Perplexity Computer Multi-Model Digital Worker
Released by Perplexity on 25 February 2026 and described as unifying every current AI capability into a single system: a general-purpose digital worker that operates the same interfaces you do and can create and execute entire workflows that run for hours or months
Tool Overview
Features, steps and FAQ below
Features
- ✓ A general-purpose digital worker: Perplexity says it operates the software stack just like a human co-worker would, by reasoning, delegating, searching, building, remembering, coding and delivering
- ✓ Start by describing an outcome: Perplexity says Computer breaks it into tasks and subtasks and creates sub-agents to execute them, such as web research, document generation, data processing or API calls to your connected services
- ✓ Asynchronous and parallel: Perplexity says the coordination is automatic and the work is asynchronous, so you can focus on other things or run dozens of Computers in parallel
- ✓ Safe harness: Perplexity says every task runs in an isolated compute environment with access to a real filesystem, a real browser and real tool integrations
- ✓ Multi-model orchestration: Perplexity says Computer runs Opus 4.6 as its primary reasoning engine while routing subtasks to other models, using Gemini for deep research and sub-agent creation, Nano Banana for images, Veo 3.1 for video, Grok for fast lightweight tasks and ChatGPT 5.2 for long-context recall and broad search
How to Use
- Subscribe to Perplexity Max (Perplexity says Computer is available to Max subscribers, with Enterprise Max users to follow soon)
- Describe the outcome you want in natural language
- Let Computer break it into tasks and subtasks and create sub-agents to execute them
- Step in only when it truly needs you, or run dozens of Computers in parallel and collect the results
FAQ
What is Perplexity Computer?
Released by Perplexity on 25 February 2026 and described as unifying every current AI capability into a single system: a general-purpose digital worker that operates the same interfaces you do.
How is it different from a chatbot?
Perplexity says chat interfaces have answers while agents can do tasks, and Computer creates and executes entire workflows that can run for hours or even months.
How does the multi-model orchestration work?
Perplexity says Computer runs Opus 4.6 as its primary reasoning engine and routes subtasks to models such as Gemini, Nano Banana, Veo 3.1, Grok and ChatGPT 5.2 depending on the job.
Who can use it and how much does it cost?
Perplexity says Computer is available to Perplexity Max subscribers, with Enterprise Max users to follow soon.
Is it safe to run?
Perplexity says every task runs in an isolated compute environment with access to a real filesystem, a real browser and real tool integrations, forming a safe harness for powerful AI.