Perplexity Drops 'Personal Computer' — An AI Agent for Mac
Perplexity unveils a local AI agent called Personal Computer alongside an enterprise tier of its cloud-based Perplexity Computer.
Perplexity just announced Personal Computer, a locally-run AI agent designed to operate on a dedicated Mac device. Think OpenClaw-style autonomous capabilities, but running right on your hardware instead of phoning home to distant servers.
This sits alongside Perplexity Computer, the cloud-based AI agent the company revealed a few weeks back. The key distinction is clear: Personal Computer handles tasks locally on-device, while Perplexity Computer does its heavy lifting in the cloud.
The company is also rolling out an enterprise version of Perplexity Computer, signaling a push into business and organizational markets. It's a two-pronged strategy — local for privacy-conscious users who want AI running on their own machines, cloud for those who need scalable power.
Perplexity is clearly betting that the future of AI agents isn't one-size-fits-all. Local and cloud need to coexist.