This is Comet, the Perplexity AI browser that is revolutionizing internet usage.
With the release of its first AI-powered browser, Perplexity has surpassed OpenAI. The business, which is well-known for its AI-powered search engine, unveiled Comet, a browser designed to transform how we use the internet. Comet provides customized search and navigation features and incorporates Perplexity's tools.
T The business claims that Comet is a browser made for "today's internet," a notion that OpenAI and other AI firms are attempting to market. Instead of providing the conventional experience, the browser provides a fully functional assistant that responds to queries, provides summaries,
information and assists us with other important tasks.
Comet aims to eliminate the traditional process of searching for information, switching between tabs, or opening other applications. Instead, it provides a streamlined space that condenses all tabs into one place and allows users to ask questions.
Comet learns about your tastes and behaviors and can remember things you've seen. It can also help you search or organize your schedule so you don't waste time on distracting tasks. This is all thanks to Perplexity's AI, which can understand the web, translate it into your language, and summarize it until it's understandable.
Although Perplexity tried to sweeten the description with exotic concepts, the truth is that its browser isn't far removed from Chrome. Essentially, Comet is based on Chromium, so it uses the same interface elements found in Chrome, Brave, Edge, and other apps. The browser also has all the typical features, such as tabs, bookmarks, a password manager, and more, as well as support for Chrome extensions and web apps.
The main difference with Chrome is that Comet uses Perplexity as a search engine, as well as a search assistant that analyzes our history to retrieve information at any time. There's also a sidebar—similar to the one in Edge's Copilot—where we can ask questions, translate a website, check information, or delve deeper into a topic.
This all sounds great, except for one small detail: Comet isn't free, at least not yet. The browser is only available to users who pay $200 per month for a Perplexity Max subscription. The company has pledged to release a free version to the public in the future, but it will first be available to paying users and those who sign up for a waitlist.
Comet is compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems, although there are plans to release it on more platforms in the coming months.
The Comet browser is now available by invitation for Windows and macOS. If you'd like to join the waitlist to receive an invite, you can do so directly from this link. But if you don't want to wait, there's a way to skip the line and download the browser directly: pay for a Perplexity Max subscription, which costs $200 per month. Users who pay for this subscription will have early access to future updates to the browser.