Perplexity launches 'Computer' research tool
Perplexity introduced a 'Computer' tool that behaves like an AI research analyst with real‑time filings and cited sources; the social post included eight prompts to turn it into an investment analyst shared here. The feature is pitched for workflows that need up‑to‑date, evidence‑backed synthesis — handy for building LLM‑driven dashboards or analyst pipelines.
Perplexity published the product announcement on Feb 25, 2026 and described Computer as a multi-agent “digital worker” that decomposes goals into subagents and runs long-running workflows. (perplexity.ai) The system orchestrates roughly 19–20 frontier models in parallel, with reporting naming Claude Opus 4.6, Google Gemini, xAI’s Grok, and OpenAI’s GPT‑5.2 among the ensemble. (techcrunch.com) Access is gated: TechCrunch reports Computer is restricted to Perplexity’s top tier, the $200/month Perplexity Max subscription, while Perplexity’s product page lists web and Slack availability for paid Pro/Max plans. (techcrunch.com) Perplexity positioned an enterprise push at its Ask 2026 developer conference and told reporters it received messages from more than 100 enterprises over a single weekend requesting early access. (venturebeat.com) A security researcher published a viral writeup claiming he extracted a session token, after which Perplexity said the credential was a temporary session token tied to the researcher’s account and noted the session generated 197 billing events before the token was revoked. (piunikaweb.com) Hands‑on reviews and demos documented rapid end‑to‑end builds—one user demoed a live satellite‑tracking web app from a single prompt—and independent testing reported 400+ connector integrations and workflows that stitch research, code, and files together. (eweek.com)
