Perplexity users may soon be able to access its popular agentic AI browser, Comet, on their Android devices.The AI search engine startup has reportedly started sending out invites to select users, who will be allowed to trial the Android version of the browser.
Initially, Comet was only made available to certain Windows and Mac users on an invite-only basis. However, Perplexity later made the browser more generally available.
If you would like to be among the first Android users to test the Comet browser, you need to visit the Google Play Store or the Comet browser website and register. However, it appears that Perplexity’s paid customers and regular users of the AI-powered search engine would get preference for the invites.
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“Comet Android early invites are going out. If you want to maximize your chances for early access and shaping how the future of mobile browsing looks like—it all comes down to your Perplexity Android usage and Pro/Max user status! More invites will go out soon,” Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas wrote in a post on X.
Unlike Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox’s traditional tabbed interface, Perplexity’s Comet offers a unique generative AI experience that lets users directly ask questions about the webpage they are viewing, among multiple other use cases.
Last week, Perplexity announced that it has “completely reimagined” Comet Assistant. The AI browser agent has been upgraded with several new features and capabilities, including the ability to work across multiple tabs, aid users in job hunting, help them find the best travel deals, etc.
“Our internal tests show it performs 23% better than its predecessor. This is helpful when your task for the assistant requires it to get many steps right, and all in the right order,” the company said in a blog post.Story continues below this ad
Since its launch earlier this year, Comet has emerged as one of the key challengers of Google Chrome. While Chrome still holds a majority of the browser market share (60.45 per cent, as per SimilarWeb data), Perplexity is looking to pull users away from Chrome by offering a unique generative AI-centred web surfing experience.
OpenAI is the latest entrant in the rapidly intensifying AI browser wars after it launched ChatGPT Atlas last month. The browser integrates directly with ChatGPT, allowing users to open a sidebar window and ask the popular AI chatbot questions about the web pages they visit.
Similar to Comet, ChatGPT Atlas also provides access to a built-in AI agent that can be deployed to complete various tasks on a user’s behalf, such as planning events or booking appointments as they browse.