Perplexity Computer adds local model support

This hybrid compute strategy is the logical evolution for agentic platforms, optimizing for cost, latency, and privacy without sacrificing performance.

• –**Edge Efficiency**: Running smaller models on local hardware (like Apple Silicon) dramatically cuts down API costs and latency.
• –**Privacy Assurance**: Enterprise users will find local execution highly appealing for handling sensitive files and local data.
• –**Intelligent Routing**: The main engineering challenge will be building a seamless, low-overhead router that knows exactly when to call cloud-based frontier models.