Release2026-09-14

Perplexity Portable Computer is now available on Windows. It runs local AI agent workflows on NVIDIA RTX GPUs. Sensitive data stays on the device. Work does not consume Perplexity cloud credits. The app can escalate to cloud models with user permission. It supports connectors for Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Google Drive, Gmail, Slack and GitHub. It requires 24GB or more of VRAM. DGX Station support is expected soon.

What changed

Portable Computer was only available on Linux and NVIDIA DGX Spark systems.

What it unlocks

Running Perplexity’s agent workflows locally on Windows PCs without cloud credits.

  • 24GB VRAM minimum

What you need to act on it

  • NVIDIA GeForce RTX or RTX PRO GPU
  • Windows OS

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