Perplexity's Computer agent replaced a SaaS tool they'd signed a 2-year contract for
dmitry140 · x · 2026-11-13
dmitry140 shares a VC diligence anecdote: asked about a Series B SaaS claiming Perplexity as a customer, a Perplexity colleague replied they had a 2-year contract but stopped using the tool a few months ago because Computer (Perplexity's agent) now did the job 3x better — a concrete case of an AI agent displacing paid SaaS.
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