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Perplexity launches Hybrid Compute, which splits a task between a frontier, cloud model and a local LLM to handle sensitive info, for all users of its Mac app (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget)

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Igor Bonifacic / Engadget : Perplexity launches Hybrid Compute, which splits a task between a frontier, cloud model and a local LLM to handle sensitive info, for all users of its Mac app And local processing could keep costs down too. Back in February, debuted Perplexity Computer.

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  1. 2026-09-01 15:51 · Unite.AI
    Perplexity Launches Hybrid Compute on Mac With Local Privacy Gate
  2. 2026-09-01 15:20 · Techmeme
    Perplexity launches Hybrid Compute, which splits a task between a frontier, cloud model and a local LLM to handle sensitive info, for all users of its Mac app (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget)

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