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AssistantPerplexity

Comet

Perplexity's AI browser with a sidebar assistant that acts across your tabs.

Categories
AssistantSearch
Pricing
FREEMIUM
Source
Proprietary
Hosting
Local
Platforms
WindowsmacOSAndroidiOS
Models
Multi-model
Verified
Jun 10, 2026

An AI-native Chromium browser from Perplexity that puts a persistent assistant in the sidebar — it summarizes pages, compares products, and takes actions like drafting emails or managing tabs using the context of what you're browsing. Perplexity search is the default, with Deep Research and voice mode built in. Free on Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS; an optional $5/month Comet Plus tier unlocks premium publisher content.

Capabilities 6

What it actually does — grouped by capability family.

  • Browser automation (secondary capability)
  • Agent memory (secondary capability)
  • Web research agent (primary capability)
  • Summarization (secondary capability)
  • Email assistant (secondary capability)
  • Calendar scheduling (secondary capability)

Pros & cons

  • Free on desktop and mobile
  • Sidebar assistant acts across tabs
  • Chromium base imports Chrome data
  • Deep Research and voice built in
  • Closed source
  • Frontier models need Pro or Max
  • Publisher content costs $5/month
  • Assistant needs broad data access

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