New tool · November 6, 2026 · 2 min read · Source: Perplexity

Perplexity Teammates: AI agents that stay on your projects

On November 4, 2026, Perplexity introduced Teammates: AI agents that don't just answer one question but look after ongoing projects over days. They launch first on the web for Perplexity Max subscribers, with iOS coming soon.

Three fictional colleagues talking in front of a glowing screen with task cards, green and blue light (AI image) — Illustration

Key facts

Perplexity introduced Teammates on November 4, 2026: AI agents for ongoing, multi-day projects.
Teammates remember goals, tasks and files, request approvals and can be redirected at any time.
At launch, web-only for Perplexity Max subscribers; iOS is coming soon.

What makes Teammates different

A regular AI chat waits for your next prompt. Perplexity says Teammates keep going: they remember project goals, task history and shared files across runs, watch for changes and come back with progress updates and approval requests. Finished work returns to you for review. You can check in at any time, redirect the agent or take over its desktop yourself.

What Perplexity has in mind

Marketing: manage posts, email, ads and SEO, track campaigns and competitor promotions
Sales: find opportunities, prepare outreach and quotes, follow up on replies
Support: summarize complaint trends, draft responses, track cases to resolution
Operations: keep deadlines, checklists, vendors and paperwork on track

A teammate can coordinate other teammates and Computer sessions. Perplexity names Slack, GitHub and Gmail among its connections; for GitHub you choose which repositories the agent can access. In Slack channels, colleagues can assign tasks directly.

Availability

At launch, Teammates are web-only and limited to Max, Perplexity's most expensive individual plan. Access and features are set to expand in the coming weeks. The announcement gives no details on per-task costs or enterprise plans.

What this means for you

AI agents are moving from one-off tasks to ongoing ownership of projects.
Approvals and control stay with people, which is the deciding factor for business use.
For now it's an offer for heavy users on the top plan, not a tool for everyone yet.

How to use this

To try AI agents, pick a low-risk recurring task, such as a weekly report on competitor promotions. Grant only the access needed and require approval before any external action.

Luigi's take

The direction is clear: after chat and research come agents that follow tasks over days. For marketing that sounds appealing: watch campaigns, follow up, report back. But this is exactly where an agent either helps or hurts. An agent that sends emails or changes ads on its own needs clear limits and approvals.

My advice: start with a task where a mistake doesn't hurt, such as a weekly summary of competitor promotions. Grant only the access it needs, and require approval for every action that leaves your company. Trust in an agent builds the same way it does with a new team member: step by step.

Source

Perplexity: Teammates are agents for complex, ongoing work

More sources

The Verge – Bericht zum Start der Teammates

This article was researched and written with AI assistance. Responsible: Luigi Lugmayr.