As more and more brands join AI In the browser battlefield, Comet AI, which was originally limited to paying users, earlier Perplexity Announced the official release for free download and use by everyone, with both Windows and Mac versions available. Of course, free users still have some feature limitations, and the vast majority of advanced features are only available to paying users.
Perplexity opens Comet browser for free download, so everyone can try it.
Perplexity announced on its official blog: “Today, we are officially releasing the Comet browser to the world for free. We hope everyone has the opportunity to choose to use Comet.”
Go to download the Comet AI browser.
Comet Browser was initially released on July 9, available only to subscribers of the $200-per-month Perplexity Max plan. Since then, “millions” of people have signed up for the waiting list before it gradually opened up to more Perplexity Pro users.
Perplexity said they learned a lot during the rollout. First, when Perplexity users first downloaded Comet, the number of questions they asked on the first day increased by 6 to 18 times. Second, users really like the Comet assistant, which is always ready to answer any question or handle any task, and assists with everything, including research, meetings, code, e-commerce, and more.
Perplexity’s move to make Comet free this time is nothing more than an effort to boost the competitiveness of its AI browser against its strongest rival. Google also recently announced its entry into this market.Meanwhile, there are also reports that OpenAI is planning to launch a browser:
Although it’s free to use, you won’t be able to experience all of Comet browser’s features—it’s mainly limited to the AI assistant in the sidebar, plus some Perplexity web tools, including Discover (which provides personalized news and content recommendations), Spaces (for managing different projects), and more. Additionally, opening a new tab in Comet automatically launches the Perplexity web version.
For Perplexity Max users, they will be able to use more powerful AI models, as well as Perplexity’s email assistant. This assistant can draft emails in your tone, organize and prioritize your inbox, schedule meetings, and answer questions about your inbox.
In addition, there is also the brand-new “Background Assistant” released a few days ago.
Background assistants can work simultaneously and asynchronously, letting you focus on what matters. Meanwhile, in the background, a team of personal AI assistants will take care of any tasks on your to-do list—think of it as “a team of assistants working for you.”
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For example, you can give an assistant a task to send an email, find the cheapest concert tickets and add them to the cart, and then find the best non-stop flight for a specific date and time.
All task progress is visible on the dashboard, and you can intervene or take over at any time. You’ll also be notified immediately when the assistant completes a task.
Finally, Perplexity also announced that it will soon launch the Comet mobile app.
打造一個行動應用程式很簡單，但要打造一個行動 AI 助理和強大的好奇心加速器則需要深思熟慮。很快，Comet 行動應用程式將可在任何裝置上使用，並配備專為你的手機設計的個人 AI。
Source: KOCPC Chinese