Perplexity CEO says Teammates automation runs grew 3.7x on day two

Perplexity chief executive Aravind Srinivas said on 7 November 2026 that use of the company’s new Teammates agents jumped sharply on their second day.

“Teammate automation runs grew 3.7x from launch day to day two. This is despite day two being a Friday.”

, Aravind Srinivas (@AravSrinivas), 7 November 2026

In the same post he added that “we’re going to see a lot more time dilation for high-agency professionals.”

What Teammates are

Srinivas announced the product on 5 November, describing Teammates as “personal agents for work” that “change the paradigm from writing prompts in a session to giving high-level goals.” He said they were rolling out to Max subscribers on the web first, with native mobile and desktop apps “coming soon.”

In a separate post on 7 November, he pitched Teammates as a chief-of-staff or executive-assistant tool, listing calendar management, email follow-ups, triage, vendor coordination, daily briefs and meeting prep as early uses.

How to read the number

The 3.7x figure is Perplexity’s own usage metric, shared by its CEO. It compares only the first two days, and Perplexity has not published the absolute number of runs or users. A rise from a small launch-day base is common for any new feature, so the figure says more about early momentum than about long-term adoption.

What it does show is where Perplexity is steering: from answering questions towards agents that carry out ongoing work. The primary record is Srinivas’s usage post and his launch announcement.

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