Perplexity Computer’s Local-First Approach to Agents

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By John VoorheesOct 20, 2026, 11:00 am162 ptsTrending
Today, Perplexity announced a local-first mode for Computer where the model and agent work entirely on your Mac whether you’re online or not, sending data to the cloud only with the user’s approval. The new local mode complements Hybrid Compute, which was introduced last month and uses a combination of local…

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