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Perplexity Comet: the browser, Comet Plus and the Amazon case

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Comet launched in July 2025 for Max subscribers and went free worldwide on 2nd Oct 2025. Amazon's suit over its shopping agent lost at the Ninth Circuit in August 2026.

Comet is Perplexity's browser with an agent built in. It began in July 2025 for $200-a-month Max plans and went free for everyone on 2nd Oct 2025.

The iPhone release on 18th Mar 2026 completed the platform set.

Comet Plus is the publisher side. The $5-a-month plan pays publishers 80% of revenue, seeded by a $42.5 million pool.

CNN, Conde Nast, Fortune, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Le Monde and Le Figaro were launch partners.

Amazon sued in November 2025 over Comet's agent shopping on Amazon without identifying itself. On 4th Aug 2026 the Ninth Circuit vacated Amazon's injunction.

The court held that the user, not Perplexity, accesses Amazon when the agent acts on the user's orders.

Each step below links to its entry and primary source on our Perplexity tracker.

Rollout log

Sources

Frequently asked questions

Is Comet free?

Yes, everywhere, since 2nd Oct 2025. It had launched three months earlier for $200-a-month Max subscribers only.

What is Comet Plus?

A $5-a-month plan that pays publishers 80% of its revenue. It pays for human visits, search citations and agent actions, seeded by a $42.5 million pool.

What happened in Amazon v. Perplexity?

Amazon sued in November 2025 under computer-fraud law. On 4th Aug 2026 the Ninth Circuit vacated Amazon's injunction.

The court found Amazon unlikely to succeed, because the user, not Perplexity, accesses Amazon.

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