Forget browsers, search engines, or chatbots. Comet is what happens when they all have a baby… and it grows up to be a genius.
Let’s start with a bold statement:
AI browsers are inevitable.
Every few decades, the way we interact with information takes a leap.
1990s: Search engines (Google → “type and read”)
2010s: Assistants (Siri → “ask and wait”)
2020s: Chatbots (ChatGPT → “talk and think”)
2025: Browsers with brains.
And that’s where Perplexity Comet comes in.
What the heck is Comet?
Think of Comet as Perplexity on steroids — but with manners.
Instead of being just a chatbot that answers your questions, Comet lives inside your browsing experience. It doesn’t just fetch info; it understands context, navigates web pages for you, and remembers what you’re working on.
When you install it, suddenly your internet becomes conversational.
You can say:
“Find me case studies on brands that tripled conversion rates with email marketing.”
And instead of dumping a few links, Comet:
Summarizes the best case studies.
Opens the sources it trusts.
Highlights insights in-page.
And (this is wild) — you can say, “Make me a summary in a Notion-ready format,” and boom
it structures it for you.
Why AI browsers are the natural next step
Because right now, chatbots are trapped in a box.
When you chat with ChatGPT or Perplexity Classic, you’re still operating in a sandbox — you type something, it gives you text back. The AI doesn’t see the web; it just reads it through a keyhole.
But the real world is messy.
You research across 12 tabs, 4 newsletters, 3 docs, and a Reddit thread full of chaos and memes.
AI browsers fix that.
They see the whole picture — tabs, sources, links, your intent — and act as a knowledge pilot instead of just a text generator.
If ChatGPT is your co-writer,
then Comet is your co-researcher — always awake, always digging.
My 30-day test drive
I used Comet for a month, replacing my normal workflow of “Google → 6 tabs → Perplexity → Notion notes → rewrite.”
Here’s what happened:
1. Deep Research, No Rabbit Holes
When writing my Like Magic AI newsletter, I needed insights on AI alternatives to Zapier. Normally that’s 45 minutes of searching and scanning.
With Comet, I asked:
“Summarize the top AI tools that automate tasks like Zapier — prioritize ones with free tiers.”
It pulled Bardeen, Lindy, and Make, gave feature comparisons, and linked directly to docs — all in 2 minutes.
2. Smarter Web Reading
I could open any article, and Comet hovered quietly, like a polite genius.
“Summarize this.”
“Extract all metrics.”
“Show me who’s funding this company.”
3. My “LinkedIn Power Move” Moment
One day I decided to test its social intelligence.
I opened my LinkedIn account and told Comet:
“Find the top 10 AI startup CEOs in Poland.”
Seconds later, it listed names, profiles, and short bios. Then I said:
“Connect with them and write an intro message saying I’d love to meet and interview them for the Like Magic AI newsletter.”
It crafted a friendly outreach message, and I hit send.
50% replied within 10 minutes.
No exaggeration. I sat there stunned — Comet had basically turned LinkedIn into my AI-powered networking machine.
4. Learning Mode
When I was exploring sustainable finance for another post, I told Comet:
“Act like a sustainability analyst and explain what the Swiss Global Nature Finance Hub is trying to achieve.”
It not only summarized their site but cross-referenced related EU initiatives and gave me a mini brief with citations.
In short:
ChatGPT is your thinker.
Perplexity is your searcher.
Comet is your navigator.
Where this is going
The AI browser war has just begun. Arc, Opera, and Brave are already building versions of this.
But Comet feels closest to the future — a world where you don’t “search” anymore… you just ask the internet itself.
Within five years, this is where everything’s heading:
No more tabs.
No more Ctrl+F hunts.
No more context switching.
Just one line:
“Hey Comet, plan my next article about AI in biotech, use the latest papers, and build an outline.”
And it’ll just… do it.
My takeaway
Perplexity Comet made me realize something:
AI won’t replace your browser.
It will become your browser.
And when that happens,
the difference between “searching for information” and “thinking with information” disappears.
We’ll all just be… browsing smarter.
TL;DR:
Perplexity Comet isn’t another AI toy. It’s the prototype of the next internet — where search, chat, and thought merge into one seamless experience.
Welcome to the era of the thinking browser.
