Perplexity announces a feature that lets Perplexity Computer split tasks between on-device AI models and server-based models (Zac Hall/9to5Mac)

<a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/02/perplexity-computer-adding-ability-to-split-tasks-between-local-and-cloud-models/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260602/i45.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260602/p45#a260602p45" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Zac Hall / <a href="https://9to5mac.com/">9to5Mac</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/02/perplexity-computer-adding-ability-to-split-tasks-between-local-and-cloud-models/">Perplexity announces a feature that lets Perplexity Computer split tasks between on-device AI models and server-based models</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; Perplexity has announced a major new feature coming soon to Perplexity Computer: the ability to split tasks between local and cloud models.</p>