Perplexity launches hybrid compute for Mac app
Perplexity Computer can now split tasks between cloud models and local models on Mac, routing sensitive data (e.g., bloodwork, tax returns) to the local machine. Powered by PPLX Qwen 3.8 27B, with a Privacy Gate to detect PII before cloud upload.
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