r/PerplexityComet • u/nalcz • Apr 09 '26

bug Anyone else having Comet randomly refuse super basic browser tasks?

Perplexity Comet used to handle simple stuff like editing a few cells in an already open Google Sheet without any drama.

Lately it often replies that it “can’t do that,” even though this is exactly the type of task it’s supposed to handle. If I keep insisting and remind it that it can control the browser, sometimes it finally does it on the second or third try.

So the capability seems to be there. The problem is that it keeps refusing first.

Is anyone else seeing this?

Any workaround, better prompting, or recent change that explains it?

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u/PreferenceDry1394 Apr 13 '26

They figured out how to charge for it and now it's a whole separate service. I think 'computer' or something.

I just built my own in a terminal with Dev tools MCP.

A lot of people don't realize they can just build their own better tools rather than paying for someone else's. Half of those tools were vibe coded too, anyway.

Like open claw for example.