Overview

• Available to Perplexity Max subscribers, the assistant connects to Gmail and Outlook to prioritize messages, summarize threads, draft replies in a user’s tone, and propose or schedule meetings based on calendar availability.
• Users enable the tool by linking their inbox through the Email Assistant hub and can bring it into conversations by CC’ing [email protected], with support across desktop and mobile clients.
• Perplexity says email data is encrypted and not used to train its models, with the service certified for SOC 2 and aligned with GDPR requirements.
• The feature is limited to Gmail and Outlook at launch, and the company has not announced support for other email providers or a timeline for broader access beyond the Max tier.
• The rollout positions Perplexity against Google’s Gemini features in Gmail and Microsoft’s Copilot in Outlook as the startup pushes deeper into enterprise productivity tools.