Automations, inline visualizations, and GPT-6.1 Sol
If you are on a paid Perplexity plan, Computer can now run recurring tasks on a schedule for you (like monitoring something and following up automatically) and show interactive charts directly in your chat instead of plain text. It also picked up access to a faster model (GPT-6.1 Sol) for quick tasks and a more capable one (Claude Opus 5.5) for multi-step reasoning, plus the ability to generate short AI videos if you are on Pro or Max.
What changed
Source summary
Perplexity's Computer agent gained Automations, which can run recurring tasks on schedules or trigger from connected-app events, monitor changes, and pause for review before consequential actions. Computer threads can now show inline interactive visualizations, including 3D charts and TradingView-style trading charts. Computer also gained access to new underlying models: GPT-6.1 Sol for eligible paid subscribers (powering fast, "Light effort" tasks) and Claude Opus 5.5 for eligible paid personal accounts (powering "Standard effort" multi-step reasoning), plus AI video generation via MiniMax H3 and Seedance 2.5 for Pro and Max subscribers. A curated library of 10 American Express Skills (finance, marketing, operations, hiring) was also added, limited to U.S. Amex Small Business Card Members on Enterprise Pro or Enterprise Max (Corporate Cards excluded), with Skill usage drawing on Computer Credits.
Why it matters to your work
Practical interpretation
If you are on a paid Perplexity plan, Computer can now run recurring tasks on a schedule for you (like monitoring something and following up automatically) and show interactive charts directly in your chat instead of plain text. It also picked up access to a faster model (GPT-6.1 Sol) for quick tasks and a more capable one (Claude Opus 5.5) for multi-step reasoning, plus the ability to generate short AI videos if you are on Pro or Max.
What to try next
If you have a recurring task you currently redo by hand, like checking a webpage or following up on an email thread, try setting it up as an Automation in Perplexity Computer.
Source & availability
This is a summary of a published provider announcement, with practical context from SCALA’s feed.
Plan, region, workspace and rollout conditions may affect access in Australia. Check the original source for current availability.
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