Perplexity launches Hybrid Compute, which splits workloads between frontier cloud models like Opus 5 and local LLMs, for all users of its Mac app (Igor Bonifacic/Engadget)

Perplexity AI introduced Hybrid Compute, a feature that automatically routes user queries between cloud-based models such as Opus 5 and locally run large language models, enabling the same functionality for all users of its Mac application. The system balances performance and privacy by selecting the optimal model for each task without requiring user configuration.