Top AI Product

Perplexity just did something bold. On February 25th, the company most people know as “that AI search engine” launched [Perplexity Computer](https://www.perplexity.ai/products/computer) — and it’s not a search tool anymore. It’s a full-blown autonomous worker that takes your high-level goals and actually gets stuff done, from research to coding to writing reports to managing entire projects. Think less “chatbot” and more “junior employee who never sleeps.”

The way it works is genuinely interesting. Under the hood, Computer orchestrates 19 specialized AI models, each handling what it’s best at. Claude Opus 4.6 runs the central reasoning engine, Gemini powers deep research, Grok handles quick lightweight tasks, and there’s even Veo 3.1 for video generation. You describe what you want — say, “build me a market research report on EV charging infrastructure” — and Computer breaks that down into subtasks, assigns each piece to the right model, and runs the whole thing in the background. It can keep working for hours or even months, only pinging you when it genuinely needs input. According to [Perplexity’s official blog post](https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/introducing-perplexity-computer), the system also connects to over 400 apps including Gmail, GitHub, Slack, Notion, and Salesforce, so it’s not just thinking in a vacuum.

The media response has been massive. [VentureBeat](https://venturebeat.com/technology/perplexity-launches-computer-ai-agent-that-coordinates-19-models-priced-at), [TechTimes](https://www.techtimes.com/articles/314864/20260226/perplexity-unveils-computer-autonomous-multi-agent-ai-that-plans-builds-executes-complex-tasks.htm), Business Standard, and [Semafor](https://www.semafor.com/article/02/25/2026/perplexity-launches-computer-super-agent) all covered it within 24 hours of launch. [Fortune even ran a CEO interview](https://fortune.com/2026/02/26/perplexity-ceo-aravind-srinivas-computer-openclaw-ai-agent/) with Aravind Srinivas the next day. This is clearly being treated as a major strategic shift, not just another feature update.

Now, the catch: it’s only available to Max subscribers at $200/month. You get 10,000 credits per month (with a one-time 20,000 bonus for early adopters), and heavier models burn through credits faster. If you run out mid-task, your work gets paused — not lost — and resumes once credits refill. That’s a nice touch. One early reviewer on [Substack](https://karozieminski.substack.com/p/perplexity-computer-review-examples-guide) reported building two micro-apps, four research packets, and an automation in a single night, which honestly sounds about right for what this thing is designed to do.

Is $200/month steep? Sure. But if Computer genuinely saves you hours of grunt work every week, the math starts to make sense fast. I’m keeping a close eye on this one.