Perplexity's 4B Decision Model now runs fully local on Mac, no API key
gaganghotra_ · x · 2026-10-23
Perplexity CEO Arav Srinivas announced that pplx-decider-flash-v1.2 can now run fully locally on Mac via the Decider for Mac app — a 4B decision model that answers probability questions about text or images on-device, no API key required and no data leaving the machine, showcasing the power of open-weight compact models.
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