Perplexity Computer can run completely local on Mac, with a big caveat

Perplexity Computer now runs entirely on Apple Silicon Macs, but its recommended RAM requirement is pretty steep and limits actual deployments.

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The fully local mode launched October 20 for Perplexity Pro, Max, and Enterprise subscribers. The release builds on April’s Personal Computer launch and September’s Hybrid Compute update. Personal Computer brought AI automation to native Mac apps, while Hybrid Compute paired local processing with cloud-based reasoning.

Users can now choose to keep an entire task on their Mac or authorize cloud processing when additional capabilities are needed. That is, assuming the minimum requirements are met.

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