Perplexity on Wednesday launched Perplexity Computer, a platform that breaks user requests into subtasks and farms them out to whichever AI model fits best. Describe an end goal, and Computer decomposes it into a structured task graph handled by specialized sub-agents running in parallel. The company calls it "a general-purpose digital worker."
The orchestration layer runs on Claude Opus 4.6. From there it routes to Gemini for deep research, Nano Banana for images, Veo 3.1 for video, Grok for lightweight speed tasks, and ChatGPT 5.2 for long-context recall. Nineteen models total, per Perplexity, though those will rotate as newer ones ship. Each task gets an isolated compute environment with filesystem access and a real browser. CEO Aravind Srinivas framed it with a Steve Jobs line on X: "Musicians play their instruments, I play the orchestra." Bold positioning for a company still facing multiple copyright lawsuits.
Computer is live now for Max subscribers ($200/month). Pricing is usage-based: 10,000 credits per month included, plus a one-time 20,000-credit bonus that expires after 30 days. Pro and Enterprise access is coming, no date given. Perplexity claims jobs can run for hours or even months autonomously, though no independent benchmarks or third-party audits have been published. The company has set up a live task stream for anyone who wants to watch it work.
Bottom Line
Perplexity Computer orchestrates 19 AI models through a single interface, available now to Max subscribers at $200/month with usage-based credit pricing.
Quick Facts
- 19 AI models orchestrated through one platform (company-reported)
- Claude Opus 4.6 powers the core reasoning engine
- Max subscribers get 10,000 credits/month plus a one-time 20,000-credit bonus
- Pro and Enterprise rollout confirmed, no date specified
- Perplexity Max costs $200/month
