# Perplexity Adds Effort Controls to Computer Model Selector

The presets combine orchestrator models and reasoning depth to control task depth and speed.

- Available now on the web, with mobile and desktop support coming soon.
- Users can manually customize model selection, reasoning levels, and speed settings.
- The system uses multi-model orchestration with subagent combinations behind each effort level.

## Why it matters

Perplexity Computer users can now trade off reasoning depth, speed, and cost depending on task complexity.

## Sources

- [Perplexity: Perplexity Adds Effort Controls to Computer Model Selector](https://x.com/perplexity_ai/status/2100617849677176992)

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Summarized by dstilled on 2026-09-17. https://dstilled.ai/story/7bf4d093-d328-4f4b-a0ea-977f4b8f9f0b