With OpenClaw Since its birth, major services have all started launching their own versions that can run for extended periods. AI features. Those that have been dormant for some time earlier PerplexityAnnounced the launch of the new “Perplexity Computer” feature, which can be thought of as an AI computer that helps you execute various tasks, from simple to complex. Perplexity Computer autonomously plans and executes the entire workflow using various models. When encountering any issues, it finds solutions and invokes tools on its own, so you don’t need to supervise it.
Perplexity Launches Perplexity Computer AI Features
Perplexity says Perplexity Computer is a feature that integrates all current AI capabilities into a single system, building and executing complete workflows that can run continuously for hours or even months.
Like a real human colleague, it can reason on its own, delegate tasks, search for information, create content, remember context, write code, and deliver results. Users only need to use natural language to tell it the “end result” they want, and it will automatically break it down into multiple tasks and subtasks, then spawn “sub-agents” to execute them separately. For example, one sub-agent handles web research while another generates documents or calls external APIs.
Technically, Perplexity Computer employs a multi-model coordination mechanism, capable of dispatching up to 19 different AI models in total. According to official documentation, core reasoning uses Opus 4.6, with other models including: Gemini for deep research, Grok for lightweight fast tasks, ChatGPT 5.2 for long context memory, Nano Banana for image generation, Veo 3.1 for video creation, and more. The system automatically selects the most suitable model based on the task.
This feature runs entirely in the cloud with file system, browser, and tool integration capabilities. Users can securely access it without installing any programs or going through complex setup on their own computers, ensuring both convenience and data isolation.
Perplexity also demonstrates some use cases in its introduction video.
After uploading a document, ask “Is NVIDIA undervalued? Update this model using the latest analyst forecasts, obtain valuation multiples and order data for AMD, AVGO, INTC, QCOM, TSMC, and ASML via the Polygon API. Then download their latest supplier and customer import/export data and visualize it in a web application. Re-execute this process each time earnings are released.”
Perplexity Computer first explains, then highlights notable parts in the document, and then creates a web application:
Also, download the latest Dario Amodei / Dwarkesh Patel podcast. Find the segment where Dario discusses “model differentiation.” Extract that clip, convert it to TikTok’s vertical format, and add subtitles.
The effect looks pretty good:
For more details, you can watch the video below:
However, unsurprisingly, this feature is currently exclusive to Perplexity Max subscribers and can be experienced immediately on web and desktop, with mobile coming soon. Enterprise Max users will also get access soon. Also worth noting, it’s not unlimited—Max subscribers receive a set amount of compute credits per month, and the initial launch includes bonus credits (expires in 30 days).
Source: KOCPC Chinese