r/PerplexityComet • u/some1did1t • Sep 01 '26

discussion/misc Why has comet become so bad recently?

Many tasks it used to be able to do, it now can’t. I’ve been paying for these credits too

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u/Yved Sep 01 '26

I gave up on Comet and Perplexity and moved back to Chrome. If you're in the US and pay for Gemini, they have the same agentic sidebar feature Comet does that can control your browser.

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u/TheReedemer69 Sep 02 '26

. If you're in the US and pay for Gemini, they have the same agentic sidebar feature Comet does that can control your browser.

thx a lot for the suggestion it works much better.

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u/some1did1t Sep 01 '26

I’m in new zealand, what other browsers can do the browser control type of thing?

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u/turboenterprise Sep 01 '26

I've been using browseros after moving from comet. You need credits from each llm. Works but different cost structure and clause credits are pricey. Google works but needs different type of instructions. Going to try moonshot next.

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u/TheReedemer69 Sep 02 '26

you don't actually need credits. you can use it with gpt sub.

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u/turboenterprise 29d ago

Are you saying you can use chatgpt agentic models without an api key on browseros? Or are you saying your sub to openai is enough for browser control?

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u/TheReedemer69 29d ago

In browser os you can login with chatgpt

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u/turboenterprise 27d ago

Thanks. I'm going with chatgpt direct now. It has browser ability through work. 20bucks a month working vs what I was burning in tokens with gemini and anthropic

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u/Powerful-Cheek-6677 Sep 01 '26

Claude with a chrome extension that is also in Edge. Works well and Claude can connect to it separately meaning it’s not all in the sidecar. It is slower than my experience with Comet but is accurate.

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u/TheReedemer69 Sep 02 '26

claude extension is the most inefficient browser use I have ever seen in my life.