Perplexity launches Portable Computer local agent on NVIDIA DGX Spark
Perplexity's Portable Computer runs fully locally on NVIDIA DGX Spark, with orchestrator, subagent, and harness on-device. It scores 82.6% on real knowledge work with an on-device 27B model, and 85.4% with post-trained PPLX 27B. Available to Pro and Max subscribers.
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9 days · 5 reports · 13 community posts · from Aug 25
- Aug 25
Perplexity partners with Nvidia to launch Portable Computer, a fully local AI agent with zero token costsventurebeat.com
Perplexity’s Computer agent can now run locally — if you can afford itthenewstack.io
Perplexity Ships Portable Computer on NVIDIA DGX Spark: Local Harness, OS-Enforced Sandbox, and Zero Per-Token Cost for Local Stepsmarktechpost.com
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