Overview

• Comet remains in a limited beta for Perplexity Max subscribers, with invitations rolling out soon to free-tier users
• Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas is in talks with smartphone makers to have Comet preinstalled or set as the default browser on Samsung and Apple devices
• A Shortcuts feature, slated to arrive next week, will allow users to store complex prompts and trigger them with a single click
• Built on the Chromium framework and powered by Perplexity’s AI answer engine using GPT-4o and Claude 4.0, Comet offers in-browser tools for tasks like email drafting and scheduling
• Srinivas is urging younger users to master AI tools and predicts future versions of Comet could automate recruiter and executive assistant duties