# Perplexity Computer Can Now Run Fully Locally on Mac

- Source: MacRumors
- Published: 2026-10-20T22:20:12+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/10/20/perplexity-computer-local-mac/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/perplexity-computer-can-now-run-fully-locally-on-mac-54f258/

Perplexity today said it is updating Perplexity Computer to run fully locally on Mac . The local version runs on Qwen 3.6 or PPLX Pro (a post-trained version of Qwen) in the Perplexity app for Mac on supported Apple silicon Macs. Perplexity highlights the new Mac mini machines and says 36GB of memory or more is recommended to run locally. With the local setup, the AI model, task planning, reasonin

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