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Comet Versus Chrome AI Browser Battle Heats Up as Perplexity Launches Free Assistant for Millions Worldwide

A major inflection point for online retail arrived in October 2025 as Perplexity made its AI-powered web browser, Comet, free and accessible to users worldwide.

Comet Versus Chrome AI Browser Battle Heats Up as Perplexity Launches Free Assistant for Millions Worldwide
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Comet Versus Chrome AI Browser Battle Heats Up as Perplexity Launches Free Assistant for Millions Worldwide

A major inflection point for online retail arrived in October 2025 as Perplexity made its AI-powered web browser, Comet, free and accessible to users worldwide. Previously offered only to Perplexity Max subscribers at a hefty $200 per month, Comet’s free rollout aims to accelerate adoption just as Google responds by bringing its Gemini AI model to Chrome, signaling an intensifying arms race over the future of browsing and product discovery.

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