Comet Is Free: Perplexity Comet browser AI Browser Puts an Agent in Your Tabs

Perplexity has opened its AI browser, Comet, to everyone for free, after a limited release that started in July 2025 for the $200/month Max tier and later expanded to Pro and invite-only users. The company says Comet will remain free in the future.

What makes Comet different

Comet integrates an always-on assistant that “travels the web” with you, answering questions about pages, summarizing content, and helping with tasks like shopping, travel planning, and more, directly inside the browser. This goes beyond a sidebar chatbot; it’s an agent that acts in context as you browse.

A core experience is Comet Sidecar, the in-browser helper that stays with you across tabs. Perplexity is also rolling out advanced capabilities like a Background Assistant for premium users, signaling an increasingly “agentic” approach to browsing.

Free vs. paid: where the line is today.

Comet free version gives you the core agentic browsing experience through Sidecar and access to built-in tools (e.g., Discover, Spaces, Shopping, Travel, Finance, Sports). Power users can upgrade to Pro ($20/month) or Max ($200/month) for stronger models and early features. 

The competitive context

The release lands amid an industry sprint toward AI-native browsing. Google is threading Gemini into Chrome; The Browser Company unveiled Dia; Opera announced Neon with local agent workflows. Comet’s move to free raises the bar for what “default browser” should mean in 2025.

Why it matters for teams and creators

1. Time-to-insight: Reduce tab overload with instant summaries and page-aware Q&A.
2. Workflow lift: Let the browser handle research, comparisons, and drafting so humans focus on judgment calls.
3. AI distribution: Putting an agent in the browser standardizes access across your stack, not just in a chat app. The Verge 

Getting started with Perplexity Comet AI Browser

Comet public release is global and immediate. Perplexity reports millions on the waitlist and positions this as the most in-demand AI product they’ve shipped to date. If you evaluate AI browsers for your organization, Comet is now the baseline to test. Perplexity AI

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