Perplexity launches revamped, more capable Comet Assistant | Keryc
Perplexity has just unveiled a reimagined version of its Comet Assistant. The promise is simple: an assistant that works longer, tackles more complex tasks, and adapts better to how you use the web. Ready to hand off the tedious stuff?
What changes in the Comet Assistant
The update brings two key improvements: better awareness of the web environment and more types of actions. In practice that means your assistant can understand complex pages and operate across multiple tabs at once, without you jumping back and forth between sites.
It can read and use information from a spreadsheet and a website at the same time.
It executes longer, coherent sequences of steps to complete multi-part tasks.
It makes it easier for developers to build sites that work with assistants that interact automatically.
In its internal tests, Perplexity reports the new Comet performs 23% better than the previous version.
That’s not just a number: it means fewer mistakes on multi-step tasks and more consistent results when you delegate repetitive work.
Practical examples to delegate right now
What can it do for you without driving you crazy? Here are some ideas from the company that work in real life:
Organize a job search: ask it to find listings on LinkedIn for creative companies hiring product managers.
Book travel: ask it to compare several sites and give you the cheapest flight from San Francisco to New York for a specific date.
School tracking: create a Google Sheet with weekly counts of attendance, tardies, and absences for your child.
These examples show two things: Comet doesn’t just answer questions, it can execute tasks that involve multiple steps and sources.
User control and consent
Perplexity emphasized that the assistant will ask before interacting with your browser. When a task requires direct action in the browser, Comet will request permission and respect the choice you make for the duration of that task.
The idea is simple: you call the shots. The assistant operates with your permission, not by default.
This reduces practical risks and gives more peace of mind to people who worry about automations making changes without oversight.
Why this matters today
Because most of us work across tabs, copy-paste data, and repeat boring steps every day. An assistant that can see multiple contexts and run long sequences saves you time and mental clutter.
For entrepreneurs and professionals: faster research and data handling. For families: fewer administrative chores. For developers: less friction to build sites that play well with agents that act on the web.
Final reflection
The Comet Assistant update is another step toward turning the web into a place where assistants act like real collaborators, not just better search engines. What task will you delegate first? Asking is the start — solutions come next.
