Perplexity's 'teammates' are the company's AI agents for daily work tasks

Perplexity has launched Teammates, personal AI agents built to handle long-running work with limited supervision.

The agents operate inside Perplexity Computer, where they can manage Computer sessions and coordinate with other Teammates. Perplexity says Teammates preserve project goals, prior task history and shared files between runs, allowing work to continue without rebuilding the same context each time.

Teammates can also watch for changing conditions and take action without a new user prompt. Engadget reports that the agents run in the background and alert users when a decision is required. Users can review finished work, take control of the desktop or redirect a Teammate while it is active.

The system supports connections to Slack, GitHub and Gmail. Perplexity says the initial release is available on the web for Perplexity Max subscribers, with an iOS version planned next.

Engadget reports that Perplexity Max costs $200 per month or $2,000 per year. The pricing places Teammates within Perplexity's Max subscription, while the product's workflow is built around agents that retain context and continue working across sessions.