Comet extends Chromium with a set of Perplexity-powered AI features. The company’s namesake search engine is set as the default option for users. Additionally, a sidebar provides access to an AI assistant that can automate a wide range of browser actions.

Perplexity has launched Comet, its new AI-powered browser. It features a context-aware assistant to challenge Google Chrome and transform browsing into a cognitive task.

Just when you thought the AI browser saga was already spicy enough with OpenAI’s big headline-grabbing move, here comes Perplexity sliding in with a stealthy uppercut. The AI search startup, backed by Nvidia and now flush with cash,