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Perplexity Teammates AI agents: what it means for your business
“Teammates monitor ongoing work and follow up as things change.”
— Perplexity, official Perplexity blog
What happened
Perplexity Teammates, a new set of always-on AI agents for ongoing business work, launched on November 4, 2026. Perplexity says the agents are rolling out first on the web, with iOS to follow soon, for subscribers to its Perplexity Max plan, which Engadget reports costs $200 a month or $2,000 a year.
Teammates run inside Perplexity Computer, the company’s cloud-based assistant for multi-step tasks. Unlike a chatbot that waits for your next prompt, each teammate is given a role, such as marketing, sales, customer support or operations, and keeps the project’s goals, task history and shared files from one run to the next. According to Perplexity, teammates can watch for changes, investigate issues and act without a fresh request, then send progress updates and ask for approval when a decision is needed. Engadget notes they work in the background around the clock and can coordinate with, manage, and even bring in other teammates as the workload grows.
At launch, Perplexity lists plugins for Slack, GitHub (limited to chosen repositories) and Gmail. Teammates can also be added to Slack channels, where colleagues can assign work or ask for status updates. On the safety side, Perplexity says each teammate runs in its own separate environment, saved credentials are encrypted, and the agents follow the tool and project permissions already set in Computer. Users can review finished work, take over the desktop, or redirect a teammate mid-task.
FuzeForth’s take
This launch is a clear signal of where workplace AI is heading: away from one-off chat answers and toward AI agents that own a recurring job. Perplexity’s own examples read like a small-business to-do list: summarizing daily customer complaints and drafting replies, spotting sales opportunities in past purchases, tracking vendor paperwork and chasing missing items before a deadline, and watching competitor promotions. For owners who are stretched thin, that kind of follow-through is where most of the time savings live.
That said, a general-purpose agent is not a finished workflow. Perplexity Teammates suits teams that already work in Slack and Gmail and are willing to define what each agent owns, check its work, and set clear limits. The price puts it in the range of a serious business tool, so measure it against real hours saved. Be especially careful with anything customer-facing or financial: keep a human approval step on refunds, quotes and outbound messages until you trust the results.
What to do next: pick one repetitive, well-defined process, such as daily support triage or weekly lead follow-ups, and write down the inputs, the expected output and who approves it. That exercise is useful whether you trial an off-the-shelf agent or build custom AI agents for your business. If the work spans several systems, like your CRM, inbox and scheduling tools, a connected setup with proper business process automation will usually be more reliable than an agent working through a browser.
Key points
- Perplexity launched Teammates on November 4, 2026: persistent AI agents that handle ongoing work inside Perplexity Computer.
- Access is limited to Perplexity Max subscribers, starting on the web with iOS coming soon; Max costs $200 a month, per Engadget.
- Agents keep project memory across runs, monitor work, act without new prompts and request approval for decisions.
- Launch plugins include Slack, GitHub and Gmail, and teammates can take assignments directly in Slack channels.
- Each teammate runs in its own environment, with encrypted credentials and the permissions set in Computer.
Frequently asked questions
How much do Perplexity Teammates cost?
Teammates are included with Perplexity Max, which Engadget reports costs $200 a month or $2,000 a year. Free and Pro users would need to upgrade to Max to use them.
What apps do Perplexity Teammates AI agents connect to?
At launch Perplexity lists Slack, GitHub and Gmail plugins, and teammates can be added to Slack channels to receive tasks. They also use the projects, skills and memory already set up in Perplexity Computer.
Can Perplexity Teammates act without my approval?
Teammates can monitor and act on ongoing work without a new prompt, but they send progress updates and approval requests, and they follow the permissions you set. You can review their work, redirect them or take over at any time.
