Overview

• Comet is now available to $200-per-month Perplexity Max subscribers with waitlist invitees gaining access later this summer on Windows and Mac.
• Built on Chromium, Comet sets Perplexity’s AI search engine as the default to deliver real-time, citation-backed answers and support existing Chrome extensions.
• The integrated Comet Assistant uses agentic automation to summarize content, book meetings and execute multi-step workflows autonomously.
• Comet stores data locally and avoids training models on personal information to appeal to privacy-conscious users concerned about data use.
• Backed by investors such as SoftBank and Nvidia, Perplexity has launched publisher partnerships aiming to address content licensing concerns, strengthening its position against Google.