Perplexity has introduced a set of personal AI agents it calls teammates, built to carry out sustained work with little human oversight. The launch places the agents inside Perplexity Computer, the company’s cloud-based agentic assistant that already handles multi-step assignments. The Perplexity AI teammates are positioned as an extension of that system, adding capabilities aimed at ongoing, large-scale work rather than one-off requests.
How the teammates are meant to operate
Each teammate can be assigned its own role or task, and the agents are able to run those assignments at the same time. The system is designed so that teammates collaborate with one another. They can also supervise other teammates to keep tasks moving toward completion. As the workload grows, a teammate can bring in additional teammates and plan out what the new arrivals should do.
The agents operate around the clock in the background. When a decision is required from the user, a teammate sends a notification rather than proceeding unilaterally. That arrangement is intended to keep the user in the loop at key moments while allowing the agents to continue working between check-ins.
Visibility and control inside Perplexity Computer
Every teammate receives its own entry in the sidebar of Perplexity Computer. From there, users can see what each agent is currently doing and what it has already completed. The same threads serve as a channel for direction: a user can hand off additional work, tell an agent to change direction, or request a status update on progress.
This structure gives the teammates a persistent presence in the interface rather than treating them as isolated prompts. The sidebar becomes a control panel where multiple workstreams can be tracked side by side, with each agent’s activity visible at a glance.
Availability and cost
The feature is currently limited to Perplexity Max subscribers, who can access it on the web and on iOS. That exclusivity makes the teammates a premium offering: the Max plan is priced at $200 per month, or $2,000 for a year.
For that subscription, users get agents that are built to keep working without constant supervision, coordinate with each other, and expand their own teams as tasks accumulate. The teammates do not replace the user’s judgment; they flag decisions and wait for input when needed. But within those boundaries, the system is designed to handle long-running work in the background while the user checks in through the Computer sidebar.
The launch reflects a shift toward agentic tools that persist over time rather than responding only to individual queries. Perplexity’s teammates are aimed at users who want sustained execution across multiple roles, with the ability to observe, redirect, and add work as projects evolve.
