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Computer use is the big next step. Going from "answer my question" to "do this task on my computer" changes everything. I've been waiting for this since Anthropic demoed computer use last year. The repeatable instructions part is what I care about most. I have about 15 things I do every morning that could probably be automated if the AI could just watch me do it once. How reliable is it with apps that change their UI frequently? That's usually where automation breaks.
Congrats on the launch! As a heavy user of Gemini, Claude Opus, and Manus, reading through this immediately gave me strong Manus vibes—and I mean that in the best way possible.
Moving from "answering questions" to "executing multi-step workflows" is exactly what makes agentic tools like Manus so powerful. Seeing Perplexity adopt this "Computer" orchestration approach, especially with SKILL.md portability, is a massiveee step forward.
I'm just worried about the costs a bit. Subscription-based is great, as it allows us power users to outpace standard API costs. But since this routes tasks through various sub-models under the hood, I wonder if it might end up being as pricy or even pricier than Manus. I have my largest non-api costs there right now.
Looking forward to tryint it out. Really exciting
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Amazing am gonna try this out