Perplexity’s Comet AI browser now free; Max users get new ‘background assistant’

October 2, 2025 Rebecca Bellan

AI search startup Perplexity is making its new Comet browser available to everyone in the world for free as it works to position the product against big browsers and search engines. For certain paid subscribers, the startup has also launched a new ‘background assistant’ to handle multiple tasks via Comet.  

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