Perplexity launches Portable Computer: on-device tasks with no token charges

Perplexity has introduced Portable Computer, a local-first take on the Perplexity Computer platform. It’s available now on supported NVIDIA Linux systems, and it runs supported agent tasks on your own hardware instead of pushing most of that work to remote servers. The big shift, according to Perplexity, comes down to cost and control: work finished on-device doesn’t rack up token charges, and you should also get better privacy and lower latency since your files and prompts can stay on your machine. If a task is too demanding, it can still be handed off to more powerful cloud models, but only if you explicitly approve each step.

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Right now, Perplexity says Portable Computer supports NVIDIA DGX Spark and Linux systems with high-end NVIDIA RTX GPUs carrying at least 24GB of VRAM. It uses models such as Qwen 3.8 27B and Perplexity’s own PPLX 27B, and NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is on the roadmap.

If you already automate repetitive tasks and have the right NVIDIA setup, this looks worth picking up. The hardware cost is the catch, so for now it’s going to make more sense for developers, professionals, and enthusiasts than for most laptop buyers. Perplexity says Portable Computer is available now on supported NVIDIA Linux systems, with Windows support planned for September 2026.