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Perplexity's Comet AI Browser Now Free Worldwide Amid Security Concerns

Perplexity AI shifts Comet browser from $200/month exclusivity to free global access, introducing a $5 tier for premium journalism with 80% revenue shared to publishers.

  • On Thursday, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas announced the Comet browser is now free for all users after its July launch exclusive to Max subscribers at $200 per month.
  • To attract users from rivals, Perplexity AI made Comet browser free to democratize AI tools amid scrutiny over publishers and deliver curated, high-fidelity information.
  • Its feature set includes Comet's sidecar assistant, Discover, Shopping, Travel and Finance tools, and a background assistant for Max subscribers.
  • Perplexity paired the free release with publisher deals including CNN, The Washington Post and Le Figaro for Comet Plus, priced at $5 or free to existing Pro and Max subscribers, with 80% revenue shared among publishers.
  • LayerX researchers disclosed the 'CometJacking' attack method in late August, but Perplexity's security team said it posed no security impact despite demonstrated data exfiltration from connected services such as Gmail and Google Calendar.
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Perplexity launches Comet AI browser for everyone: How to try it

Perplexity has officially launched its AI web browser, Comet, for all to use.

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Perplexity bets on free AI browser, tests compute power limits

The NewsPerplexity’s CEO Aravind Srinivas announced Wednesday the company’s Comet web browser would soon be free for all users. The move was surprising because the browser’s capabilities undoubtedly burn through a significant amount of compute power, making it an expensive rollout.The autonomous, agentic features of the browser are also coming to mobile, he said, in the form of an app that allows voice interaction.Reed’s viewI mentioned to Srini…

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Perplexity's AI Browser Is Now Available for Free for Everyone

You can try out Perplexity's much-hyped Comet browser—for free.

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Perplexity just make its AI browser totally free to download — here's why you should choose it over Chrome

Perplexity's Comet is now here for everybody after being in a waitlist for the past couple of months.

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Perplexity's Comet AI Browser Now Free for All, Mobile App Coming Soon

After launching earlier this year for users on the company’s $200 per month plan, Perplexity’s AI browser is now free for everyone. There's no waitlist either.

·United States
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CommetJacking attack tricks Comet browser into stealing emails

A new attack called 'CometJacking' exploits URL parameters to pass to Perplexity's Comet AI browser hidden instructions that allow access to sensitive data from connected services, like email and calendar.

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Social Samosa broke the news in on Monday, September 15, 2025.
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