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Comet Assistant takes actions in Work mode, which hands the request to Perplexity Computer; Computer is available to anyone with an active paid subscription, from Perplexity Pro at $20 a month.","sourceIds":["src_pplx_changelog_2026_03_27","src_pplx_credits","src_pplx_what_is_computer","src_pplx_hub"]}},"commercialAvailability":{"value":"orderable","asOf":"2026-10-19","sourceIds":["src_pplx_hub","src_pplx_max","src_pplx_credits"],"note":"Self-serve Perplexity Pro and Max subscriptions. Work mode uses Pro's included weekly Computer usage, then credits; Max includes monthly credits."},"lifecycle":{"value":"active","asOf":"2026-10-19","sourceIds":["src_pplx_credits","src_comet_assistant_privacy"]},"releaseChannel":"general","humanRole":{"value":"user_directed","asOf":"2026-10-19","sourceIds":["src_comet_assistant_privacy","src_comet_assistant_blog"],"note":"The person gives the task. The first time an agent or automation runs, Comet asks to allow it this time only, always allow it, or not allow it, and the assistant can be blocked on specific websites."},"statusLabel":"Agent on paid plans","availability":"The Comet browser is a free download worldwide for macOS, Windows, Android and iOS. Comet Assistant's actions run in Work mode on Perplexity Computer, which needs a paid Perplexity plan: Pro ($20 a month or $200 a year) includes some weekly Computer usage before credits apply; Max ($200 a month) includes 10,000 credits a month.","pricing":[{"label":"Perplexity Pro","amount":20,"currency":"USD","cadence":"month","note":"Or $200 a year. Includes some weekly Computer usage for Work mode, which Perplexity says is rolling out gradually; after that, actions use credits. Not unlimited.","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceId":"src_pplx_hub"},{"label":"Perplexity Max","amount":200,"currency":"USD","cadence":"month","note":"Or $2,000 a year on the web. Includes 10,000 Computer credits a month.","checkedAt":"2026-10-22","sourceId":"src_pplx_max"},{"label":"Extra Computer credits","cadence":"usage","note":"100 credits for $1, per Perplexity's help center, which says pricing can vary by promotion, region or plan.","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceId":"src_pplx_credits"}],"claims":[{"id":"clm_comet_modes","text":"Perplexity says Comet Assistant has a Search mode, which answers questions without using credits, and a Work mode, which hands the request to Perplexity Computer and uses Computer usage or credits.","evidenceClass":"documented","sourceIds":["src_pplx_credits"],"observedAt":"2026-10-19"},{"id":"clm_comet_tasks","text":"Perplexity says Comet Assistant works across multiple tabs on multi-step tasks, with examples such as finding job listings on LinkedIn, comparing flights across several sites and building a Google Sheet.","evidenceClass":"company_claim","sourceIds":["src_comet_assistant_blog"],"observedAt":"2026-10-19"},{"id":"clm_comet_forms","text":"Perplexity's iOS announcement gives examples of the assistant researching summer camps, summarising the trade-offs and filling out the sign-up forms. 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Brave makes a competing browser, and Perplexity's later fixes have not been independently re-tested here.","evidenceClass":"documented","sourceIds":["src_brave_comet_injection"],"observedAt":"2026-10-19","support":{"src_brave_comet_injection":{"support":"independently_verified","verified":"Brave's security researchers showed that instructions hidden in a Reddit comment made Comet's assistant open the user's Perplexity account page, trigger a one-time login code, read it in the user's signed-in Gmail and post it back, without further input. Brave makes a competing browser, and the test dates from August 2025"}}},{"id":"clm_comet_free_browser","text":"Perplexity made the Comet browser free to download for everyone in the world in October 2025, and added iOS in March 2026, so Comet now runs on iOS, Android, Mac and Windows.","evidenceClass":"documented","sourceIds":["src_pplx_changelog_2025_10_03","src_pplx_changelog_2026_03_27"],"observedAt":"2026-10-19"}],"sourceIds":["src_pplx_credits","src_pplx_what_is_computer","src_comet_assistant_privacy","src_pplx_max","src_pplx_hub","src_pplx_changelog_2025_10_03","src_pplx_changelog_2026_03_27","src_comet_assistant_blog","src_comet_ios_blog","src_brave_comet_injection"],"lastCheckedAt":"2026-10-19","updatedAt":"2026-10-19","editorial":{"status":"published","reviewedBy":"Holly White","reviewedAt":"2026-10-19","note":"Batch 2C-A record, approved in the evidence review (2026-10-19) and published."},"status":"available","statusAsOf":"2026-10-19","sourceRecords":[{"id":"src_pplx_credits","title":"How credits work on Perplexity","publisher":"Perplexity Help Center","url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/13838041-how-credits-work-on-perplexity","origin":"company","mediaType":"documentation","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_pplx_what_is_computer","title":"What is Computer?","publisher":"Perplexity Help Center","url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/13837784-what-is-computer","origin":"company","mediaType":"documentation","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_comet_assistant_privacy","title":"Comet Assistant Privacy & Data Use","publisher":"Perplexity Help Center","url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/comet/en/articles/12867415-comet-assistant-privacy-data-use","origin":"company","mediaType":"documentation","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_pplx_max","title":"Perplexity Max","publisher":"Perplexity Help Center","url":"https://intercom.help/perplexity-ai/en/articles/11680686-perplexity-max","origin":"company","mediaType":"documentation","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_pplx_hub","title":"Perplexity Hub","publisher":"Perplexity","url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/hub","origin":"company","mediaType":"official_page","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_pplx_changelog_2025_10_03","title":"Comet now available for everyone, background assistants","publisher":"Perplexity Changelog","url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/changelog/what-we-shipped-october-3rd","origin":"company","mediaType":"press_release","publishedAt":"2025-10-03","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_pplx_changelog_2026_03_27","title":"Comet iOS Launch and Computer Updates","publisher":"Perplexity Changelog","url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/changelog/what-we-shipped--march-27-2026","origin":"company","mediaType":"press_release","publishedAt":"2026-03-27","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_comet_assistant_blog","title":"The New Comet Assistant","publisher":"Perplexity","url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/the-new-comet-assistant","origin":"company","mediaType":"official_page","publishedAt":"2025-11-06","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_comet_ios_blog","title":"Comet is Now Available on iOS","publisher":"Perplexity","url":"https://www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/meet-comet-for-ios","origin":"company","mediaType":"official_page","publishedAt":"2026-03-18","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceType":"first_party"},{"id":"src_brave_comet_injection","title":"Agentic Browser Security: Indirect Prompt Injection in Perplexity Comet","publisher":"Brave","url":"https://brave.com/blog/comet-prompt-injection/","origin":"independent_reporting","mediaType":"independent_test","publishedAt":"2025-08-20","checkedAt":"2026-10-19","sourceType":"independent"}],"canonicalUrl":"https://itsalive.ai/products/perplexity-comet"}