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February 27, 2026
Perplexity's new Computer is another bet that users need many AI models
Perplexity Computer, in the company’s words, "unifies every current AI capability into a single system."
TL;DR
- Perplexity has launched Perplexity Computer, an agentic tool unifying AI capabilities for independent complex workflow execution.
- The tool is available only on the $200/month Perplexity Max subscription tier.
- Perplexity is shifting its focus to enterprise subscriptions and users making 'GDP-moving decisions,' rather than maximizing user numbers.
- The company released a new benchmark for complex research tasks, Draco, where its offering reportedly outperforms competitors.
- Perplexity now has its own AI-optimized search API and believes in the future of multi-model approaches, using specialized LLMs for different tasks.
- The Perplexity Comet browser is coming to iOS next month, and a developers' conference is planned for March 11.
- Executives dismissed complaints about rate limits on free and subscription tiers, calling them false.
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