Perplexity takes its ‘Computer’ AI agent into the enterprise, taking aim at Microsoft and Salesforce

Perplexity, the AI-powered search company valued at $20 billion, announced on Wednesday at its inaugural Ask 2026 developer conference that its multi-model AI agent, Computer, is now available to enterprise customers — a move that transforms the three-year-old startup from a consumer search disruptor into a direct competitor to Microsoft, Salesforce, and the legacy enterprise software stack that underpins corporate America.