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Perplexity Launches Free AI-Powered Comet Browser to Challenge Chrome

10/5/2025

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Perplexity launched the Comet browser with an AI assistant to enhance web browsing.
Comet is now free globally, after charging $200 per month for premium features.
The AI assistant helps summarize text and manage data.
Early users reportedly asked 6 to 18 times more questions than before.
Comet aims to compete with Google Chrome, which dominates desktop usage at 73.7%.

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Story summary

Perplexity launched the Comet browser with an AI assistant to enhance web browsing.
Comet is now free globally, after charging $200 per month for premium features.
The AI assistant helps summarize text and manage data.
Early users reportedly asked 6 to 18 times more questions than before.
Comet aims to compete with Google Chrome, which dominates desktop usage at 73.7%.