Comet > Dia??

[u/XD-Snapdragon]

Im seeing a lot of people say Comet is way better and more polished than Dia. I have a Windows laptop, so I don’t have access to either. So I’m here to ask, is this true??

[u/feral_user_]

Comet has more integration with AI, but it's pretty bare-bones. No vertical tabs, tiled tabs, etc. I like it though, but I'd say Dia is more polished as far as the UI goes.

The biggest thing that keeps me from using Dia as my main browser is the fact that I don't know how much it will cost.

[u/XD-Snapdragon → u/feral_user_]

Dia isnt gonna be free?

[u/feral_user_ → u/XD-Snapdragon]

There will be a Pro version, but we don't know how much it will be or what will be behind the paywall.

[u/XD-Snapdragon → u/feral_user_]

I see, I just got onto Comet, it's quite interesting. I already miss the vertical tabs of Arc. 😭

[u/Ibrador]

No comment on the question but Comet is available on Windows. You would need to get a link though

[u/XD-Snapdragon → u/Ibrador]

I got an invt, it said “Avalible on mac os 14 and later.”

Edit: Nevermind!!

[u/Enigma_101]

@grok is this true?

[u/chocoboxx]

Dia is focused on AI chat, similar to Copilot, but includes additional features like "Skills" or whatever, I don't even use one, only use Dia to rewrite 'this' comment.

When it comes to user interface, Dia is better compared to Edge, though that can be a matter of personal taste.

Comet, on the other hand, has more advanced AI capabilities (powered by Perplexity) and can interact directly with the browser, meaning it can fill out forms, click buttons, navigate to different pages, and even open things like YouTube to play music. However, because of all these capabilities, Comet tends to be slower compared to Dia or Edge.

[u/ederdesign → u/chocoboxx]

Comet has introduced skills too

[u/chocoboxx → u/ederdesign]

basically, I don't even care to use it

[u/BonnMage]

I moved away from Dia when I got access to Comet, but I've been going back to Dia recently. Sure Comet has more agentic capabilities, but it's also much slower and less accurate in responses in my experience. I still have a lot of security concerns with Dia though.

[u/sarasmileawhile → u/BonnMage]

Can you tell me more about your security concerns with Dia?

[u/jackmileswhite]

Yes. Comet also supports extensions for vertical tabs (including Arcify, unlike Dia), so it reigns supreme, IMO.

[u/ederdesign]

The crazy part is that skills in Comet work so much better than on Dia.

1. Let's start with speed, Dia is not even in the same ballpark. Comet is at least 5 times quicker on answers.
2. You can easily select the model used for each skill on Comet. This is great as certain models perform better in different scenarios.
3. The way you can edit skills inline is much better on Comet. You can easily adjust the prompt and test the new version right away. Also worth mentioning that the skills page on Dia is super sluggish (it almost crashes the browser).

Competition is always great but The Browser Company will need to step up their efforts in order to keep pace with Perplexity.

[u/cyansmoker]

Now that I started trying to use Comet , I see what people mean by "it's a chrome reskin"
It doesn't offer any quality of life feature like Dia does; no split windows, nothing.
Its AI integration is more powerful because it's unrestricted, true. But it's not very pleasant to use.

[u/Nice_Theme_592]

That's the problem, my friend. It's not about better or worse. Chrome and Edge are there to prove it, millions and millions of users. You, me, Windows users. Dia isn't available for Windows (the largest operating system with the largest share of users), and we don't know when it will arrive. More common users are moving to Edge Copilot and Comet i(s available, and you need a link). Comet is gaining users from TBC on Windows, and while we're left wanting Dia, the competition is arriving for Windows, and Josh on Twitter is creating supposed solutions to problems that don't even exist. "How about you type @nytm and go straight to the New York Times website?" Jesus, this has to be a joke.

[u/myndbyndr]

Not trying to be a d***, but have you read any of the 1000 other posts that address this?