AI-driven search engine Pertlexity says it is building its own web browser.
In one Post on X on MondayThe company launched a registration list for the browser, which is not yet available. It is unclear when it can be – or what the browser even looks like. But we have a name: Comet.
“Just like Perplexity search, we can also reinvent the browser,” a spokesperson for Pertlexity told Techcruch via e -mail. “Stay informed for updates.”
COMET: A browser for agentic search by perplexity
Come soon. pic.twitter.com/swvswudgtn
– Perplexity (@Perplexity_ai) February 24, 2025
The pertlexity browser will join a very busy field and to say the least. Apart from established operators such as Chrome, there are countless alternative browsers from third parties. Many, such as the upcoming Dia-Browser of the browser company, offer AI-driven functions that are Riving Parmegity’s own.
Perplexity may be that it can use its user base of the search engine to rise quickly and make a kind of dent in the room with comet.
The product portfolio from Pertlexity is growing with a fast clip. Only this month did the company release a “Deep Research” product to rival offers from OpenAI, Google and Xai. That followed on the heels of two major debut in January: an AI-driven assistant for Android and an API for AI search.
Founded in 2022, Perplexity reportedly raised more than $ 500 million in VCS capital and is said to be appreciated at $ 9 billion. The AI-driven search engine carries out more than 100 million questions every week while these income efforts such as its advertising program expand.
However, a thorn on the side of Pertlexity is the legal struggles with publishers. Dow Jones and the NY Post of News Corp have confusing about what they describe as a ‘content -koktocracy’. Have many other news sites pronounced concern That confusion replicates their content closely – just in October The New York Times sent The startup has stopped and stops.
PerTlexity, which offers a program for sharing income for points of sale, has said that it respects the content of the publisher.