Perplexity Ties Its Free Local AI Agent To Nvidia's Hardware
Portable Computer plugs into Gmail, Drive and GitHub on-device, and only reaches Perplexity's cloud servers when a subscriber approves escalation.
- Requires Nvidia's DGX Spark ($3,999 and up, 128GB unified memory) or a 24GB+ VRAM RTX Linux box.
- Runs the open Qwen3 27B model and Perplexity's own PPLX 27B directly on the device.
- Live now for Pro and Max subscribers on Linux; Windows support arrives later.
Why it matters: Local-first here means free of Perplexity's meter, not free of Nvidia's silicon or Perplexity's own servers.