Perplexity has brought its Computer platform to mobile. Users can now start any AI agent task on one device and manage it from another, with cross-device synchronization between Mac, iPhone, and web browsers. The iOS update is live in the Perplexity app, with Android coming soon.

From Chat to Always-On Agent

Perplexity Computer, unveiled at the company's first developer conference on March 11, is designed to move AI beyond the chat window. Instead of responding to one prompt at a time, the system accepts an objective and breaks it down into subtasks, distributing them across specialized sub-agents that can search the web, write documents, pull data from APIs, and even generate code.

The Personal Computer variant runs on a dedicated Mac mini with Apple Silicon, operating around the clock. It connects to Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion, and Salesforce, and can monitor triggers and execute multi-step workflows in the background while the user is away.

The mobile update closes the loop: users can now check in on what their agent has done, redirect priorities, or kick off new tasks from their phone.

Enterprise Claims

For businesses, Perplexity says its Computer for Enterprise completed what it estimates to be 3.25 years of work in four weeks across 16,000 benchmarked queries, saving roughly $1.6 million in labor costs. The enterprise version includes SOC 2 Type II compliance, SAML single sign-on, and audit logs.

Personal Computer is expected to be offered at around $200 per month through a waitlist-based rollout.

The Mac Mini Moment

Perplexity's bet on the Mac mini reflects a broader trend. Developers are increasingly buying the compact Apple desktop specifically to run always-on AI agents, driving shortages in some markets. As CEO Aravind Srinivas put it: "A traditional operating system takes instructions. An AI operating system takes objectives."