Perplexity, the startup behind the AI “reply” engine, has simply launched its personal net browser. The browser, called Comet, incorporates Perplexity’s AI search instruments and assistant in a manner that CEO Aravind Srinivas says “transforms whole searching periods into single, seamless interactions.”
Comet will solely be accessible to customers who subscribe to the $200 per thirty days Perplexity Max plan earlier than rolling out extra extensively on an invite-only foundation. The browser makes use of Perplexity as its main search engine, which serves up AI-generated responses to queries based mostly on outcomes from across the net. It’s additionally supposed to have the ability to purchase merchandise in your behalf and show you how to guide resorts.
The brand new AI-powered browser comes as Perplexity continues to problem Google’s dominance in search. Perplexity partnered with Motorola to pre-install its assistant on its new Razr telephones this yr, one thing Srinvas advised The Verge in April that the startup wouldn’t have occurred if Google hadn’t gone via an antitrust trial. “They might have bullied numerous the OEMs,” Srinvas mentioned.
Srinvas mentioned in April that Perplexity is launching a browser as a result of it “is likely to be one of the simplest ways to construct brokers.” Other than the Perplexity’s search integration, Comet comes with a built-in AI assistant that may reply questions on what you’re seeing in your display, just like Gemini’s integration with Google Chrome.
The AI assistant lives in Comet’s sidebar, and along with summarizing or explaining textual content, it could additionally perform agentic duties like reserving a gathering, sending an e mail, or shopping for a product. Srinivas says Perplexity plans to “proceed to launch new options and performance for Comet” sooner or later.
The browser is simply accessible on Home windows and Mac for now, and likewise permits you to import your extensions, settings, and bookmarks in “one click on.”