Comet by Perplexity vs Dia by The Browser Company vs Gemini in Chrome vs Microsoft Edge Copilot
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Comet by Perplexity
Free agentic AI browser from Perplexity, $5/mo add-on
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Dia by The Browser Company
AI-native browser from the makers of Arc
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Gemini in Chrome
Gemini 3 built into Chrome's side panel, with agentic Auto Browse
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Microsoft Edge Copilot
Copilot woven into Edge — multi-tab reasoning, voice, vision, Journeys
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.3 / 10 | 7 / 10 | 7.5 / 10 | 7.5 / 10 |
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| Value for money | — | — | ||
| Ease of use | — | — | ||
| ASEAN readiness | — | — | ||
| API quality | — | — | ||
| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Free | Free |
| Free tier | Full Comet browser free worldwide (agentic search, summarization, voice, Deep Research) | — | Free for all Chrome users where available | Free with Edge browser; core AI features available without a Microsoft 365 subscription |
| Paid from | Comet Plus $5/mo (publisher content add-on); included with Perplexity Pro/Max | Dia Pro $20/month (uncapped AI usage/Skills) | — | Deeper grounding in personal/work data via Microsoft 365 Copilot ($30/user/mo) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | — | — | — |
| Founded | 2025 | 2024 | 1998 | 1975 |
| Maker | — | — | Alphabet Inc. | Microsoft Corporation |
| Verdict | A Chromium-based browser with an agent bolted onto the address bar: it reads the open page, runs searches, fills forms, and chains multi-step tasks across tabs. That's Comet, Perplexity's answer to agentic browsing. Perp... |
Dia is the most thoughtfully designed of the current AI-browser wave: instead of bolting a chatbot onto a browser, it builds around tab-scoped memory and reusable "Skills," and pairs that with genuinely better privacy de... |
Google's advantage isn't the model, it's the placement: this ships inside the browser most people already use, so there's nothing to switch to. The free side panel handles the everyday stuff well — summarize a page, ask... |
Of the big-tech browser assistants, this is the one that leans hardest into being part of the browser itself. In May 2026 Microsoft scrapped the separate 'Copilot Mode' toggle and folded its capabilities into Edge proper... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.