Does Comet have Conversation History?

Comet partially supports Conversation History.

Does Comet have Web Search / Browsing?

Comet supports Web Search / Browsing.

Does Comet have Plugins / Extensions?

Comet supports Plugins / Extensions.

Does Comet have API Access?

Comet does not support API Access.

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Comet

by Perplexity AI

8M / mo

Free / $20/mo

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Comet is Perplexity's web browser with an assistant built into the chrome itself: it can research across open tabs, fill forms, organise email, and carry out multi-step browsing tasks on request. It launched free worldwide after starting as an invite-only product, with an Android release extending it beyond desktop.

Comet features and capabilities, including which plan they need and how they compare in the CanIUse matrix.

perplexity-aiAdded 2026-07-29Catalog rank 5

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✨ Modalities

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Text Input

Yes, requires free plan. The sidecar assistant takes natural-language prompts for search, summaries, and page tasks.

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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.

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Image Generation

Unknown. Image models exist on Perplexity web for some plans; not documented as a Comet browser feature.

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Voice Mode

Unknown. Launch copy mentioned voice on mobile; the current Comet product page does not document a voice loop.

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Video Understanding

Unknown. Perplexity can transcribe attached video on the web app; Comet-specific video understanding is not documented.

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Video Generation

No. Not a video generation product.

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File Upload (PDF, DOCX)

Unknown. File attach is documented for Perplexity search, not as a Comet browser control.

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Code Execution

Unknown. The marketing site shows the assistant building a webpage in the browser; that is not a documented code sandbox.

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Audio Input

Unknown. Audio-file input is not described in Comet setup or privacy help.

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Canvas / Artifact Editor

Yes, requires free plan. The assistant sits in a sidecar beside the page you are browsing.

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Screen Sharing / Computer Use

Yes, requires free plan. The assistant is documented acting on the live page (forms, shopping, posting) rather than only summarizing.

🧠 Memory & Context

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Persistent Memory

Unknown. Max “Brain” memory is documented for Perplexity Computer, not as a Comet default.

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Large Context Window

Unknown. No token window is published for the Comet assistant.

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Custom Instructions

Unknown. A global assistant-instruction setting was not found in Comet help.

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Conversation History

Partial. Comet is a full browser with history (cleared in Incognito). Assistant thread history across devices is not documented.

🔌 Integrations

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Web Search / Browsing

Yes, requires free plan. Comet is built around Perplexity’s answer engine in the address bar and assistant.

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Plugins / Extensions

Yes, requires free plan. Chromium extensions are supported; Incognito disables them unless you turn them back on.

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API Access

No. Comet is a browser. Programmatic access is the separate Perplexity API, not a Comet REST product.

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Zapier Integration

Unknown. No first-party Comet Zapier app was checked.

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Custom GPTs / Bots

Partial. Email Assistant and Background Assistants are Max-tier agents, not a public custom-GPT store.

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Real-time Collaboration

Unknown. Shared multiplayer browsing sessions are not documented.

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Live Social Data Integration

No. Not a live social-firehose product; it can browse social sites like any browser.

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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.

👨‍💻 Developer

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Function Calling

Yes, requires free plan. The assistant is documented taking multi-step actions (shop, email, fill forms) rather than only answering.

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Streaming Responses

Unknown. Token streaming in the sidecar is not called out in Comet help.

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Fine-Tuning

No. Comet runs hosted Perplexity/partner models; there is no custom-weight training product.

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Embeddings API

No. Not an embeddings API product.

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Structured Output (JSON)

Unknown. JSON-schema guarantees are not documented for the Comet assistant.

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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.

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Local Execution

No. The browser runs locally; model inference stays on Perplexity’s cloud.

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Open Weights

No. Comet is not an open-weights model release.

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Multi-Agent Orchestration

Partial. Background Assistants (Max) run tasks asynchronously; that is not a general multi-agent SDK.

📱 Platforms

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Web App

No. You download Comet. The marketing site is not a browser-in-the-browser web app.

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iOS App

Yes, requires free plan. Perplexity launched a Comet iOS app; the product page lists iOS.

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Android App

Yes, requires free plan. The product page lists Android alongside desktop.

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Desktop App

Yes, requires free plan. Standalone Mac and Windows browser; setup help covers install and default-browser.

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Chrome Extension

No. Comet is not distributed as a Chrome Web Store extension.

🔒 Privacy

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GDPR Compliant

Unknown. Needs a read of Perplexity’s current DPA before we assert GDPR for Comet.

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Opt Out of Data Training

Unknown. Training opt-out is not documented on the Comet privacy-and-safety article we checked.

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Enterprise Privacy Mode

Partial. Comet supports Chrome-like MDM policies (extensions, cookies, data clearing). That is not a published ZDR/SSO suite.

💼 Workspaces

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Projects / Folders

Unknown. Browser profiles exist; Perplexity Spaces inside Comet were not confirmed.