内容来源：https://www.theverge.com/news/790419/perplexity-comet-available-everyone-free

内容总结：

人工智能新锐企业Perplexity近日宣布，其推出的AI浏览器Comet已向所有用户免费开放。这款被公司定位为"谷歌浏览器真正挑战者"的产品，承诺将永久免费提供服务。

Comet浏览器将人工智能技术深度整合至浏览体验核心，不仅内置AI搜索工具，还配备个人AI助手。与传统浏览器简单外挂AI功能不同，该助手能"伴随用户共同浏览网络"，通过智能化服务简化网购、旅行预订等日常事务，显著提升操作效率。

该产品于今年七月首发时仅面向月费200美元的高级订阅用户，后逐步扩大至专业版用户及候补名单成员。公司最新声明称，现全面取消订阅限制，所有用户均可免费使用基础功能。

针对八月推出的付费服务Comet Plus，Perplexity已公布首批内容合作伙伴名单，包括美国有线电视新闻网、康泰纳仕集团、财富杂志等知名媒体。该增值服务面向专业版和高级版用户免费开放，其他用户需支付每月5美元费用。

当前AI浏览器赛道竞争日趋激烈，谷歌公司已将Gemini技术融入Chrome，Arc浏览器开发商全力推进Dia项目，Opera浏览器也刚刚推出Neon版本，预示着智能浏览领域将迎来新一轮技术革新。

（注：10月2日勘误说明，Comet Plus服务并非全员免费，特此更正定价信息。）

中文翻译：

今年夏季面向月费数百美元的订阅用户推出后，Perplexity旗下具备自主能力的AI浏览器Comet现已向全民免费开放。该公司宣称"Comet能带来更优质的网络体验"，并承诺永久免费，将其定位为谷歌Chrome浏览器的强劲竞争者。

这款AI浏览器将人工智能置于浏览体验的核心位置，深度融合了Perplexity的AI搜索工具与个人AI助手。用官方说法，这个助手能真正"伴随用户畅游网络"，而非简单"嫁接在传统浏览器上"。其旨在简化网络浏览流程，协助完成购物预订、行程规划等日常事务。再次借用官方表述：让用户"事半功倍"。

该浏览器最初于七月面世时，仅限每月支付200美元订阅Perplexity Max方案的用户使用。随后逐步向低价Pro方案的"精选"用户及候补名单中的幸运受邀者开放——据称候补名单规模已达数百万。官方最新声明表示，未来使用Comet将无需任何订阅费用。

Perplexity同时公布了Comet Plus的创始合作伙伴名单。这个八月推出的订阅服务提供精选新闻内容，被首席执行官阿拉温德·斯里尼瓦桑类比为"苹果新闻+"的运营模式。当前合作媒体包括：

• 美国有线电视新闻网
• 康泰纳仕集团
• 《财富》杂志
• 《费加罗报》
• 《世界报》
• 《洛杉矶时报》
• 《华盛顿邮报】

Perplexity Pro及Max订阅用户可免费使用Comet Plus，其他用户月费为5美元。

在浏览器AI化浪潮中，Perplexity并非孤军奋战：谷歌已将Gemini智能整合进Chrome，Arc浏览器开发商The Browser Company正全力推进Dia项目，Opera则刚刚推出其AI浏览器Neon。

（10月2日更正说明：此前关于Comet Plus定价的报道存在误差。该服务包含在付费Pro/Max订阅方案中，其他用户月费5美元，并非全民免费。）

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英文来源：

After launching to subscribers willing to fork out hundreds of dollars a month this summer, Perplexity’s agentic AI browser Comet is now available to everyone for free. “The internet is better on Comet,” the company says, promising to remain free forever as it styles the browser as a serious challenger to Google’s Chrome.
Perplexity’s Comet browser is now available to everyone for free
The AI startup is styling Comet as a serious competitor to Chrome.
The AI startup is styling Comet as a serious competitor to Chrome.
Comet puts AI at the heart of the browsing experience. It incorporates Perplexity’s AI search tools and a personal AI assistant that, in the company’s words, actually “travels the web with” users, instead of being “tacked onto a traditional browser.” It’s supposed to make surfing the web simpler and help you with tasks like shopping, booking trips, and general life admin. To borrow the company’s words again: you “get more done.”
The AI-powered browser launched in July, though was only available for users who subscribed to the $200 per month Perplexity Max plan. Later, Perplexity expanded this to include “select” subscribers of its cheaper Pro plan and lucky invitees on what the company says is now a millions-strong waitlist. No subscription at all will be needed to use Comet going forward, the company says.
Perplexity has also revealed its launch partners for Comet Plus, the subscription package it announced in August that gives users access to curated news content in a scheme CEO Aravind Srinivas likened to Apple News Plus. The list currently includes:

• CNN
• Conde Nast
• Fortune
• Le Figaro
• Le Monde
• The Los Angeles Times
• The Washington Post
  Access to Comet Plus is included for subscribers to Perplexity Pro and Max, and $5 per month for all other users.
  Perplexity is not alone in its quest to bring AI to the internet. Google has infused Gemini into Chrome, The Browser Company — the makers of the Arc browser — is going all in on Dia, and Opera just launched its own AI browser, Neon.
  Correction, October 2nd: An earlier version of this article was based on incorrect information we were given about the pricing of Comet Plus. It is available as a part of paid Pro / Max subscription plans, or for $5 per month for other users, it is not free for everyone.
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