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Comet vs Genspark

A feature-by-feature comparison of Comet and Genspark across 7 capability categories.

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Modalities — Tie

Modalities: Comet compared with Genspark
Feature	Comet	Genspark
Text Input	Yes, requires free plan. The sidecar assistant takes natural-language prompts for search, summaries, and page tasks.	Yes, requires free plan. AI Workspace 6.0 answers in plain English and can query data into dashboards.
Image Upload / Vision	Unknown. Vision on the current page is plausible for an in-browser agent, but Comet help does not spell out image attach.	Unknown. Not confirmed on the public homepage this round.
Image Generation	Unknown. Image models exist on Perplexity web for some plans; not documented as a Comet browser feature.	Yes, requires plus plan. Team and Enterprise include an AI Image Agent and unlimited zero-credit use of top-tier image models on Team (promo through 31 Dec 2026). Image generation is a named product surface, not a marketing aside.
Voice Mode	Unknown. Launch copy mentioned voice on mobile; the current Comet product page does not document a voice loop.	Partial. Workspace 3.0 documents Speakly as Genspark's dictation companion: it turns speech into edited text in any field. That is one-way voice input, not a two-way conversational voice loop.
Video Understanding	Unknown. Perplexity can transcribe attached video on the web app; Comet-specific video understanding is not documented.	Unknown. Not confirmed on the public homepage this round.
Video Generation	No. Not a video generation product.	Yes, requires plus plan. Team and Enterprise include AI Video and all current video generation models (Gemini Veo, Kling, Runway, Seedance, MiniMax Hailuo, PixVerse, Wan, Hunyuan, and more).
File Upload (PDF, DOCX)	Unknown. File attach is documented for Perplexity search, not as a Comet browser control.	Unknown. Dashboards from data imply files, but a PDF uploader was not specified.
Code Execution	Unknown. The marketing site shows the assistant building a webpage in the browser; that is not a documented code sandbox.	Unknown. GenTerminal is listed by name. Sandbox execution was not documented.
Audio Input	Unknown. Audio-file input is not described in Comet setup or privacy help.	Unknown. Speakly implies audio. File transcription was not confirmed.
Canvas / Artifact Editor	Yes, requires free plan. The assistant sits in a sidecar beside the page you are browsing.	Unknown. Dashboards exist. A docs/code canvas was not specified.
Screen Sharing / Computer Use	Yes, requires free plan. The assistant is documented acting on the live page (forms, shopping, posting) rather than only summarizing.	Unknown. Not confirmed on the public homepage this round.

Memory & Context — Tie

Memory & Context: Comet compared with Genspark
Feature	Comet	Genspark
Persistent Memory	Unknown. Max “Brain” memory is documented for Perplexity Computer, not as a Comet default.	Unknown. Workspace persistence was not specified beyond “workspace” branding.
Large Context Window	Unknown. No token window is published for the Comet assistant.	Unknown. No token window is published on the homepage.
Custom Instructions	Unknown. A global assistant-instruction setting was not found in Comet help.	Unknown. Not confirmed on the public homepage this round.
Conversation History	Partial. Comet is a full browser with history (cleared in Incognito). Assistant thread history across devices is not documented.	Unknown. The Chrome extension keeps conversation history for the current session so you can ask follow-ups. A persistent saved-chat product was not documented.

Integrations — Tie

Integrations: Comet compared with Genspark
Feature	Comet	Genspark
Web Search / Browsing	Yes, requires free plan. Comet is built around Perplexity’s answer engine in the address bar and assistant.	Unknown. Genspark started as search-like. Current Workspace 6.0 search behavior was not detailed.
Plugins / Extensions	Yes, requires free plan. Chromium extensions are supported; Incognito disables them unless you turn them back on.	Unknown. Claw, Speakly, GenClipboard, GenTerminal are listed. A plugin store was not.
API Access	No. Comet is a browser. Programmatic access is the separate Perplexity API, not a Comet REST product.	Yes, requires plus plan. Team and Enterprise admin dashboards include an API Keys page to view and revoke keys created by team members, so members can call Genspark from code on those plans.
Zapier Integration	Unknown. No first-party Comet Zapier app was checked.	Unknown. Zapier has no genspark app listing (zapier.com/apps/genspark returns 404), so an official Genspark Zap was not confirmed.
Custom GPTs / Bots	Partial. Email Assistant and Background Assistants are Max-tier agents, not a public custom-GPT store.	Yes, requires free plan. Workspace 3.0 introduces Genspark Claw as your first AI employee: a persistent agent with custom skills and scheduled workflows that acts across email, calendar, and messaging — not just a one-off chat.
Real-time Collaboration	Unknown. Shared multiplayer browsing sessions are not documented.	Unknown. Not confirmed on the public homepage this round.
Live Social Data Integration	No. Not a live social-firehose product; it can browse social sites like any browser.	No. No live social firehose is advertised.
Live Citation Mapping	Partial. Comet uses Perplexity’s answer engine, which cites sources on perplexity.ai; Comet help does not separately document citation UI in the sidecar.	Unknown. Search heritage, but live citation mapping was not on the Workspace 6.0 homepage.

Developer — Comet Wins

Developer: Comet compared with Genspark
Feature	Comet	Genspark
Function Calling	Yes, requires free plan. The assistant is documented taking multi-step actions (shop, email, fill forms) rather than only answering.	Unknown. Claw/agents are named. Tool-calling semantics were not documented.
Streaming Responses	Unknown. Token streaming in the sidecar is not called out in Comet help.	Unknown. Not confirmed on the public homepage this round.
Fine-Tuning	No. Comet runs hosted Perplexity/partner models; there is no custom-weight training product.	No. No fine-tune product is advertised on genspark.ai.
Embeddings API	No. Not an embeddings API product.	Unknown. Not confirmed on the public homepage this round.
Structured Output (JSON)	Unknown. JSON-schema guarantees are not documented for the Comet assistant.	Partial. Live dashboards from English queries are structured views. JSON-schema API was not listed.
Reasoning / Thinking Mode	Partial. Max Assistant on Comet is documented as a slower, routed reasoning mode for Max subscribers, not a free Deep Think toggle.	Unknown. Not confirmed on the public homepage this round.
Local Execution	No. The browser runs locally; model inference stays on Perplexity’s cloud.	No. Hosted web workspace, not a local model runtime.
Open Weights	No. Comet is not an open-weights model release.	No. Closed product. No weights download is advertised.
Multi-Agent Orchestration	Partial. Background Assistants (Max) run tasks asynchronously; that is not a general multi-agent SDK.	Unknown. Claw is named. Orchestration of many agents was not documented.

Platforms — Comet Wins

Platforms: Comet compared with Genspark
Feature	Comet	Genspark
Web App	No. You download Comet. The marketing site is not a browser-in-the-browser web app.	Yes, requires free plan. genspark.ai is a web workspace.
iOS App	Yes, requires free plan. Perplexity launched a Comet iOS app; the product page lists iOS.	Partial. Workspace 3.0 documents Speakly as an iOS companion for voice-to-text dictation, not a full Genspark Workspace app on iPhone.
Android App	Yes, requires free plan. The product page lists Android alongside desktop.	Partial. The same Workspace 3.0 launch covers Speakly on Android as a dictation companion. It is a voice keyboard, not a full Genspark Workspace mobile client.
Desktop App	Yes, requires free plan. Standalone Mac and Windows browser; setup help covers install and default-browser.	Unknown. GenClipboard/GenTerminal names suggest desktop utilities; installers were not confirmed.
Chrome Extension	No. Comet is not distributed as a Chrome Web Store extension.	Yes, requires free plan. Genspark ships a Chrome extension with a sidebar for multi-turn chat, page summarization, and browser automation (click, fill forms, extract data) on any webpage. Install from the Chrome Web Store; usage consumes Genspark credits.

Privacy — Genspark Wins

Privacy: Comet compared with Genspark
Feature	Comet	Genspark
GDPR Compliant	Unknown. Needs a read of Perplexity’s current DPA before we assert GDPR for Comet.	Partial. Genspark lists GDPR compliance as a program in progress for both Team and Enterprise. SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001:2022 are already certified; a custom DPA is Enterprise-only.
Opt Out of Data Training	Unknown. Training opt-out is not documented on the Comet privacy-and-safety article we checked.	Yes, requires plus plan. Team and Enterprise seats are automatically opted out of model training. Genspark says prompts and content are never used to train its models, and subprocessors are bound by no-training and Zero Data Retention agreements where applicable.
Enterprise Privacy Mode	Partial. Comet supports Chrome-like MDM policies (extensions, cookies, data clearing). That is not a published ZDR/SSO suite.	Yes, requires plus plan. Team and Enterprise include SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, encryption in transit and at rest, Zero Data Retention with subprocessors where applicable, and no training on customer data. Enterprise can add a custom DPA, data residency (US/EU/APAC), and a dedicated VPC.

Workspaces — Tie

Workspaces: Comet compared with Genspark
Feature	Comet	Genspark
Projects / Folders	Unknown. Browser profiles exist; Perplexity Spaces inside Comet were not confirmed.	Unknown. Workspace 6.0 implies projects; folder UX was not documented.