Nvidia-backed Perplexity AI has launched Comet, a new web browser with AI-powered search capabilities. The browser offers agentic AI navigation and task execution, allowing users to ask questions, perform tasks, and conduct research in a single interface.
Comet stores data locally, appealing to privacy-conscious users who avoid model training on personal information. The company aims to challenge Google Chrome’s 68% global market share by offering an alternative navigation system.
Perplexity is backed by investors such as Jeff Bezos, SoftBank, and Nvidia. The launch of Comet comes amid increased competition from AI-powered search services like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overviews feature.
Comet is currently available to Perplexity Max subscribers at $200 per month, with broader access rolling out this summer. The company has also launched a publisher partnership program to address criticism over using news content without consent or compensation.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/nvidia-backed-perplexity-launches-ai-powered-browser-take-google-chrome-2025-07-09