By Abbas Jaffar Ali
Publication Date: 2026-11-14 08:18:00
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Perplexity says its Teammates, AI agents that keep working after you close your laptop, are now in the Mac app for Max subscribers.
According to TechRepublic, the Max plan costs $200 a month, or $2,000 a year. Perplexity excludes Pro and anyone on a cheaper tier.
Perplexity announced the Mac launch on X on 13 November, writing, “Teammates are now available in the Perplexity Mac app for Max subscribers.” Teammates first launched on the web last week. Aravind Srinivas, Perplexity’s chief executive, said on X on 5 November, “Native apps (mobile, desktop) coming soon.” Perplexity’s Help Center page still says teammates run on the Perplexity website and doesn’t mention the Mac app. Sources also disagree on whether an iOS version is live.
What a Teammate does
A Teammate is built for ongoing work, not one-off prompts. Digital Trends puts it this way: “Instead of guiding and hand-holding AI, you can assign tasks to your teammate agents, and they will do the work in the background.”
The examples include running a growth campaign, triaging bug reports as they land, keeping tabs on metrics, and digging into a new market. Teammates plan the tasks, add more agents if required, and notify you when a report is ready.
Perplexity’s Help Center adds detail. Each teammate has its own role, desktop, and browser, and it monitors…
