{"slug": "perplexity-now-splits-your-ai-tasks-between-the-cloud-and-a-small-model-on-your", "title": "Perplexity now splits your AI tasks between the cloud and a small model on your own Mac, so sensitive files never have to leave the machine", "summary": "Perplexity has launched a hybrid AI feature for its Pro, Max, and Enterprise subscribers that splits tasks between cloud models and a small on-device model running on Apple silicon, enabling sensitive files such as tax returns and medical records to be processed locally without leaving the Mac. A privacy gate determines what data can be sent to the cloud, masking or blocking sensitive details by default.", "body_md": "The cloud model handles research and planning while a compact local model, running on Apple silicon, processes tax returns, medical records or client files on device. A privacy gate decides what is allowed to leave the Mac, masking or blocking sensitive details by default. Live now for Pro, Max and Enterprise subscribers.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/perplexity-now-splits-your-ai-tasks-between-the-cloud-and-a-small-model-on-your", "canonical_source": "https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/introducing-hybrid-compute-on-mac", "published_at": "2026-09-03 13:47:48+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-03 14:22:27.866661+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["Perplexity", "Apple"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/perplexity-now-splits-your-ai-tasks-between-the-cloud-and-a-small-model-on-your", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/perplexity-now-splits-your-ai-tasks-between-the-cloud-and-a-small-model-on-your.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/perplexity-now-splits-your-ai-tasks-between-the-cloud-and-a-small-model-on-your.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/perplexity-now-splits-your-ai-tasks-between-the-cloud-and-a-small-model-on-your.jsonld"}}