Browsing the web now is like juggling flaming swords. One tab for some research, one for your Personal AI assistant, three more for random distractions that you swear you’ll get back to sometime, only to never do so.
Enter Perplexity’s Comet, the browser that doesn’t just show you stuff; it actually thinks alongside you. Your wish has been granted because your browser finally got a brain.
Comet is not just Chrome with a glossy AI sticker slapped on. It is a custom-made “AI-native browser” powered by generative AI, which operates without waiting for a command.
Trying to read a long article? It will summarize it for you in just a few seconds. Comparing hotels or flights? It will distill the key points for you without cluttering five extra tabs. In short, it is like having a very efficient intern living in your browser, minus their coffee addiction.
The AI in the sidebar is always ready to summarize, explain, or organize whatever chaos you are trying to make sense of. You highlight some text, ask a question, or tell it to check out another tab, and it actually does: no copy-paste blunders. You get context-aware answers that are oddly human-like.
And you might think such an efficient tool comes with heavy pricing, but no, once upon a time, Comet was exclusive to subscribers, and today everyone owns this free team. However, a Comet Plus exists for richer benefits, though the free one is already so powerful that it makes your old browser look like a flip phone.
Well, nothing is perfect in the new world. Privacy is, of course, one of them; an AI that “sees” your tabs sounds both fascinating and slightly creepy. Minor bugs exist here and there, which is to be expected from a fresh release. And if you are a content creator, consider this a warning: Comet’s summarization can cut short your hard-earned words.
If there really was a universe where you’ve always wanted your browser to do things instead of giving you endless clicks, Comet may very well be your dream turned real. It is fast and curious, and the generative AI eschews the role of a pure search engine to take on that of an empathetic sidekick.
In short, Comet is more than just browsing; this is smart browsing. Dear Chrome, meet your smarter cousin!
