# Perplexity — Perplexity Computer runs fully local on Mac

- Company: Perplexity (perplexity.ai)
- Announced: 2026-10-20
- Category: availability-change
- Coverage: 3 outlets
- Announcement: yes
- Group: covered
- Source: https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/perplexity-computer-now-runs-fully-local-on-mac
- Record: https://forck.live/items/26911-perplexity-computer-runs-fully-local-on-mac
- Subject: Perplexity
- Models affected: Qwen 3.6, PPLX Pro

Perplexity is launching Computer fully local on Mac, letting Pro, Max and Enterprise subscribers run the model, harness and task execution entirely on device. The company says this gives users more control over sensitive data and credit spend, since private files and Mac apps like Notes and Mail can be used without sending personal data to the cloud. It follows Personal Computer for Mac in May and last month's Hybrid Compute, which paired cloud reasoning with local models; the local option keeps planning, reasoning and file processing on the Mac. Computer runs Qwen 3.6 or PPLX Pro, a post-trained version of Qwen, and users can still authorize escalation to the cloud for current information, browser use and connected apps, where a local orchestrator can call on one of 15+ frontier models. Code and tool execution run in isolated sandbox environments with controlled access to files and connected apps, the same protocols used in the cloud version. Local Computer is available in the Perplexity Mac app on supported Apple silicon Macs, with 36 GB or more recommended.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/perplexity-computer-now-runs-fully-local-on-mac:

> Local Computer on Mac is now available to Perplexity Pro, Max, and Enterprise subscribers. It runs in the Perplexity Mac app on supported Apple silicon Macs, like the new Mac mini with M6 and M5 Pro.

## Around this story

Outlets this record can name and link:

- Iclarified — Perplexity Computer Can Now Run Entirely on Your Mac: https://iclarified.com/102942/perplexity-computer-can-now-run-entirely-on-your-mac

## Follow-ups

- TestingCatalog (reported, 21 Oct): Perplexity Computer now runs fully locally on Mac — https://forck.live/items/25689-perplexity-computer-now-runs-fully-locally-on-mac
- RuntimeWire (reported, 20 Oct): Perplexity runs its Computer agent fully locally on Apple silicon Macs — https://forck.live/items/25567-perplexity-runs-its-computer-agent-fully-locally-on-apple-silicon-macs

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