Perplexity AI has opened up its Comet browser to everyone, dropping the $200-per-month paywall that once limited access to its powerful features. The announcement was made by CEO Aravind Srinivas on X on Friday, where he also slipped in a lighthearted remark aimed at Google Chrome.
Quoting a post from an X user Walter Bloomberg that reported on the move, Srinivas wrote: “O hey hi @googlechrome.”
The rollout means Comet, previously restricted to class=”backlink” target=”_blank” href=”https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/opera-launches-ai-powered-neon-browser-to-take-on-chatgpt-agent-perplexitys-comet-11759222222056.html” data-vars-page-type=”story” data-vars-link-type=”Manual” data-vars-anchor-text=”Pro and Max subscribers”> Pro and Max subscribers, can now be downloaded by free users as well. Srinivas confirmed this in another…

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