Perplexity has launched Teammates, a set of AI agents designed for workplace collaboration that compete with tools such as OpenAI’s Dots and Anthropic’s Claude Duet.
The startup describes Teammates as always-on agents that can take on multiple roles within a workspace, drawing on existing Perplexity projects, skills and memory. The agents build on Perplexity Computer, an AI system capable of deploying agents on a device, and offer the ability to collaborate and complete “ongoing, large-scale work.” They can perform different jobs simultaneously.
Teammates are tied to Perplexity’s $200-per-month Max plan. Users can track each agent’s progress through individual threads in the Perplexity app and interact with them in Slack.
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said on X that the company envisions every organisation eventually having hundreds of these teammates working for each person.
Analysis
Why This Matters
- Workers gain a persistent, collaborative AI assistant that can handle complex workflows around the clock, but the $200-a-month subscription price will restrict early adoption to businesses and power users.
- The launch intensifies competition in the AI agents space, pushing incumbents to differentiate on price, integration depth or specialisation.
- The success of Teammates will signal whether the market for autonomous agents is willing to pay a premium for a deeply integrated workspace tool.
Background
Perplexity Teammates enter a field already occupied by OpenAI’s Dots and Anthropic’s Claude Duet, both of which offer similar always-on agent capabilities. Perplexity distinguishes its offering by building on its existing Computer system and integration with services such as Slack.
What to Watch
- Adoption rates within enterprises that already subscribe to the Max plan.
- Feature parity or divergence between Teammates, Dots and Duet over the coming months.
- Potential integration with third-party tools beyond Slack to broaden Teammates’ utility.
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- SupportedPerplexity launched Teammates to compete with OpenAI and Anthropic.The Verge: “Perplexity is taking on OpenAI and Anthropic with its own work-focused AI agents.”
- SupportedAlways-on Teammates require the $200-per-month Max plan.The Verge: “Perplexity’s take on the feature is much more expensive, however, as it requires a subscription to its $200 / month Max plan.”
- SupportedTeammates are AI agents designed for workplace collaboration and compete with tools such as OpenAI’s Dots and Anthropic’s Claude Duet.The Verge: “Like OpenAI’s Dots and Claude Duet, Perplexity’s Teammates can perform an array of tasks while running 24/7.”
- SupportedTeammates are always-on agents that can take on multiple roles within a workspace.The Verge: “The startup’s new always-on “Teammates” can take on multiple roles within a workspace”
- SupportedTeammates draw on existing Perplexity projects, skills and memory.The Verge: “while pulling existing projects, skills, and memory from the Perplexity tools you already use.”
- SupportedTeammates build on Perplexity Computer, which can deploy agents on a device.The Verge: “Teammates integrate with Perplexity Computer, an AI system that can deploy agents on your device to complete tasks. But Perplexity says Teammates “build on top” of Computer”
- SupportedTeammates offer the ability to collaborate and complete “ongoing, large-scale work.”The Verge: “by offering the ability to collaborate and complete “ongoing, large-scale work.””
- SupportedTeammates can perform different jobs simultaneously.The Verge: “You can assign each Teammate different jobs that they can perform simultaneously”
- SupportedUsers can track each agent’s progress through individual threads in the Perplexity app and interact with them in Slack.The Verge: “Perplexity notes that you can keep tabs on Teammates’ progress through individual threads in the Perplexity app, as well as interact with them in Slack.”
- SupportedPerplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said on X that the company envisions every organisation eventually having hundreds of teammates working for each person.The Verge: ““Over time, we envision every org having hundreds of teammates working for each person,” Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas says on X.”
