A general digital worker that splits an outcome into sub-agents and runs each in its own environment for hours. Compare that with Malik, an AI employee for shared work in Slack and Telegram.
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Add Malik to TelegramOAuth · live in minutesSlack and Telegram, in the same thread where the work already gets discussed. No new app for the team to adopt, no context living on one person's laptop.
Anyone can tag Malik. He shares context across the workspace, so what one person teaches him helps the whole team.
Brief him once. He uses your tools, builds the report, deck, or app, and brings the finished work back to the thread.
Start with the working environment, the people using it, and the responsibility you want to hand over.
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| — | MalikAI Employee | Perplexity Computer |
|---|---|---|
| Surface | Slack and Telegram, in the channel where the work is already discussed. | Perplexity's own product. |
| Works for | The whole team. Anyone can tag Malik; context belongs to the workspace. | Individuals on higher tiers. |
| Who owns the job | Reads the request, uses connected tools, produces the deliverable, and reports back in the thread. | Delegated, multi-step work using research, tools, and execution environments. |
| Memory | Shared workspace context. What one person teaches Malik can help the team. | Persistent across workflows. |
| Tools | Native integrations, browser access, code execution, and published docs and apps. | Browser, filesystem, code, connected services. |
| Price shape | Shared workspace credits from $100/month, without a subscription for each teammate. | Check Perplexity Computer's current plans for pricing, included usage, and availability. |
| Best for | Ongoing team work across your connected tools. | You want research and computer-based execution in a dedicated working environment. |
Product information: Perplexity Computer website ↗. Check the provider for current plans and availability.
““Probably our most intelligent team member. An AI employee connected to all our systems, right inside Telegram.””
Pulat YuldashevCEO, AlNuzum
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Brief Malik in Slack or Telegram. The request, the work, and the result stay connected to the conversation your team can follow.
Connect your tools, use a real browser, and run code. Malik can bring information together and deliver reports, documents, and apps.
Your workspace shares one credit pool, starting at $100/month. Add teammates without adding a per-person subscription.
You want to delegate work in Slack or Telegram.
Your team needs shared context rather than isolated individual conversations.
Your work spans several business tools and needs a finished deliverable.
You prefer a managed employee with a shared workspace credit pool.
You want research and computer-based execution in a dedicated working environment.
A general digital worker that splits an outcome into sub-agents and runs each in its own environment for hours.
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A general digital worker that splits an outcome into sub-agents and runs each in its own environment for hours.
Perplexity's own product. Delegated, multi-step work using research, tools, and execution environments. Malik takes requests in Slack and Telegram and works across the team's connected tools.
You want research and computer-based execution in a dedicated working environment. A general digital worker that splits an outcome into sub-agents and runs each in its own environment for hours.
Perplexity Computer belongs to Agent-native challengers in this catalog. Its tool type is Agent. The family groups related products; the tool type describes what this product does.
Every feature. Every integration. Up to $100 in credits on the house. No credit card, no sales call, no catch. When you need more, it starts $100/month.
Up to $100 in free credits
Every feature, every integration. When you need more, it starts $100/month.
