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Perplexity launches Hybrid Compute, blending cloud and local AI models
Perplexity launches Hybrid Compute for Mac, splitting workloads between frontier cloud models and local LLMs to reduce costs.
Igor Bonifacic / Engadget: Perplexity launches Hybrid Compute, which splits workloads between frontier cloud models like Opus 5 and local LLMs, for all users of its Mac app — And local processing could keep costs down too.
— Back in February, debuted Perplexity Computer. Like Claude Cowork …
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