Perplexity Comet Pricing
All plans and pricing as of 2026-04-17
Free (all platforms)
- ✓Free on iOS (launched 2026-03-18), Android, Windows, Mac
- ✓Full agentic browsing -- page summaries, multi-step tasks, shopping research
- ✓Previously gated to Perplexity Max ($200/mo) on PC only -- Max paywall removed
- ✓Bundled Perplexity account sync
Comet Plus
- ✓Premium publisher content (Condé Nast, select paywalled sources)
- ✓Bundled into Perplexity Pro ($20) and Max ($200) -- no separate charge for those subscribers
- ✓Standalone add-on for Comet users without Perplexity Pro/Max
Perplexity Max
- ✓Still exists for priority inference + background assistant features
- ✓No longer required for Comet access
- ✓Includes Comet Plus automatically
Is Perplexity Comet Worth the Price?
Value Score: 9.5/10
Overall Score: 8.4/10 · Users who already use Perplexity for search and want an agent browser that can complete multi-step tasks (booking, research, shopping, document summarization) across tabs. Also a strong introduction to the AI-browser category for anyone curious but unwilling to pay $200/mo for a preview -- the 2026-03-18 free rollout makes evaluation risk-free.
Perplexity Comet going free on all platforms (2026-03-18) is the single most consequential AI-browser pricing event of 2026. The product itself did not change; Perplexity's go-to-market did. For anyone who wants to try an agentic AI browser without paying $200/mo for a research preview, Comet is now the default experimental path. For power users already paying for Perplexity Pro ($20/mo) it is a free addition to your existing stack. Compare against ChatGPT Atlas (when it generally releases), Arc, Dia, and Opera Neon as those each make their own pricing moves through 2026.
How Perplexity Comet Pricing Compares
| Tool | Free Tier | Starting Price | Value Score | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perplexity Comet(this tool) | Yes | $0 | 9.5/10 | 8.4 |
| Hermes Agent | Yes | $0 | 9/10 | 8.4 |
| Perplexity Computer | No | $20/month | 6.5/10 | 8.4 |
| Wingman (Emergent) | Yes | $0 | 8.5/10 | 8.1 |
| Manus AI | Yes | $0/month | 7/10 | 7.9 |
| OpenClaw | Yes | $0 | 8/10 | 7.6 |