Perplexity AI rolled out its Comet browser on July 9, 2025, giving its highest-tier subscribers a first look at what the company hopes will become a serious challenger to Google Chrome. The invite-only launch is restricted to Perplexity Max subscribers, who pay $200 per month for the privilege of being early.
Just one day later, on July 10, Perplexity announced a partnership with Coinbase to pipe real-time crypto market data directly into the browser.
What Comet actually does
Comet is built on the Chromium framework, the same open-source foundation that powers Chrome, Brave, Edge, and most of the browsers you’ve actually used. The difference is what sits on top: Perplexity’s conversational AI is embedded as the default search engine, turning the browser into something closer to an interactive research assistant than a traditional window to the web.
In practical terms, that means users can summarize web pages, navigate websites through natural language commands, and manage tasks like email directly within the browsing experience.
