What are Perplexity Teammates?

Persistent AI agents, launched in research preview on 5 November 2026 for individual Max subscribers, that take on ongoing work, keep their own memory and can join Slack channels.

What is Perplexity Computer?

An agent product launched in February 2026 that runs tasks in its own environment and routes work across 19 AI models. Teammates are built on it.

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Perplexity is a San Francisco AI company led by chief executive Aravind Srinivas.

Image Perplexity published with the announcement covered in this story — Perplexity launches Teammates, persistent AI agents for its $200 Max plan that own ongoing work

AI Agents8 Nov 2026, 07:23 UTC

Perplexity opened a research preview of Teammates on 5 November 2026: persistent agents that take on ongoing projects, join Slack and run on Perplexity Computer.

Summary

Perplexity launched Teammates on 5 November 2026 as a research preview for individual subscribers to its Max plan, which costs $200 a month. A teammate is a persistent agent that is given an ongoing responsibility, such as a research project or a campaign, plans its own tasks and keeps working between prompts. Teammates run on Perplexity Computer, can join Slack channels and connect to tools such as GitHub and Gmail. Usage is free during a promotional period.

About Perplexity

Perplexity is a San Francisco AI company led by chief executive Aravind Srinivas. It began with an AI search engine that answers questions with cited sources and now sells agent products: Perplexity Computer, launched in February 2026, and Teammates, persistent agents for Max subscribers released in research preview in November 2026.

Reviewed 8 Nov 2026

Facts at a glance

Type: AI search and agent company
Chief executive: Aravind Srinivas
Products: Perplexity search, Perplexity Computer, Teammates (research preview) source
Max plan: $200 a month or $2,000 a year, with 10,000 monthly credits source

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What are Perplexity Teammates?: Persistent AI agents, launched in research preview on 5 November 2026 for individual Max subscribers, that take on ongoing work, keep their own memory and can join Slack channels.
What is Perplexity Computer?: An agent product launched in February 2026 that runs tasks in its own environment and routes work across 19 AI models. Teammates are built on it.

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Perplexity launches Teammates, persistent AI agents for its $200 Max plan that own ongoing work