Perplexity Teammates Get Their Own Computers

Perplexity on Nov. 4 launched Teammates, persistent AI agents that each run on their own isolated computer and keep working on long-running projects when the user is away. The feature is in research preview on the web for individual Perplexity Max subscribers.

Key takeaways

• Each teammate gets an isolated computer with its own desktop and browser, and keeps memory of goals, task history and shared files across runs.
• New teammates default to Claude Opus 5.5, and users can change the model for each teammate.
• Access is limited to individual Max subscribers on the web; PCMag reports use is free during a promotional period, after which it will consume an undisclosed number of credits.

What Perplexity Teammates do

Perplexity's existing Computer agent handles tasks a user hands it. Teammates build on Computer but are meant to own ongoing work, such as watching for a problem and acting on it. "Teammates monitor ongoing work and follow up as things change," the company wrote in its launch post.

Perplexity's examples include a sales teammate that notices a regular customer has stopped buying, reviews the order history and support issues, then drafts an offer or flags a problem. It sends progress updates and approval requests until the job is done. A teammate also applies feedback to later work: told that an agency needs two weeks' notice, an operations teammate builds that lead time into future schedules.

How Teammates isolation and memory work

The company's help center says each teammate runs on its own isolated computer, with browsing sessions and local cookies limited to that teammate. "Credentials are encrypted and entered securely. Teammates cannot view them," the page says. Users can take over the desktop or redirect a teammate mid-task.

Teammates placed in the same Project share context, files and instructions and can message one another. They can also appear as apps in Slack, GitHub and Linear, and for GitHub the user picks which repositories a teammate can reach.

Teammates pricing and credits

Perplexity's own pages list no separate price. The help center says Max subscriptions include a monthly credit allocation teammates can use, and warns that parallel agents, large codebases and frequent automations use more credits.

PCMag reported that Max costs $200 a month or $2,000 a year and that Teammates are free during a promotional period. No end date has been given. BornCity, a German tech site, reported that the plan includes 10,000 monthly credits.

Context: agents that keep running

PCMag placed the launch alongside similar work-agent efforts from Anthropic, OpenAI and Microsoft. Perplexity's default choice also ties the product to a rival lab: Claude Opus 5.5 is Anthropic's model.

BornCity, citing CEO Aravind Srinivas, reported that about 10,000 teammates were created in Perplexity's internal workspace over the prior 30 days, with about 1,000 active the day before. Perplexity's launch post and help center do not give usage figures, and neither names outside customers.

What's next

Perplexity says Teammates are coming "soon" to iOS, and PCMag reported Android is also planned. "We'll be expanding teammates' access and features in the coming weeks," the company wrote. The help center notes that the feature is still under development and that behavior may change. Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max plans are not included by default.

FAQ

Who can use Perplexity Teammates?

Individual Perplexity Max subscribers, on the web. The preview does not include Pro, and Enterprise plans are not included by default.

Do Teammates cost extra?

Perplexity has not announced a separate price. PCMag reported they are free for Max subscribers during a promotional period and will later consume credits.

Can a teammate see my passwords?

Perplexity says credentials are encrypted and entered securely, and that teammates cannot view them.

References

• Teammates are agents for complex, ongoing work — Perplexity (Nov. 4, 2026)
• Get started with Perplexity teammates — Perplexity Help Center
• Need Help at Work? How About a Perplexity 'Teammate' AI Agent? — PCMag Australia (Nov. 6, 2026)
• Perplexity Teammates: Agenten wählen für Aufgaben aus 19 KI-Modellen — BornCity (Nov. 5, 2026)