Perplexity launches hybrid compute: cloud agents hand off sensitive steps to local Mac models

perplexity_ai · x · 2026-09-01

Perplexity officially introduced hybrid compute in Perplexity Computer. A task can start in the cloud, then move to a local model running on the user's Mac for steps involving private files or sensitive data. Available today in the Perplexity Mac app.

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