Comet

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Perplexity's agentic browser — free download; Comet Plus is a $5 journalism add-on.

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A separate product from Perplexity search: Chromium with an assistant that can click and fill. The browser itself went free. Comet Plus is publisher access at $5, not the browser license. Agent depth still tracks the Perplexity seat. This pass hit Cloudflare/timeouts on the Comet URLs — receipts are the Plus announcement and hub pricing, not a live install. Not Dia.

Strengths

Chromium-based assistant browser that can click and fill forms.
The browser itself is free; Comet Plus is a cheap $5 journalism add-on.
Agent quotas follow the existing Perplexity Pro/Max seat structure.

Known limitations

perplexity.ai/comet timed out for this bot; confirm download in a browser.
Comet Agent is quota-gated on Free vs Pro/Max — the free browser is not unlimited agent.
Comet Plus is journalism access, not more agent compute.
This is not a second Perplexity search card; citations still live on perplexity.ai.

Use it when

Users who want an AI assistant baked into the browser rather than a separate tab.
Existing Perplexity subscribers who can reuse Pro/Max agent quotas.

Skip it when

You need a guaranteed live download; the Comet URLs timed out during verification.
You expect the free browser to include unlimited agent actions.
You want a standalone search product rather than a browser assistant.

Buy-check

·Price — freemium, browser free worldwide; Comet Plus $5/mo standalone (included with Perplexity Pro $20/mo or Max $200/mo); Comet Agent quotas follow Pro/Max on the hub pricing table as of 2026-08-24. Open the pricing page, not a screenshot.
·Free tier — Free tier exists — burn it first.
·Cancel fallout — What happens to your data/projects on cancel — check the ToS, not the FAQ.
·Seat math — Per-seat pricing multiplies quietly. Count seats before the annual plan.
·Who skips it — Also skipped when: You need a guaranteed live download; the Comet URLs timed out during verification.; You expect the free browser to include unlimited agent actions..

Price trail — 1 revisionchangelog →

2026-W35browser free worldwide; Comet Plus $5/mo standalone, …browser free worldwide; Comet Plus $5/mo standalone (…

Facts

pricing: freemium¹
price note: browser free worldwide; Comet Plus $5/mo standalone (included with Perplexity Pro $20/mo or Max $200/mo); Comet Agent quotas follow Pro/Max on the hub pricing table
free tier: yes
open source: no
api: no
self-host: no
category: productivity
evidence: source-verified