# Perplexity

- Company: Perplexity AI
- Week: week of November 2, 2026 (2026-11-02)
- Page: https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/perplexity/2026-11-02
- Compare week by week: https://ai-portal-library.dev/#compare?view=canvas&mode=time&portal=perplexity&weeks=2026-11-02,2026-10-26&device=desktop

## Design analysis

This shows the desktop version of Perplexity for the week of 2026-11-02, before scrolling. A sidebar on the left takes up about a fifth of the screen width. The message box stands out most on the screen. The outline of the message box is hard to see against the background. The heading above it asks, "What do you want to know?" The links at the bottom of the page are lighter than a common accessibility guideline recommends. Below the message box, a card titled Set up Computer appears. There is no note saying it can make mistakes. In the sidebar, a Sessions item now appears where Computer used to be.

## Menu items

- In the side menu: an icon button (bell icon), an icon button (magnifier icon), an icon button (split-square icon), New, Sessions, Automations, Artifacts, Plugins, Projects, Recents, Upgrade plan
- In the bar across the top: Free plan - Upgrade, an icon button (glasses icon), an icon button (three-lines icon)
- In the message box: Search, Computer, a model picker

## Menu changes

Compared with the week of October 26, 2026:

- The Computer item no longer appears in the side menu.
- A new Sessions item appears in the side menu.

## How the Perplexity UI changed

- [November 2, 2026](https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/perplexity/2026-11-02) (this week) — Computer removed from the side menu; Sessions added to the side menu
- [October 26, 2026](https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/perplexity/2026-10-26) — Customize removed from the side menu; Plugins added to the side menu
- [October 12, 2026](https://ai-portal-library.dev/portals/perplexity/2026-10-12) — Sessions renamed to Recents

## Screenshots

- Desktop: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-11-02/perplexity.local.png?v=1794005829424
- Mobile: https://ai-portal-library.dev/img/shots/2026-11-02/perplexity.mobile.local.png?v=1794005829424

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