Perplexity debuts Comet, a free AI browser (that currently costs 200)

On Wednesday, Perplexity.ai debuted Comet, its first entry into the browser market that does away with Google and Microsoft's Bing in favor of its own search engine. Comet will be available for both Windows and macOS platforms, the company said. Perplexity has locked Comet behind a, um, perplexing pricing model. Although Comet is technically free, Perplexity has made it accessible for now via a waitlist. If you'd like to download it, you can wait for your turn to arrive or subscribe to Perplexity Max, the company's 200/mo plan that includes access to its latest AI models.