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Perplexity AI's Comet Browser Goes Free to Challenge Chrome

10/8/2025

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Perplexity AI makes its Comet browser free for global users, previously $200/month.
Comet includes an AI assistant that summarizes content, manages tasks, and improves browsing.
Comet Plus costs $5/month and offers curated journalism from Cable News Network (CNN) and The Washington Post.
The move aims to disrupt search and browsing amid Google Chrome’s 72% share, with security concerns like "CometJacking".

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Story summary

Perplexity AI makes its Comet browser free for global users, previously $200/month.
Comet includes an AI assistant that summarizes content, manages tasks, and improves browsing.
Comet Plus costs $5/month and offers curated journalism from Cable News Network (CNN) and The Washington Post.
The move aims to disrupt search and browsing amid Google Chrome’s 72% share, with security concerns like "CometJacking".