Perplexity has announced a major new feature coming soon to Perplexity Computer: the ability to split tasks between local and cloud models.
Perplexity Computer is the company’s agentic system for putting AI to work for you.
The upcoming task splitting feature will let Perplexity Computer switch between on-device AI models and more powerful server-based models for different jobs.
The idea is that one system will be able to handle sensitive data locally while also accessing front models with more power when needed.
Here’s Perplexity on why it’s building the new hybrid AI feature:
