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Perplexity’s Computer agent can now run locally — if you can afford it

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Perplexity, in partnership with Nvidia, has taken Computer, its agentic AI assistant, and brought it to the desktop as Portable The post Perplexity’s Computer agent can now run locally — if you can afford it appeared first on The New Stack .

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  1. 2026-08-25 15:34 · The New Stack AI
    Perplexity’s Computer agent can now run locally — if you can afford it

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