Microsoft Edge Copilot vs Gemini in Chrome vs Opera AI (formerly Aria) vs Comet by Perplexity
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Microsoft Edge Copilot
Microsoft's free AI assistant built into Edge, with paid agentic brows...
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Gemini in Chrome
Google's free AI assistant inside Chrome, with US-only auto browse
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Opera AI (formerly Aria)
Free, accountless AI assistant built into Opera's browsers
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Comet by Perplexity
Perplexity's free AI browser with an assistant that acts on pages
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.5 / 10 | 7.5 / 10 | 7 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 |
| Capability | — | — | — | |
| Value for money | — | — | — | |
| Ease of use | — | — | — | |
| ASEAN readiness | — | — | — | |
| API quality | — | — | — | |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium | Free | Freemium |
| Free tier | Copilot in Edge free on desktop and mobile with usage limits; Journeys mobile US-only; Browse with Copilot needs M365 Premium (US) | Free in Chrome on Windows, Mac, Chromebook Plus, iOS and US Android for signed-in users 13+ in supported regions; auto browse excluded | Free, no account needed, in Opera One, GX and Air (and Android). 5 AI images/day, or 100/day and saved chat history with a free Opera account | Comet browser and Comet Assistant free on Mac, Windows, iOS and Android; some agent features (e.g. Background Assistants) launched Max-only |
| Paid from | Microsoft 365 Copilot Business $18/user/mo (annual, promo to 31 Dec 2026; $21 after) | Auto browse needs Google AI Pro at $19.99/mo (US only) | Opera AI is free. Agentic features need Opera Neon Standard at $19.90/month | Comet Plus $5/mo publisher-content add-on (included with Perplexity Pro and Max) |
| Has API | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | — | — | — | — |
| Founded | 2023 | 2025 | 1995 | 2025 |
| Maker | Microsoft Corporation | Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.) | Opera Limited (Opera Norway AS) | Perplexity AI, Inc. |
| Verdict | Copilot is now simply part of Edge rather than a separate mode, and the free version is genuinely useful: it reasons across tabs, reads the screen, talks back and, with permission, learns from your history. The more ambi... |
Gemini in Chrome is now a genuinely useful free assistant across Southeast Asia: it reads the page or several tabs, works with Gmail, Calendar and Maps, edits images and talks back, all inside the browser most people alr... |
Opera AI is a capable free assistant for anyone already using Opera: it reads the page or a group of tabs, handles PDFs and spreadsheets, answers by voice and makes images, all without an account. It does not carry out t... |
Comet is the most complete agentic browser available for free: an assistant that understands your open tabs and can navigate and act on sites, across desktop and mobile, with an Enterprise edition for managed rollouts. T... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.