2 September 2026

Perplexity releases open-source engine for Apple chip AI

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  • Perplexity released Lily, software that runs AI models on Apple Silicon chips, the processors built into recent Macs and iPhones.
  • Lily works with Qwen 3.6-35B-A3B, a large language model made by another company, and Perplexity claims it processes text faster than existing alternatives.

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