Perplexity Unveils AI System Built to Run Entire Workflows
Perplexity Computer is positioned as a digital worker that can coordinate multi-step workflows across models and tools over extended periods.
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Perplexity on Wednesday introduced Perplexity Computer, an AI platform designed to plan and execute multi-step workflows across software tools.
Unlike a chatbot that produces a single response, Perplexity Computer breaks a user-described outcome into tasks and subtasks, assigns them to sub-agents and executes them asynchronously, the company said.
The company said the system can conduct web research, draft documents, process data, make API calls and write code, with multiple tasks running in parallel and continuing for extended periods without constant user input.
If the system encounters an obstacle, it can spawn additional sub-agents to troubleshoot, gather missing information, or build required tools. Each task runs inside an isolated compute environment with access to a browser, filesystem, and integrated tools.
A key feature of Perplexity Computer is its multi-model orchestration. Rather than relying on a single large model, the system routes subtasks to different AI models depending on the job.
Perplexity said the system uses Opus 4.6 as its core reasoning engine and delegates specific functions to other models, including Gemini for research, Nano Banana for image generation, Veo 3.1 for video creation, Grok for lightweight and fast tasks, and ChatGPT 5.2 for long-context recall and broader search capabilities.
Users can also select specific models for certain subtasks, an option that may become more relevant as cost considerations, such as token usage, grow in importance for enterprises, the company said.
The launch places Perplexity in the fast-growing market for autonomous AI agents, where companies are moving beyond chat interfaces toward systems designed to manage extended workflows.
As one user wrote on X in response to the announcement:
“The trend is clear: every AI company is converging on ‘do everything in one place.’”
The same user pointed to a gap they believe remains unresolved:
“The gap nobody is filling yet: helping people design the system that connects all these tools together. The AI can research, code, deploy. But who decides what to build and why? That orchestration layer is where the real leverage lives.”
Another user wrote, “Every AI company racing to be the ‘one system that does everything’ and none of them asking if users actually want one god-mode agent or just 5 that each do one thing really well.”
Perplexity previously built its reputation as an AI-powered search and answer engine. It later introduced Comet, its AI-native browser, and Comet Assistant, a personal AI agent.
Perplexity Computer appears to extend that trajectory, focusing less on delivering answers and more on managing extended work across tools and time.
The product is currently available to Perplexity Max subscribers, with Enterprise Max access expected soon.
