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Perplexity Ships Portable Computer on NVIDIA DGX Spark: Local Harness, OS-Enforced Sandbox, and Zero Per-Token Cost for Local Steps
Perplexity ships a local-first AI compute box: models, sandbox, and zero per-token cost bundled on DGX Spark hardware.
The KeyNews take
Why it matters
A major AI product company is moving inference workloads from cloud APIs to on-premises hardware, signaling a shift in how practitioners deploy and cost AI — and directly competing with hosted API models.
The key facts
6 to knowPerplexity releases 'Portable Computer' product
Runs on NVIDIA DGX Spark hardware
Packages local models, harness, OS-enforced sandbox, connectors
Zero per-token cost for local inference steps
On-premises deployment model vs. cloud APIs
Published August 25, 2026
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