Perplexity Unveils Labs for Advanced AI Workflow Automation

Details

• Perplexity Labs launched on May 29 for $20-per-month Pro subscribers, live on the web, iOS and Android, with Mac and Windows apps “coming soon.”
• Each Lab spends roughly 10 minutes of autonomous work—combining web search, code execution and asset generation—to craft full deliverables like reports, spreadsheets, dashboards, charts, images and simple web apps.
• All outputs are collected in an “Assets” tab for easy download, while interactive mini-apps appear in their own “App” tab, streamlining hand-off to users.
• The company is trimming “Deep Research” to “Research” and positioning Labs above it as the mode for longer, richer, multi-format projects.
• The rollout extends Perplexity beyond its answer-engine roots just as it reportedly seeks up to $1 billion in new funding at an $18 billion valuation, entering direct competition with agent platforms like Manus and enterprise AI suites from Google and Microsoft.

Impact

Perplexity Labs propels the firm into the “agentic workspace” race, turning a single prompt into production-ready artifacts without juggling multiple tools. Bundling Labs inside the existing Pro plan raises subscription value and strengthens Perplexity’s pitch to enterprises—as well as to investors betting on vertically integrated AI platforms that blend search, reasoning and execution.