By Navneet Arya ·
Perplexity Comet 2026 review: the free Chromium-based AI browser, what Comet Plus adds for $5 a month, and who should try it over Chrome.
✓ Personally researched · Last verified: October 2026 · See our methodology
Perplexity Comet is an AI web browser built on Chromium, with an assistant that reads the page you are on and can act for you. It launched in July 2025 for Perplexity Max subscribers and has been free for everyone since 2 October 2025. An optional Comet Plus add-on costs $5 a month and adds publisher content; it is included with Perplexity Pro and Max.
Perplexity Comet is an AI web browser built on Chromium, with an assistant that reads the page you are on and can act for you. It launched in July 2025 for Perplexity Max subscribers and has been free for everyone since 2 October 2025. An optional Comet Plus add-on costs $5 a month and adds publisher content; it is included with Perplexity Pro and Max. Trade-offs: On the free tier, reports at launch described the AI features as limited to the sidecar assistant; The background assistant was reserved for Max, which costs $200 a month; An assistant that can act on pages while you are signed in deserves careful permissions and review. Anyone who wants a browser with no AI assistant, people who are not comfortable letting an assistant read pages while they are signed in to sensitive accounts, and readers who only want a chatbot, for whom Perplexity's regular app or site is enough.
Rating: 3.9/5 · Pricing: Browser free; Comet Plus $5/month (included with Perplexity Pro and Max)
Yes. Perplexity made the Comet browser free for everyone on 2 October 2025, after launching it in July for Max subscribers. Some features and the Comet Plus add-on are paid.
Comet Plus is a $5 a month add-on that brings publisher content into the browser. It is included at no extra cost with Perplexity Pro and Max.
Yes. Reviews describe it as a Chromium-based browser built around an AI assistant that understands the page you are on.
We have not tested that. Because the assistant can act on pages while you are signed in, review what it is allowed to do and avoid using it on sensitive accounts until you are comfortable with its permissions.
See our comparison of the three AI browsers, which covers what each assistant does and what each costs.