Perplexity launches Portable Computer, a local AI agent for NVIDIA DGX Spark

Portable Computer runs the entire agent runtime locally on NVIDIA DGX Spark, with zero per-token cost for local steps. It scores 82.6% on real knowledge work with an on-device 27B model, and 85.4% with Perplexity's post-trained PPLX 27B. Available to Pro and Max subscribers.
How this story unfolded
1 day · 4 reports · 6 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
- Aug 26
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