Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast

Ep 726: Perplexity Computer: What it is, How to use it and is it better than OpenClaw?

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Mar 4, 2026
A hands‑on demo of Perplexity Computer that shows animated bar‑race charts, branded slide creation, and a gamified task tracker. Walkthroughs cover its three‑pane interface, multi‑model routing, and connectors to Gmail, Slack, Notion, and Drive. A side‑by‑side comparison with OpenClaw highlights cloud vs self‑hosted tradeoffs and who each tool suits best. Cost and credit burn are called out as a major limitation.
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INSIGHT

Three Pane View Shows Model Chain Of Thought

  • The Computer UI exposes a three-pane chain-of-thought showing which skills and models ran for each subtask.
  • Jordan used this to inspect JSON, API calls and see which model fetched historical price data.
ANECDOTE

Presentation Built From Video Screenshots And Visual QA

  • Jordan asked Perplexity to create a presentation in his show's style and the system sourced YouTube screenshots and analyzed visuals.
  • It used Gemini 3 Flash for visual analysis and adjusted color codes and layout to match his brand.
INSIGHT

Auto Routing Uses 19 Models In Parallel

  • Perplexity Computer can auto-route across 19 different models in parallel and choose the best model per subtask.
  • Jordan observed specific routing like Gemini for image analysis and Opus for coding without manual model selection.
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