Privacy stays local

Perplexity Portable Computer Windows NVIDIA RTX

Perplexity is bringing its powerful AI agent directly to Windows PCs powered by NVIDIA RTX GPUs, letting users run complex tasks locally without uploading sensitive data to the cloud. The new Portable Computer version intelligently routes work between your device and cloud models, keeping privacy intact while delivering the reasoning power you need.

Sep 18, 2026 | Felipe Santos | AI

Perplexity and NVIDIA logos side by side on a black background with a green “NVIDIA Local AI” button below.

As local models become more capable, AI agents can handle more work directly on a PC while keeping sensitive information on the device.

Portable Computer

Portable Computer is a local version of the agent Perplexity Computer that plans and carries out multistep tasks. Accelerated by NVIDIA GPUs, it uses local models to analyze data, bring together information across files, and handle recurring work. Sensitive information stays on device, and locally completed work doesn't consume Perplexity Computer credits. Users can also orchestrate work to cloud models for more advanced research and reasoning.

Perplexity is adding Portable Computer to the Perplexity app for Windows on compatible NVIDIA GeForce RTX PCs and NVIDIA RTX PRO Workstations, bringing powerful agentic AI to more Windows PC users. The release builds on existing support for NVIDIA DGX Spark systems and RTX PCs running Linux.

Perplexity brings local and cloud AI together in one app, letting users work with sensitive files on their PCs and take advantage of Computer's built-in tools such as a browser and proprietary SPACE sandbox. For tasks requiring more advanced reasoning, Portable Computer can identify when cloud support is needed, asking the user for permission before sending information off-device.

The app simplifies setup with a local model, such as Qwen 3.8 27B, that is post-trained to work with Perplexity Computer and optimized for NVIDIA RTX GPUs. Users can put the agent to work without researching models or configuring the complex software stack typically required to run local AI.

Connectors for Microsoft Outlook, OneDrive, Word, Google Drive, Gmail, Slack, and GitHub extend that experience across the files and apps already part of users' daily workflows.

For example, the agent can help with:

Engineering: Review open pull requests in a connected GitHub project, organize them by status, and identify next steps. Computer can also flag outdated documentation and submit proposed updates for review.

Finance: Point Computer at two years of brokerage summaries, consolidated 1099s, and tax returns, and have it trace the recurring holdings creating the most avoidable fees and tax drag, with every figure cited to the exact file and page—all without a document ever reaching a chatbot.

Startups: Ask Computer why activation went flat, and the agent analyzes the funnel export locally to find where new signups drop off between install and first completed task, then posts the top insights straight to the team's Slack channel.