• Perplexity launches Comet, an AI-powered browser that integrates its assistant to handle browsing, purchases, and bookings.
• Access is limited to $200/month Perplexity Max subscribers, with broader rollout planned by invitation.
• Built on Chromium, Comet challenges Google by blending search, AI, and automation into one seamless experience.
It doesn’t open with a search bar. It opens with a question. That’s how Comet, Perplexity’s new AI-powered web browser, introduces itself. Designed to blur the lines between search engine and smart assistant, Comet doesn’t just help users browse the internet, it helps them act. From finding information to booking hotels or buying items, the browser is being pitched as the start of a new kind of user experience, one where typing a query is only the beginning.
• Comet is the new AI-powered browser from Perplexity
• It transforms traditional browsing into assistant-led experiences
• Users can perform actions like purchases or bookings directly through it
For now, access is tightly controlled. Comet is only available to subscribers of the $200-a-month Perplexity Max plan. The plan includes Perplexity’s premium AI tools and search engine, now baked directly into Comet’s core. The broader public will have to wait for an invite-only rollout, but Perplexity’s move signals a growing ambition: shift the user’s relationship with the web from manual to intelligent, from passive to proactive.
• Access to Comet is limited to Perplexity Max subscribers
• The tool offers premium AI tools built into the browser itself
• Wider rollout will be invite-only for now
Comet isn’t just a standalone product. It’s also a statement. Perplexity has already taken aim at Google by partnering with Motorola to pre-install its AI assistant on new Razr devices. That would have been nearly unthinkable before Google’s ongoing antitrust battle. Comet, built on the Chromium framework, the same one used by Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, could be Perplexity’s most direct challenge yet. The company has even floated the idea of acquiring Chrome itself, should regulatory rulings make it available.
• Perplexity is challenging Google’s dominance in the browser space
• Comet is built using Google’s own Chromium foundation
• The company is open to acquiring Chrome if regulators force a sale
Underneath the clean interface of Comet lies its most powerful feature: the AI sidebar. This isn’t just a chatbot. It’s an on-screen companion that interacts with what you see, from summarizing articles to drafting emails or booking meetings. Its integration makes it feel less like a feature and more like a second brain, ready to step in without being asked twice.
• Comet includes an AI assistant that interacts with on-screen content
• It can summarize, explain, or act on user instructions
• The assistant feels integrated rather than added-on
Currently available for Windows and Mac, Comet also supports importing extensions, bookmarks, and settings with a single click. It isn’t a complete reinvention of the browser, but it redefines what the browser can do. And for Perplexity, it’s the next step in transforming the internet from something you use into something that works for you.
• Comet supports easy transition from other browsers
• Available on desktop for now
• Marks Perplexity’s shift from search engine to full web platform
