Perplexity Computer: An Honest Look at the Hype

What We Set Out to Build The pitch for Perplexity Computer is genuinely interesting: multi-agent workflow creation inside the same app you already use for search, no external tooling required. When I first saw it surface in early 2025, my immediate question wasn't "is this cool?" It was "does it actually replace anything I'm already running?" So we ran a direct test. The goal was to build a lead research pipeline — pull company data, score the lead against an ICP, and draft a personalized outrea