Comet by Perplexity: Available Now to All Pro Subscribers

Not long ago, we covered the launch of Perplexity’s Comet, an experimental AI-powered browser. At the time, it felt like a glimpse into the future. Now, that future just became a lot more accessible: Comet is officially available to all Enterprise Pro subscribers.

And yes—we’ve had the chance to put it through its paces ourselves. After a few days of testing, I can confidently say: this isn’t just “another browser.” It feels more like a personal assistant baked directly into your daily internet use. But is it really ready to replace Chrome at work? Let’s unpack.

Initial Impression: Clean UI, Familiar Feel, Surprising Depth

The first thing I noticed after installing Comet was how uncluttered the interface felt. Right away, it offered to sync my tabs from Chrome—smooth, painless, and very convenient.

Search now works similarly within Perplexity itself: you enter a question, choose a model, and can choose a quick response, deep search, or play around with experimental tools within Labs. On the left sidebar, I had my search question history, “Spaces” for structured research, and even a news feed of trending topics.

What completely amazed me, however, was the voice assistant. Instead of needing to type, I could speak, and questions and work were managed effortlessly. It felt less like searching, but rather like chatting with a bright co-worker who's riding shotgun.

Where It Really Shines: AI as a Workflow Engine

After spending time with Comet, I realized its biggest strength isn’t speed or tab management—it’s how agentic AI transforms ordinary tasks into workflows.

What particularly caught my personal attention was:

• Instant summaries and explanations – highlight text (even in a PDF or video transcript) and Comet generates a digest on the spot. Perfect for skimming documents or catching up on long articles.
• Email and calendar handling – it extracted context from my inbox and calendar, allowing me to prepare for meetings without switching tabs by hand.
• Automated site interactions – I tested this on a conference signup form; Comet filled out details and got me registered with minimal nudging.
• Chrome extension functionality – my usual set of tools (password managers, SEO auditors, Grammarly) just worked out of the box.

Simply put, it’s the first browser I’ve ever used where I didn’t think I was catering to the browser—it worked for me.

Security and IT Friendliness: Designed for Enterprises

I’ll be honest, when I first heard "AI browser," my first thought was security. Who'd want their personal queries, their email, or their CRM information wandering around on some server?

Perplexity seemed to be expecting this hesitation. Comet ships with:

• SOC 2 Type II certification
• GDPR and HIPAA compliance
• End-to-end encryption, with AI interactions stored locally, not in the cloud
• Permission and rollout management admin dashboards in teams

From where I sit, this is precisely what's gonna make or break adoption within large organizations. Without enterprise-level guarantees, no IT lead would ever want to handle a tool such as this.

Is This Really a Chrome Killer? My Take

Well, let's address the elephant in the room: is Comet set to replace Chrome?

Really? Not just quite.

During testing, I noticed moments where the AI felt a little too eager—trying to automate steps I wanted to handle myself. And while I loved having it draft emails or summarize reports, I wouldn’t trust it (yet) to delete messages or send something to a client without a double-check.

For the time being, I regard Comet as a robust secondary browser—an application I access when I want research, automation, or workflow assistance, with my default browser of choice, Chrome, handling daily usage. But the potential is there. Once Comet becomes a bit rock-stable and reliable, I can easily envision moving more of my daily work into the browser.

Ecosystem Play: Beyond Browsing Perplexity

Interestingly, Comet is not the only Perplexity newcomer. Perplexity has also unveiled video generation with audio, driven by AI, available to both Max and Pro subscribers.

• Pro users: Up to five videos per month
• Max subscribers: fifteen better-quality videos, with increasing limits per video over time

I tested this briefly—it’s still early days, but the ability to whip up a narrated explainer video in minutes is an exciting glimpse of how Perplexity sees itself evolving: not just a search engine, not just a browser, but a full creative productivity suite.

Conclusion: Future of Browsing with AI

After trying Comet, I wouldn’t call it a Chrome killer (yet). But I would call it a category-defining experiment—the first real attempt at an AI-native browser that goes beyond extensions and add-ons.

As a Pro subscriber, there's no harm in giving Comet a shot. Don't, however, expect overnight that it's going to be your new browser of choice. Reserve it as a specialty assistant: the browser you call upon when you need deep research, workflow automation, or simply want your life a bit easier by skipping tedious work. The larger picture? Browsers are transcending from quiet windows to smart co-workers. Edge, Safari, Chrome—They all are going to have to keep pace. For my part, Comet is leading the charge, and I am eagerly waiting to see where it can be taken.