Overview

• Perplexity’s Comet AI browser is available to its $200-per-month Max subscribers but scores lower than Chrome in benchmarks and frequently fails advanced integrations with Google services
• OpenAI’s Chromium-based browser codenamed Aura is slated to launch in the coming weeks with embedded ChatGPT queries and task-automation agents
• EU and U.S. antitrust authorities are intensifying probes into Google’s AI integration in Chrome and considering remedies including a potential spin-off of the browser
• AI-powered browsers aim to replace traditional search queries with dynamic, conversational answers while capturing detailed user behavior for new ad-revenue models
• Privacy experts warn that third-party AI routing of browsing data raises fresh risks around user consent, data training and targeted advertising