Perplexity Hybrid Compute
Splitting AI tasks: Cloud for research, Mac for privacy
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Launched on 13 September 2026 from Product Hunt, in the week of 7 September 2026.
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What they say it does
Hybrid Compute is now live on Perplexity Computer, their Mac app. It splits a task between the cloud and your own Mac: research and reasoning happen in the cloud with their strongest AI, while anything touching your private files stays on your Mac with a local AI, so it never gets uploaded. Works on Apple silicon, 24GB RAM minimum, live now for Pro/Max/Enterprise.
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