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Perplexityfeature

Link·May 7, 2026

Perplexity Personal Computer (Generally Available on Mac)

Perplexity's AI agent for Mac is out of waitlist. Pro and Max subscribers can now run it across local files, native Mac apps, and the web from a new Mac app.

Best for: Mac users who want an always-on agent that can act on local files and native apps, not just the web
When to use it: a workflow needs the agent to touch native Mac apps or local files alongside web tasks
Who benefits: Perplexity Pro and Max subscribers on macOS

Perplexityapi

Link·May 6, 2026

Finance Search in Perplexity Agent API

One API call returns licensed financial datasets, real-time market data, and cited web sources for finance agents.

Best for: Building finance agents that need verifiable, current market data without stitching together multiple data providers.
When to use it: Agents need live market data (prices, fundamentals, earnings, filings) with citations from a single tool call.
Who benefits: Fintech, research, and analyst tooling teams who previously integrated separate market data feeds and search providers.

Perplexityfeature

Link·May 5, 2026

Perplexity Premium Health Sources

Perplexity and Computer can cite NEJM and BMJ Group for health questions, with more medical sources coming.

Best for: clinicians, researchers, and patients who want answers cited from peer-reviewed medical sources
When to use it: a health question where source quality matters more than speed
Who benefits: medical professionals, biotech researchers, and patient advocates

Perplexityfeature

Link·May 5, 2026

Perplexity Computer for Professional Finance

A version of Perplexity Computer for finance teams that brings licensed market data into agent workflows.

Best for: finance analysts running repetitive workflows like sourcing screens and comparables work inside Perplexity Computer
When to use it: a recurring finance task you'd normally pull from Morningstar, PitchBook, Daloopa, or Carbon Arc
Who benefits: equity research analysts, IB associates, and PE/VC analysts with licensed data subscriptions

April 2026

Perplexitymodel

Link·Apr 24, 2026

GPT-5.5 in Perplexity

GPT-5.5 is now available in Perplexity for Max subscribers and is the default orchestration model in Perplexity Computer.

Best for: Perplexity-native research and Computer agent runs that benefit from GPT-5.5's planning
When to use it: you want OpenAI's newest model inside Perplexity rather than going to ChatGPT
Who benefits: Perplexity Pro and Max subscribers

Perplexitymodel

Link·Apr 23, 2026

Kimi K2.6 in Perplexity

Moonshot AI's open-weight Kimi K2.6 model is now selectable for Perplexity Pro and Max subscribers.

Best for: Perplexity users who want an open-weight alternative to GPT and Claude for search and reasoning queries
When to use it: you want to compare Kimi against Perplexity's other model options
Who benefits: Pro and Max subscribers exploring different model behaviors inside Perplexity

Perplexityfeature

Link·Apr 16, 2026

Perplexity Personal Computer

A Mac-based orchestration layer that lets Perplexity operate on your local files, native apps, and browser.

Best for: Handing off desktop tasks that span files, apps, and the web
When to use it: Starting a task from your iPhone that needs to run against your Mac's local files and apps
Who benefits: Perplexity Max subscribers with a Mac

Perplexityfeature

Link·Apr 10, 2026

Perplexity Computer + Plaid

Perplexity Computer now connects to bank accounts, credit cards, and loans via Plaid. Track spending, build budget tools, and visualize net worth.

Best for: Asking questions about your finances instead of manually building spreadsheets from bank exports
When to use it: You want a consolidated view of spending, budgets, and net worth across multiple accounts in one place
Who benefits: Pro and Max subscribers get full Computer tasks for automated analysis. Free users can link accounts and ask questions.