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Perplexity Makes AI Browser Comet Free Worldwide, Unveils Publisher Bundle and Background Assistant

The rollout pairs a free tier with a $5 publisher bundle that directs 80% of proceeds to participating outlets.

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The Washington Post and CNN websites with the Perplexity AI assistant in the righthand side of the window, in the Comet browser

Overview

  • Comet is now available to everyone at no cost with usage limits after an invite-only launch for $200-per-month Max subscribers that drew a waitlist in the millions.
  • The browser centers a sidecar AI assistant that summarizes pages, answers questions, manages content, and can navigate or take actions on websites on a user's behalf.
  • Comet Plus costs $5 per month for free users, is included with Pro and Max plans, and launches with partners including CNN, The Washington Post, Fortune, the Los Angeles Times, Condé Nast titles, Le Monde, and Le Figaro under an 80% revenue share.
  • Max subscribers gain early access to a new background assistant that runs multiple tasks asynchronously across apps, alongside higher-tier features like the email assistant and access to stronger AI models.
  • Perplexity is promoting publisher partnerships as it contests lawsuits from Dow Jones and the New York Post over content use, positioning Comet against Chrome and new AI browsers from The Browser Company and others.