Perplexity launches Portable Computer, a local agent for DGX Spark
Portable Computer runs the entire Perplexity Computer runtime locally on NVIDIA DGX Spark, with no cloud dependency. The harness scores 82.6% on real knowledge work, while the post-trained PPLX 27B model reaches 85.4%.
How this story unfolded
8 days · 5 reports · 14 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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