Perplexity has introduced Hybrid Compute, a feature that divides AI tasks between cloud-based models and models running locally on a user's device. It flags files or data containing personal information and lets users choose to process those locally while sending the rest of the task to the cloud, or send everything to the cloud. The feature currently works only in the Perplexity app on Apple Silicon Macs, supporting local models like Gemma 4 E4B and Qwen 3.6 alongside cloud options such as Claude Opus 5 and GPT 5.6 Sol.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-02
Perplexity has rolled out Hybrid Compute in its Mac app, letting its Computer assistant start tasks in the cloud and shift sensitive steps, like those touching personal files, to a local model running on the Mac itself. An on-device classifier detects personal details such as names and account numbers, replaces them with placeholders before any cloud processing, and restores them once results return. The feature requires Apple silicon, macOS 15 or later, and at least 24GB of unified memory, with 32GB recommended, and uses no cloud credits or API key.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-01
Perplexity has introduced Hybrid Compute, a new feature within its Perplexity Computer platform that divides a single task between a cloud-based frontier model, such as Opus 5 or GPT-5.6 Sol, and a smaller model running locally on a user's Mac. The system automatically flags sensitive files or data and routes them to the local model, while less sensitive parts of the task go to the cloud for stronger reasoning power. Users can review and adjust which files are kept local before the task runs, and choose from local options including Gemma E4B and two Qwen 3.6 variants.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-01
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