Perplexity launches Teammates for Max subscribers on the web

The company says they can plan and coordinate projects, adjust as priorities change, and present results for review.[1] A Teammate can split a goal into parallel tasks and add agents as the work grows.[2] Perplexity also says each new task builds on work that the Teammate has already completed, and that Teammates can hand work to one another.[1] These features are intended to carry work forward across tasks, according to the company.

Perplexity says Teammates can monitor ongoing work, follow up when circumstances change, and investigate or act without waiting for a new user query.[1] Users can inspect and guide work while it is underway, review completed results, take over the desktop or redirect a Teammate.[1] The company says Teammates can coordinate Computer sessions and other Teammates to keep projects moving.[1] Each Teammate runs in a separate environment, with a browser session separate from other Teammates.[1]

Perplexity says Teammates can remember and learn across workstreams such as marketing, sales, support, operations and finance.[1] They build on Projects, skills and memory already available in Computer, and users can connect plugins including Slack, GitHub and Gmail.[1] In Slack channels, colleagues can assign work to Teammates or ask for task updates.[1] Users can also choose the model for each Teammate and direct it to use different models for different tasks.[2] Perplexity says saved credentials are encrypted and entered securely.[1]

Perplexity says Teammates are initially launching on the web for Max subscribers, with iOS availability planned later.[1] Its Help Center describes the feature as a research preview for individual Max subscribers.[2] The Verge reports that access requires the $200-per-month Max plan.[3] Perplexity says every Max plan includes free Teammates usage during a promotional period; after the promotional credit grant, usage draws on credits already included with a Max plan.[5] Enterprise Pro and Enterprise Max are not included by default in the initial launch, according to Perplexity.[2]