The latest AI news and updates of Perplexity — an AI-powered answer engine delivering real-time, cited answers to any question. Covering Perplexity's latest product updates, launches, and company news from the past 90 days.
Perplexity15h agoPerplexity integrated Deep Research as a native skill within its Computer agent platform. The system uses a Search as Code architecture to run thousands of parallel retrieval steps, allowing it to synthesize reports, decks, and dashboards from primary sources and user files. This update is available now to all Pro and Max subscribers.
Perplexity16h agoPerplexity integrated Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 as an orchestrator model within its Computer platform. Designed for long, complex tasks, the model is now available to Pro and Max subscribers. Users can select it from the orchestrator dropdown menu to manage autonomous workflows and multi-step agentic processes.
PerplexityJun 9Perplexity, in collaboration with Harvard Business School, published new research on its Computer autonomous agent. The study found that workers using Computer completed tasks in 87% less time and at 94% lower cost than using Search alone, demonstrating how agents expand the scope and efficiency of knowledge work.
PerplexityJun 5Perplexity has made NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Ultra model available to its Pro and Max subscribers on its platform and Perplexity Computer. This open model is designed for long-running AI agents, offering faster task completion and reduced costs for complex, multi-step workflows.
PerplexityJun 4Perplexity is launching the Main Street AI Accelerator in collaboration with the U.S. Small Business Administration. The program commits $25 million in Perplexity Computer credits to support up to 100,000 eligible small businesses.
PerplexityJun 4Perplexity is bringing Personal Computer to Windows, an AI agent that will run locally to manage files and applications. The system will allow users to automate workflows across the Microsoft 365 stack and local folders using an orchestration layer of over 20 frontier models.
PerplexityJun 2Perplexity has added native support for Apple Health and Function Health data within its answer engine. Users can now query personal biomarkers and activity metrics to receive health insights grounded in their own biological data. This update transforms the platform into a personalized health assistant capable of tracking long-term medical trends.
PerplexityJun 2Perplexity is launching a hybrid agentic inference system that automatically routes tasks between on-device models and cloud-based frontier models. The update allows sensitive data to remain local while utilizing server-side compute for complex reasoning.
PerplexityJun 1Perplexity released Search as Code, a new architecture that lets AI agents orchestrate search primitives through generated Python code. By moving from serial tool-calling to parallel execution, agents can now perform hundreds of retrieval operations in a single turn to improve research accuracy.
PerplexityMay 28Perplexity launched native integrations for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, embedding its agentic orchestration layer directly into the Microsoft 365 side panel. The update eliminates manual copy-pasting by allowing users to generate research-backed documents, financial models, and slide decks where they already work.
PerplexityMay 28Perplexity integrated Anthropic's latest Claude Opus 4.8 model into its answer engine and agentic Computer platform for top-tier subscribers. This update ensures power users have immediate access to the newest frontier reasoning capabilities within a unified research and execution environment.
PerplexityMay 27Perplexity open-sourced a rebuilt Unigram tokenizer that reduces CPU utilization by five to six times compared to standard implementations. While GPU inference often gets the focus, this update targets the hidden bottleneck of CPU-side tokenization for fast models like rerankers.
PerplexityMay 22Perplexity open-sourced Bumblebee, a read-only security scanner for macOS and Linux designed to identify supply-chain vulnerabilities on developer endpoints. The tool specifically targets the emerging attack surface of AI agent configurations and editor extensions that traditional scanners often miss.
PerplexityMay 20Perplexity launched a new context compression system that surgically extracts query-relevant text from web pages before passing it to its answer models. By culling ads, navigation, and metadata, the system reduces input tokens by up to 70 percent while increasing the density of vital information.
PerplexityMay 19Perplexity showcased a case study where its Computer agent automated project coordination for fintech firm Rho, reducing weekly syncs from 2.5 hours to 15 minutes. By autonomously scanning fragmented tool stacks to flag inconsistencies, the agent shifts from a reactive search engine to a proactive digital worker.
PerplexityMay 15Perplexity launched a Snowflake connector for its Computer agent, allowing users to query live data warehouses using natural language. The integration bypasses traditional SQL bottlenecks by automatically generating a semantic data map to translate business questions into accurate queries. This shifts the platform from a web-search tool into a proactive internal data science team.
PerplexityMay 14Perplexity detailed the security architecture for its autonomous agent, using hardware-level microVMs to isolate every task. This shift from software to hardware isolation aims to prevent agents from leaking credentials or being hijacked by malicious web content.
PerplexityMay 12Perplexity published research showing that NVIDIA's GB200 Blackwell architecture nearly halves communication latency for large Mixture-of-Experts models compared to the previous generation. The findings suggest that Blackwell is a primary platform for reducing the cost and latency of serving frontier-scale AI search.
PerplexityMay 8Perplexity published its internal guide for developing Agent Skills, a modular format used to package domain expertise and procedural knowledge for autonomous systems. The manual argues that effective skill design requires reversing traditional software principles, prioritizing specific failure cases and progressive context loading over simple code.
PerplexityMay 7Perplexity released a new Mac application that brings its Personal Computer agentic capabilities to all users. The system allows the AI to execute multi-step tasks across local files, native desktop apps, and the web simultaneously. By enabling cross-device control from iPhone to Mac, the update shifts the platform from a reactive search engine to a proactive digital worker.
PerplexityMay 7Perplexity launched Finance Search in its Agent API, allowing developers to retrieve licensed financial datasets and real-time market data through a single tool call. By consolidating fragmented data sources into a unified schema, the tool enables agents to perform complex valuation lookups with verifiable citations. This shifts financial agent development from manual data integration to a standardized retrieval layer that prioritizes factual grounding.
PerplexityMay 7Perplexity developed a custom inference engine called ROSE and a domain-specific language to build specialized GPU kernels for NVIDIA hardware. By moving down the stack, the company can achieve peak performance on Blackwell chips and reduce latency for massive trillion-parameter models.
PerplexityMay 5Perplexity launched a specialized version of its agentic platform for finance teams, integrating licensed data from providers like Morningstar and PitchBook. The system automates 35 repetitive analyst workflows while providing direct traceability to primary sources like SEC filings and earnings transcripts. This shifts the platform from a general search tool into a verticalized agent capable of high-stakes institutional research.
PerplexityMay 5Perplexity launched Premium Health Sources, integrating professional medical journals like NEJM and BMJ into its answer engine and Computer agent. By grounding responses in peer-reviewed clinical data rather than general web content, the platform aims to provide the same evidence-based information used by physicians and researchers.
PerplexityMay 4Perplexity launched its Computer agent for Microsoft Teams, allowing users to run research, data analysis, and document generation directly within the chat interface. By embedding its multi-model orchestration layer into the primary enterprise communication hub, Perplexity is positioning itself as a modular alternative to native workplace assistants.
PerplexityApr 24Perplexity integrated OpenAI's new GPT-5.5 model as a selectable option for Max subscribers and the default orchestrator for its Computer platform. By using the latest frontier model to manage multi-step tasks, Perplexity is prioritizing the model's improved self-correction and agentic reasoning for its power users.
PerplexityApr 24Perplexity added Kimi K2.6, a state-of-the-art open-weight model from Moonshot, to its library for Pro and Max subscribers. The model is now available as a selectable reasoning engine for users on the platform's paid tiers.
PerplexityApr 24Perplexity published research on a post-training pipeline that combines supervised fine-tuning and reinforcement learning to improve search-augmented answers. By prioritizing factual correctness over user preference, the system enables open-weight models to match frontier model accuracy at a lower cost.
PerplexityApr 16Perplexity released Personal Computer, a feature for its Mac app that allows the AI to orchestrate tasks across local files, native applications, and web browsers. This update transforms the answer engine into a proactive digital worker capable of executing multi-step workflows directly on a user's hardware.
PerplexityApr 10Perplexity now connects to bank accounts, credit cards, and loans through Plaid, allowing its agentic system to analyze private financial data. Users can generate custom budget tools, debt payoff plans, and real-time net worth dashboards using natural language prompts.
PerplexityApr 2Perplexity introduced tax-specific modules for its Computer platform that can draft federal returns and audit existing filings for errors. By using the Agent Skills protocol, the system stays updated on 2025 and 2026 tax laws that standard models often miss. This shifts AI from a simple search tool to a specialized financial agent.
PerplexityApr 1Perplexity launched the Secure Intelligence Institute to advance research into the security, privacy, and safety of frontier AI agents. The initiative moves beyond conversational safety to address the unique risks of autonomous systems, such as indirect prompt injection and unauthorized tool use. This establishes a framework for the layered defenses required to deploy reliable agents in enterprise environments.
PerplexityMar 20Perplexity Computer now connects to health apps, wearables, lab results, and medical records for Pro and Max subscribers in the US. Examples include a custom marathon training protocol, a pre-visit doctor summary, and a personalized nutrition plan.
PerplexityMar 20Perplexity launched Comet Enterprise, an AI browser that understands context across tabs, automates repetitive tasks like email responses and calendar invites, and integrates CrowdStrike Falcon for enterprise security. Fortune, AWS, AlixPartners, and Bessemer Venture Partners are among the early customers.
PerplexityMar 19Perplexity's Comet, an AI-powered browser that acts as a personal assistant, is now available on iOS. It handles search, email drafting, shopping, and content creation directly in the browser — on iPhone and iPad running iOS 18 or later.
PerplexityMar 18Perplexity's Computer agent can now take full control of Comet to complete tasks. It spins up a browser agent that accesses any site or logged-in app with your permission, removing the need for connectors or MCPs.
PerplexityMar 18Perplexity launched Personal Computer, an always-on AI agent running on a dedicated Mac mini with local access to your files, apps, and sessions — controllable from any device. Every sensitive action requires approval, and every action is logged.
PerplexityMar 18Perplexity Computer for Enterprise is live for all Enterprise subscribers, routing workflows across 20 frontier models and 400+ connected apps. Teams can query Snowflake, Salesforce, and HubSpot directly, build custom skills, and collaborate with Computer via Slack.
PerplexityMar 18Perplexity expanded its API platform into a full-stack, model-agnostic platform for building agents — consolidating model provider, search, and embeddings into one infrastructure. The Agent API now includes a Sandbox API tool for deterministic code execution within agent orchestration workflows.
PerplexityMar 18Perplexity Computer is now available to Pro subscribers, offering 20+ advanced models, prebuilt and custom skills, and hundreds of connectors. Max subscribers get monthly credits and higher spend limits. Pro users can now run full agentic workflows within Perplexity.
PerplexityMar 18Perplexity Computer, the app's autonomous AI agent for long-running tasks, is now on iOS with full cross-device sync. Start a task on your phone and manage it from desktop — sessions stay in step. Android support is coming soon.
PerplexityMar 18Perplexity has integrated NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Super — a 120B open model built for agentic reasoning — into its search bar, Agent API, and Computer, strengthening the open model layer powering millions of daily searches.
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