Explore Lessons AI Updates Blog About

Log in For Teams Start for Free

Learn AI by doing.

Start for Free For Teams About FAQ Updates Blog

Sign Up Sign In Support

2026 Moonswell Marketing LLC·Terms·Privacy··

Perplexityfeature

September 17, 2026·Source

Effort Controls in Perplexity Computer

Presets in Computer's model selector that set how hard it works on a task, on the web now with mobile and desktop to follow.

Details

Each preset sets two things at once: which orchestrator model runs the task, and how deep the reasoning goes
The presets sit in Computer's existing model selector rather than a separate settings screen
Rolling out on web now, with mobile and desktop coming later

Best for

Spending more compute on a task that deserves it and less on a quick one.

When to use it

The default depth is either overkill for a simple lookup or too shallow for involved research.

Who benefits

Perplexity Computer users on the web who run a mix of quick and heavy tasks.

More from Perplexity

Perplexity Portable Computer on Windows

OAuth for the Perplexity API MCP Server

Perplexity Search API in Hermes Agent

Staying informed is great. Staying ahead is better.

Pick a topic and leave with something you created.

Start for Free Bring to Your Team

Get new module drops and weekly AI strategy.

Effort Controls in Perplexity Computer | Perplexity | Chasing Next