Perplexity launches hybrid compute for Mac app
Perplexity Computer can now start tasks in the cloud, then move to a local model running on your Mac for steps involving private files or sensitive data. The hybrid mode is powered by PPLX Qwen 3.8 27B, a custom post-trained model, and includes a Privacy Gate to detect PII before it's sent to the cloud.
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