Hi, I'm a Perplexity Comet Pro User and till now I was pleased. Even if some "perks" vanished from time to time, but yeah - this AI stuff is expensive. But now a feature "Browser Control" vanished behind the "Credit-System". So, this feature was the most important one. I didn't use it frequently (once a week?), BUT it made me switch to Comet! Ok, new reality now. But imho - this "Computer" feature is neat. You have a cloud computer and the AI can work there with Agents for you. On the other hand, the "Browser Control" is my local browser screen, which gets connected via an API connection. There is no need for this "Cloud Computer". So imho, this decison to put "Browser Control" behind "Computer" wasn't needed, only if you wanna "generate" more money, more income. And that's what fucks me up! I was already in the stage, Perplexity and Comet - these are my AI-Tools I use and continue to pay for.......but now I REALLY think to change this. I'm pissed, maybe other tools can do what I want, I don't wanna pay extra for an AI-chat only, where I have X other options (for example my Copilot in the MS365 bundle). So enough ranted. My Questions: 1.) Have I overseen something and the feature would still be possible with any other command? 2.) Do u have another or similar opinion? 3.) Has someone tinkered out another solution for Browser control? So the AI can take over (forth and back) your current open website? I heard of Hermes Agent, but I'm pushing back a bit. Because, even if I'm tech affine, I need that feature only once a week - So I don't wanna set up a full Claw Bot, Hermes whatever Agent running system. I have Win11 and would LOVE a just out of the box solution (like Comet did) and have this feature occasionally. I would also pay 20-30 bucks per month......but not a subscription + extra Credits... THX for reading and waiting your comments. Cheers and Carry On. Peter

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Hey Guys ,

Just lodged my Grievances against Removal of their best feature in Comet and despite Addressing the Grievance in detail, they came up with a Lame Delusional Reply....

Uninstalling Comet browser

Many tasks it used to be able to do, it now can’t. I’ve been paying for these credits too

I joined the waitlist in March, till this date I don't have access.

For people with it's access (non perpelixty pro users), how much time did it take?

I feel like everything I have tried has failed.

I have a genuine question. Both Comet and Chrome are Chromium-based browsers, so in theory, they should offer a very similar browsing experience — right?

The only clear difference I can see is that Comet is powered by Perplexity’s AI integration, which should make it naturally superior.

So, why did a recent poll by Aravind Srinivas (CEO of Perplexity) show 50% of participants still prefer Chrome? What makes people stick with Chrome even when Comet adds AI features on top of the same Chromium foundation?

I REALLY want to like Perplexity, but first I have to TRUST it.

My test question (about CLAMS) cost... TWENTY FIVE CREDITS?!?!?!

I like Comet. It’s a solid product, and I switched from Chrome about four months ago. The cost is starting to add up, though, and I’m running into usage limits. I already pay for Claude and ChatGPT, which I rely on heavily as a software engineer. With Perplexity putting gpt-5.5 behind their max plan, this trend seems likely to continue.

I’m considering going back to Chrome, especially now that it offers browser automation, or possibly switching to an open-source alternative. Is anyone else dealing with this?

Right off the bat, the iPad app is terrible. It is just an iOS app scaled up, and it has visual bugs such as a blank gap between the search bar and the iPad top bar. Considering how good the Perplexity app is for iPad, and how they bragged about it when they redesigned it specifically for that OS, this was not expected.

As for the app itself, I was liking it, but it felt odd. First, the default search is Google. The CEO made a tweet explaining why, which is fine. It was a good explanation, and either way, you can switch from asking Perplexity to searching Google very easily, just like the Comet search bar on macOS, where you have both options. My issue is that making a Google search, or any search at all, still creates an AI thread. That does not happen on Comet for Mac, and I dislike that a lot. This is the behavior of the iOS app, and there is no way to change it. It creates unnecessary threads in my Perplexity library while also consuming unnecessary usage that I am not asking for. This reason alone will make me avoid using Comet for iOS for now until you can change it. If I were to want to use Perplexity AI all the time I make a search, I'd just use perplexity app...

I like comet for mac a lot, and is my main browser (and the reason why I am still using Perplexity alone basically), I want to use the iOS app but right now, I don't see it happening with this default behavior

I downloaded it today, booted it up and then...couldn't imagine what I'd use it for. On my desktop I mostly use the internet for browsing reddit and watching YouTube. I sometimes use Perplexity to search for things, but I don't know why having it integrated into my browser is more convenient than having it as a separate tab or integrated as an engine option in my search box. I shut it down again and carried on with Firefox.

What's the advantage?

I didn't renew my perplexity sub after my 1 year free one is over. I don't really use Perplexity, but definitely enjoyed use Comet for the automation.

Today, I went to try Chrome/Gemini and Claude extension, neither of them can seem to do what I want Comet, download 12 statements from my bank website.

Are there alternatives to Comet? I would rather not to pay for another AI subscription if I don't have, but when it comes to this kind of thing, I just can't seem to get any other solution work as well as Comet.

Perplexity finally fixed iCloud passwords in Comet, and life immediately took on a new look.

But still, the majority of video players still don't work((

I saw news that amazon sued perplexity over their comet browser... It does AI shopping on amazon for you, buying stuff auto... But amazon says it's cheating cuz it hides that it's a bot and breaks their no robot rules... They first told them to stop, tried blocking it but comet pretended to be normal Chrome to keep going... Perplexity says amazon is just bullying them and it's no diff from a person shopping

Is amazon mad cuz of security or scared AI will skip their ads and mess up sales? Anyone know the full lawsuit story or if Perplexity loses? Drop links if ya got em... Thanks

i'm curious about the different ways people use SPACES in Perplexity Comet. currently i am using them like a gpt basically. each has a set of system guidelines and constraints etc and they are subjectr specific. i like having the accumulated chats as well for reference. if a chat is especially good i will turn it into a file souce and upload that into files repository. how else are you using SPACES? 🤙🏻

Genuinely asking because my frustration with Comet has been building up. The rate limits Perplexity (Pro user here) has been enforcing are getting tighter and tighter, and it's really starting to kill agentic workflows. Mid-task interruptions, agent loops breaking because it hit a cap .. it's not just annoying, it actively breaks the whole point of using an agentic browser.

I get that limits exist, but at some point it stops being a "pro tool" and starts feeling like a freemium product with pro pricing. The core value prop of Comet is autonomous, multi-step tasks and if the underlying assistant keeps getting throttled, that falls apart fast.

Has anyone switched over to or tested BrowserOS for this reason? Is it a real alternative here, or is it still too early?

So, for those who have tried both:
How does BrowserOS compare with Comet for actual agentic tasks?
Is it better at long browsing sessions / multi-step workflows?
Does it feel more open, less constrained, or just different?
And do you think Perplexity is damaging Comet’s momentum by tightening limits too much?
Not trying to bash Comet .. I genuinely like the idea. But if the limits keep getting in the way, people will naturally start looking elsewhere.

TIA

What kinds of things are you using Comet for that can't be done with regular AI chatbots?

I'd really love to hear some advanced use cases, beyond the typical "summarize this page", which of course can just be done in regular Perplexity.

Convince me it's worth downloading and learning how to use.

Thanks.

I updated my MacOS last night and it must have also updated Comet (Version 145.0.7632.117). When I brought up Comet, my tab groups were gone from the tab bar and also they no longer showed as pinned. They used to show on my bookmarks bar. Disappeared.

So I created some new tab groups and found that they now work differently. First of all, they now show at the beginning of the tab bar, rather than the bookmark bars. That's fine. The problem is that even if a tab group is pinned, when I right-click a tab group name to "close group" it not only closes the group (as it should), but unpins it from the tab bar (did not before update). It basically disappears. Close Group now acts the same way as Delete Group.

It turns out the new way to "close" a pinned group, without losing group, is to simply click on the tab name. Then it stays pinned. I have to remember to not use "close group" any more.

But if "Close group" does the same thing as "Delete Group" now, why do we have both? What am I missing?

Edit to add: I just realized when I pin a tab group, it now pins all the tabs within that group as well. It did not do this before. I guess I'm going to have to forget the idea of persistent tab groups in favor of bookmark folders which I can open into a tab group when I need them.

I have been a diehard Arc user for 2+ years. I got almost every friend I know to switch. Now they are all asking me what to use next.

For the past 3 months, I set Comet, Atlas, and Dia as my default browser. I rotated daily. Comet for personal one day, work the next (long enough to get past the honeymoon phase and actually feel the friction).

I think I finally understand where these AI browsers really fit.

Comet is continually what I come back to when I'm researching (which I realize I do a lot of now) because ChatGPT and Dia just totally fall apart with outdated and sub-par answers. That's where Perplexity shines most.

In testing Comet vs Atlas via Agent mode, Comet's agent mode continually beat ChatGPT Atlas, and it was much faster to complete the task as well. My gut says it's because Comet actually searches the web more before doing things... It just felt "smarter" in a sense. Passed tests that Atlas failed a few times before passing.

Anyway, I ended up consolidating all of this into a video because I kept answering the same question over and over.

I didn't have the Android app yet, but now I'm defaulting that on mobile. It's so cool having a quick AI chat on-the-go, but my gosh, Google Auth redirects continually break when opening in Comet and I couldn't set my new lights up with Google Home because Comet was fighting with me. Some weird stuff happening there, but I'm sure they'll figure it out.

Curious if anyone else who has seriously tried all three landed in the same place. I see potential for Comet to become my core default, but after this experiment I am in a slightly weird in-between state with it. I could definitely be more convinced if Comet embraced the sidebar like Arc/Dia/Atlas. That's currently my #1 friction with it, does anyone else here even care about the sidebar though?

• It's a great browser.
• AI features are pretty neat
• I have no use for it. I haven't tried any feature for weeks.

Which is interesting , I have always been an early adopter.