Perplexity has recently unveiled an expansion of its Model Council, a feature designed to provide users with diverse AI perspectives on complex business issues. This enhancement, announced on July 28, 2026, integrates the Model Council into its cloud-based platform, Computer, allowing for a more customizable and comprehensive approach to multi-model queries.
What the Model Council Offers
The Model Council enables users to assemble a group of AI models to address a single query. Each model operates independently, generating its own conclusions, which are then synthesized into a cohesive report. This report highlights areas of agreement and divergence among the models, offering a clearer understanding of the issue at hand.
According to Jesse Dwyer, Perplexity’s communications chief, the Model Council functions as an orchestrator that activates parallel subagents. These subagents tackle the problem separately, and once all perspectives are gathered, the selected model acts as the ‘chair’ to synthesize the outputs. This process is particularly beneficial for ambiguous questions that require nuanced judgment.
Expanded Model Selection and Customization
Initially launched with only three models, the Model Council now allows users to select from two to eight models, including those from leading labs such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, as well as open-weight models like GLM and Kimi. Users can also customize the depth of analysis, with the synthesizer model still responsible for compiling the final report. The integration with Computer enhances usability, enabling users to request additional details and follow-up questions to refine their results.
Practical Applications and Cost Structure
The Model Council is positioned as a valuable tool for various applications, including legal inquiries, financial assessments, corporate decision-making, and engineering challenges. It is particularly useful in scenarios where there is no clear right answer, as it reveals both consensus and conflict among the models.
Access to the Model Council is tiered, previously available only to enterprise users at $34/month for Pro and $271 for Max, as well as individual Max customers at $200/month. With the recent changes, individual Pro users can access the Council for $20/month. However, usage-based billing applies, with credits required for tasks ranging from summarizing documents to creating comprehensive reports. The cost of using the Model Council will vary based on query complexity, with simple tasks costing less than a penny and more complex tasks potentially consuming a significant number of credits.
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