Computer adds effort controls for model selection

Perplexity has introduced effort controls in Perplexity Computer, allowing users to choose among four settings—Light, Standard, High, and Ultra—that determine the model and reasoning depth used for a task. The slider is intended to balance cost and analytical effort, with lower settings suited to routine work and higher settings designed for complex or open-ended assignments such as product prioritization and market evaluation. Perplexity’s orchestrating model plans assignments and delegates work to supporting agents that may use models from multiple providers, while the company uses experience from billions of queries to match model combinations with tasks based on quality and cost. The feature is available on the web through Computer’s omnibar, with Android and iOS availability planned, and users can still manually select specific models and reasoning levels through custom controls.

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