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Intelligence Verdict
AI tools · AI browsers and task agents

Comet

“Comet browser by Perplexity is the AI browser that acts as a personal assistant.” Perplexity, in its own words

  • Not statedfree plan
  • $200a month, cheapest paid plan
  • 2places it runs: phone app, computer app
The facts

Comet at a glance.

From Perplexity's own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.

Made by
Perplexity
What it is for
AI browsers and task agentsBrowsers and agents that click through websites for you.
Free plan
Not statedThe Comet page we read did not state whether it is free.
Runs on
macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
Plans and prices
PlanA monthWhat it includes
Max$200'$200/monthly'; Max subscribers get the highest weekly limit on browser agent queries.

Perplexity Help Center: Perplexity Max (dated 2026-06-18), Jun 18, 2026 · company-reported

Read the small print

What its terms say.

Copied word for word from the maker's terms, with any lawsuits or complaints and their status when we last checked.

In its terms
“This allows attackers to embed indirect prompt injection payloads that the AI will execute as commands.”
Brave blog (a competing browser maker): Agentic Browser Security: Indirect Prompt Injection in Perplexity Comet, Aug 20, 2025

Our note: The caution comes from a competitor's 2025 security research and may since have been fixed. Perplexity Pro price not verified.

Independent evidence

What tests of tools like this have found.

OpenAI
“We're deprecating Atlas as we bring browser-based agentic capabilities into ChatGPT and Codex.”

OpenAI Help Center, Jul 9, 2026

OpenAI
“ChatGPT Work is an agent for longer, more involved tasks.”

OpenAI Help Center, Jul 9, 2026

OpenAI, via TechCrunch
“Prompt injection, much like scams and social engineering on the web, is unlikely to ever be fully 'solved,'”

TechCrunch (Rebecca Bellan), Dec 22, 2025

OpenAI
“It remains important to monitor ChatGPT agent and exercise care when using it.”

OpenAI Help Center, Oct 20, 2026