with permission before cloud escalation. Local-model work uses no Computer credits; cloud steps do.
Evidence:What is Personal Computer?
Pro subscription dollar price was not reliably exposed by the checked canonical pricing pages, so no current Pro dollar price is asserted.
No comprehensive product-specific region matrix verified. Do not convert the US free-trial statement into a global access claim.
Start with a bounded task and review consequential actions. A documented approval control is not a guarantee that a workflow is safe.
Named Bots retain a role over time, work across connected apps and websites, and coordinate with other Bots.
Access · Documented: Free trial, then paid individual Cursor plans (Pro, Pro+, Ultra) or Cursor Teams; Enterprise requires enablement. Individual SuperGrok, Plus, Heavy or X Premium+ can link usage. Apps on macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android. Regional coverage not verified.
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A personal agent in ChatGPT for research, documents, data analysis, software work and ongoing responsibilities. This entry covers dot, not Workspace Agents.
Access · Documented: Gradual rollout: Pro 100/200/500 for adults outside the EEA, UK and Switzerland; Business Premium worldwide; Enterprise (including Edu and Healthcare) worldwide with admin enablement. Create on the desktop app or desktop web; the mobile app follows a supporting update.
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1 October 2026: source-checked profile. No hands-on benchmark has been completed. 2 October 2026: added chat channels, what it can make, free tier or paid entry, and who it is built for. Perplexity help pages blocked automated rechecks, so earlier check dates are kept.
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