Dia by The Browser Company vs Comet by Perplexity
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Dia by The Browser Company
AI-native browser from the makers of Arc
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Comet by Perplexity
Free agentic AI browser from Perplexity, $5/mo add-on
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | Full Comet browser free worldwide (agentic search, summarization, voice, Deep Research) |
| Paid from | Dia Pro $20/month (uncapped AI usage/Skills) | Comet Plus $5/mo (publisher content add-on); included with Perplexity Pro/Max |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | — |
| Founded | 2024 | 2025 |
| Maker | — | — |
| Verdict | 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... |
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... |
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