Perplexity launches Teammates, persistent AI agents for ongoing work
Announced · Published · By Contractor AI Shop
Perplexity launched Teammates: persistent agents that own ongoing work inside Perplexity Computer, coordinate with each other, and can sit in Slack. Web launch for Max subscribers; iOS soon. Press reports Max at about $200/mo. Not a construction product.
Key facts
- Perplexity's launch post (dated Nov 4, 2026) introduces Teammates: personal agents for long-running work that plan, coordinate projects, switch gears, and present results for review. Perplexity
- Teammates build on Perplexity Computer, coordinate Computer sessions and other teammates, and use existing Projects, skills, and memory. Perplexity
- You can add a teammate to a Slack channel so colleagues can hand it work or ask for updates; plugins such as Slack, GitHub, or Gmail are supported. Perplexity
- Initially launching on the web and soon on iOS for Perplexity Max subscribers; Free and Pro can upgrade (per Perplexity). Perplexity
- Press (The Verge, Engadget, Digital Trends) reports Max at about $200/month; that dollar figure is not stated on the Teammates launch post read this pass. The Verge (Emma Roth)
- Agent-tools / workplace-agents notice — not a construction product. Perplexity
Our take: what it means for contractors
Short agent-tools notice. Useful if you already pay for Perplexity Max and want always-on agents with Slack handoff. Skip if you only care about construction field/PM software — this is a general workplace agent product, not built for contractors.
What we don't know yet
- Perplexity-published Max dollar price on a pricing page (press-reported only here)
- Exact iOS ship date
Sources
- Perplexity · Teammates are agents for complex, ongoing work · 2026-11-04 · Primary
- The Verge (Emma Roth) · Perplexity launches its own take on AI agents for work · 2026-11-05 · Secondary
- Engadget (Mariella Moon) · Perplexity's 'teammates' are the company's AI agents for daily work tasks · 2026-11-06 · Secondary
- Digital Trends (Shikhar Mehrotra) · Perplexity's new AI coworkers can take over your workload, but they don't come cheap · 2026-11-05 · Secondary