Perplexity

Perplexity and American Express launched business skills for cash flow, marketing, hiring and other small-business workflows in Computer.

Perplexity released a contextual embedding method, model and benchmark for retrieving answers with their supporting context.

Perplexity launched scheduled and event-triggered automations that build on prior Computer work.

Perplexity added reusable agent profiles, skills and managed versioned connectors to Agent API.

Perplexity expanded Portable Computer to supported AMD Ryzen AI Max systems.

Perplexity launched a marketplace for reusable Computer skills with enterprise governance.

Perplexity launched local-first Portable Computer for supported NVIDIA Windows and Linux systems.

Perplexity introduced configurable Light, Standard, High and Ultra effort levels for Computer tasks.

NVIDIA was reported to be discussing an investment in Perplexity as part of a round that could value the company above $30 billion; no completed round was announced.

Perplexity expanded Agent API into a unified interface for language models, real-time web retrieval and managed agents.

Perplexity launched builder-focused Computer workflows spanning coding, deployment, monitoring and business operations.

Perplexity released Numbat, an open-source monitoring and response layer for AI coding agents.

Perplexity released Personal Computer for Windows with local files, background sessions and desktop workflows.

Perplexity evolved Spaces into Projects with persistent files, memory, connectors and shared agent workspaces.

Perplexity brought Model Council into Computer for multi-model analysis and artifact generation.

Perplexity launched secure isolated sandboxes for agent code execution and tool use.

Perplexity launched legal research, analysis and drafting workflows for counsel.

Perplexity introduced self-improving memory for agents and persistent Computer workspaces.

Perplexity integrated Deep Research into Computer so research could flow directly into documents, spreadsheets, presentations and workflows.

Perplexity launched a set of Computer workflows for growing small and midsize businesses.

Perplexity introduced local and hybrid execution that moves selected Computer workloads onto users' machines.

Perplexity brought Computer workflows into Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Perplexity open-sourced Bumblebee, a security framework for agent systems.

Perplexity added data analysis, coding and visualization workflows for business teams to Computer.

Perplexity published details of the security architecture and safeguards built into Computer.

Perplexity broadened Personal Computer availability to all users on Mac.

Perplexity added structured financial search and retrieval to the Agent API.

Perplexity launched specialized professional-finance workflows in Computer.

Perplexity added premium clinical and health-information sources to its health experience.

Perplexity launched Computer inside Microsoft Teams.

Perplexity expanded Computer with connected workplace applications and enterprise workflows.

Perplexity published its approach to building and evaluating accuracy in frontier AI systems.

Perplexity launched Personal Computer on Mac for local-file, application and browser workflows.

Perplexity added personal financial-analysis and CFO-style workflows to Computer.

Perplexity launched tax research and preparation workflows in Computer.

Perplexity launched Computer inside Slack for completing work from shared channel context.

Perplexity established the Secure Intelligence Institute to research security for AI agents and browsers.

Perplexity and Samsung expanded AI browsing and assistant experiences across Samsung devices.

Perplexity launched a health information and research experience using premium medical sources.

Perplexity formed a Health Advisory Board to guide safety, quality and product development for health information.

Perplexity launched Comet for iOS, bringing its AI-native browser to all major consumer platforms.

Perplexity launched Comet Enterprise with managed deployment, policy controls, audit logs and security integrations.

Perplexity joined NVIDIA's Nemotron Coalition to collaborate on open frontier models.

Perplexity introduced Premium Sources, adding licensed high-value information sources to its research products.

Perplexity launched an enterprise edition of Computer with organizational security, governance and administration.

Perplexity launched Sandbox API for isolated code execution by AI agents.

Perplexity upgraded Search API with improved extraction and dynamic evaluation benchmarks.

Perplexity launched Agent API as a managed runtime for agentic workflows.

Perplexity expanded Computer as the unifying interface for search, research, creation and actions.

Samsung partnered with Perplexity to integrate its APIs and AI search capabilities into Samsung devices.

Perplexity launched Computer, an agentic workspace that coordinates models, web search, tools, connected apps and code to complete knowledge-work tasks.

Perplexity launched Model Council, allowing users to query multiple frontier models and synthesize their agreements and disagreements.

Perplexity launched a specialized offering for public-safety organizations.

The New York Times filed suit alleging copyright infringement involving Perplexity's search and answer products.

Perplexity released BrowseSafe research on detecting and mitigating threats in AI browsers.

Perplexity introduced persistent memory for AI assistants to personalize future interactions.

Perplexity relaunched Shopping as a free personalized conversational shopping experience with native purchasing.

Perplexity launched a native Android version of the Comet AI browser.

Perplexity announced a partnership to provide its services to United States government users.

Perplexity added stronger visibility, confirmations and user controls for Comet Assistant actions.

Perplexity released a redesigned Comet Assistant with improved browsing and task execution.

Perplexity introduced Privacy Snapshot to show users how Comet and its assistant handle data and permissions.

Perplexity launched a free AI-powered patent search and analysis experience.

Perplexity broadened public availability of the Comet browser beyond its initial subscriber and waitlist rollout.

Perplexity announced the initial media partners participating in Comet Plus.

Perplexity launched a developer Search API exposing its real-time web index, retrieval and content extraction.

Perplexity expanded its enterprise platform with stronger knowledge connectors, administration and collaborative workflows.

Perplexity raised $200 million at a $20 billion valuation.

Perplexity launched a secure government offering with public-sector procurement and deployment options.

Perplexity introduced Comet Plus, a subscription program designed to fund participating publishers and premium content.

Perplexity introduced managed Comet browser access for Enterprise Pro customers.

Perplexity submitted a nonbinding $34.5 billion offer to acquire Google's Chrome browser; Google had not offered Chrome for sale.

Perplexity added OpenAI's GPT-OSS models immediately upon their release.

Perplexity integrated OpenTable so users could find and book restaurant reservations from answers.

Gannett joined Perplexity's publisher program, broadening licensed news participation.

Perplexity raised approximately $100 million at an $18 billion valuation.

Perplexity launched Comet, an AI-native browser with an embedded assistant, initially for Max subscribers and waitlisted users.

Perplexity launched Max, a premium subscription tier with expanded access to frontier models and new products.

Perplexity closed a $500 million financing led by Accel at a $14 billion valuation.

Perplexity partnered with European model providers to bring additional European AI models to global users.

Perplexity published work on accelerating Sonar inference through speculative decoding.

Perplexity expanded Finance with richer market data and research tools for investors.

Perplexity launched Labs for creating reports, spreadsheets, dashboards and lightweight applications from research.

Perplexity expanded free and paid plan capabilities, including greater access to advanced search, files and models.

SAP partnered with Perplexity to add real-time web answers to the Joule enterprise assistant.

Perplexity partnered with Wiley to make trusted educational content available through AI-powered search.

Perplexity partnered with Motorola to pre-install its app and integrate Perplexity Assistant into Moto AI on new devices.

Perplexity proposed combining with TikTok's US operations to create a new American company and make its recommendation system transparent.

Perplexity improved Sonar, Sonar Pro and reasoning models while reducing API prices.

Perplexity expanded its SoftBank partnership to launch Enterprise Pro in Japan.

Perplexity announced a $50 million venture fund to invest in early-stage AI startups.

Perplexity released R1 1776, an open-weight post-trained version of DeepSeek-R1 intended to reduce censorship while retaining reasoning capability.

Perplexity launched Deep Research, an autonomous mode that performs many searches, evaluates sources and writes cited reports.

Perplexity released a faster in-house Sonar model built on Llama 3.3 70B and served through Cerebras for Pro search.

Perplexity introduced Sonar Reasoning and Sonar Reasoning Pro for search-grounded analytical queries.

Perplexity launched an Android assistant able to answer questions and perform actions across supported apps.

Perplexity launched Sonar and made Sonar Pro generally available through its API platform for cited real-time answers.

Perplexity closed a $500 million financing led by IVP at a $9 billion valuation.

Perplexity acquired Carbon, a startup specializing in connecting AI systems to enterprise data sources; terms were not disclosed.

Perplexity expanded its publisher program with 15 additional media organizations.

Perplexity launched an AI shopping experience with product cards, recommendations, visual search and merchant integrations.

Perplexity announced an experiment with sponsored follow-up questions while stating that advertising would not alter answer content.

Perplexity launched a dedicated sourced hub for the 2024 United States election.

Dow Jones and the New York Post sued Perplexity, alleging copyright and trademark violations involving publisher content.

Perplexity launched Spaces and Internal Knowledge Search for organizing research and searching company files alongside the web.

Perplexity introduced dedicated finance capabilities for stocks, company earnings and market research.

Perplexity partnered with Comcast to provide eligible Xfinity Rewards members a year of Perplexity Pro.

Perplexity partnered with Uber to offer eligible Uber One members a complimentary year of Perplexity Pro.

Perplexity launched a publisher program with revenue sharing, API access and technology support.

Perplexity collaborated with Amazon Web Services to launch and scale Enterprise Pro.

Perplexity upgraded Pro Search for more advanced problem-solving, multi-step reasoning and research.

Perplexity completed a reported financing round of roughly $250 million at a $3 billion valuation, including strategic backing from SoftBank.

Investigations alleged that Perplexity accessed publisher content despite robots.txt restrictions; Perplexity disputed aspects of the reporting.

Forbes alleged that Perplexity had reproduced reporting without adequate attribution, beginning a broader public dispute over publisher content use.

Perplexity launched Pages for turning research into structured, visually formatted and shareable articles.

Perplexity raised $62.7 million in a Series B extension led by Daniel Gross, taking its valuation above $1 billion.

Perplexity launched Enterprise Pro, its first business subscription with organizational search, security and data controls.

Perplexity partnered with SK Telecom to distribute Perplexity Pro to the telecom company's users.

Perplexity and ElevenLabs launched the Discover Daily AI-generated news podcast.

The Browser Company partnered with Perplexity to make it a search-engine option in Arc.

Perplexity raised $73.6 million in a Series B led by IVP at a reported $520 million valuation, with participation from NVIDIA, Jeff Bezos and others.

Perplexity introduced PPLX 7B Online and PPLX 70B Online, language models grounded with current web search.

Perplexity launched pplx-api with hosted access to its PPLX chat models.

Perplexity released open-weight PPLX 7B Chat and PPLX 70B Chat models.

Perplexity released an official Chrome extension that could set Perplexity as the browser's default search engine.

Perplexity introduced its paid Pro subscription with expanded searches and access to advanced models.

Perplexity introduced Copilot, a guided multi-step research mode later renamed Pro Search.

Perplexity launched its native Android application.

Perplexity launched its native conversational answer-engine application for iPhone and iPad.

Perplexity raised $25.6 million in a Series A led by New Enterprise Associates.

Perplexity launched its citation-first conversational answer engine for real-time web search.

Perplexity raised approximately $3.1 million in seed financing from Elad Gil and a group of prominent AI and technology investors.

Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho and Andy Konwinski founded Perplexity in San Francisco.