Perplexity's Personal Computer Opens Early Access

Perplexity is now granting early access to Personal Computer — its always-on AI agent that runs continuously on a Mac mini, integrating your local files, apps, and sessions with Perplexity's cloud services.

First announced at the Ask 2026 developer conference in March, it's built to act as a proactive digital proxy: monitoring triggers, executing tasks autonomously, and carrying work forward around the clock — from any device. Every sensitive action requires explicit approval with a full audit trail and kill switch.

The rollout is waitlist-based, with Perplexity Max subscribers getting priority. Pricing is reportedly around $200/month — squarely in "power user and business automation" territory.

Why it matters: always-on local AI agents are the next frontier — Perplexity is betting that owning your desktop context (files, apps, sessions) is the moat that search alone can't build.