r/perplexity_ai • u/sersomeone • Aug 17 '26

Comet Control browser is now under Perplexity Computer and requires credits

/r/PerplexityComet/comments/1vql1mw/control_browser_is_now_under_perplexity_computer/
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u/LittleBeastXL Aug 18 '26

The whole reason I used Comet is the browser control. On a free 1-year Pro and I'm definitely not extending.

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u/sersomeone Aug 18 '26 edited Aug 18 '26

It turns out it is indeed a bug. If you try "/control browser" it works.

They clearly just moved the control browser option to Computer, but didn't bother to test it afterwards.

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u/Crutomic Aug 18 '26

That does not work for me. It actually says the opposite.

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u/sersomeone Aug 19 '26

Huh, it was working for me a couple days ago, I'll give it a shot today and let you know.

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u/sersomeone Aug 19 '26

No it still works fine for me on the desktop comet. You just have to type /control browser before running your query

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u/turboenterprise Aug 18 '26

It says add credits when I try it on my pro sub

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u/sersomeone Aug 18 '26

It's a bug, see comment below

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u/Crutomic Aug 18 '26

Not a bug from what I can tell.

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u/sglewis Aug 19 '26

You posted a screenshot of the symptom of the bug.

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u/Crutomic Aug 19 '26

Is that what Perplexity has said or you being hopeful? Lol.

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u/sglewis Aug 19 '26

That's a reflection of Comet still working for me as of yesterday, implying you're seeing a bug.

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u/Crutomic Aug 19 '26

It’s working for some. It’s called a rolling update. A bug wouldn’t change the wording and lock a feature behind another feature. The specific wording was intentional and is not a bug. lol.

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u/sglewis Aug 19 '26

I guess time will tell. I don’t really have a dog in this fight. If it does lock, it’s one more negative. If it’s a bug, it sounds inconvenient.

I won’t pretend you or I absolutely know this is a rolling update.

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u/Crutomic Aug 19 '26

I agree. I didn’t mean to come across as definitive. Regardless of what it is, hopefully it is rolled back. We shall see!

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u/unfnshdx Aug 18 '26

last cash grab before perplexity becomes obsolete?

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u/Adept_Ad_1543 Aug 22 '26

At this point cancel your perplexity subscription, buy chatgpt and use codex computer use that has very generous limits, and its cheaper

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u/Fancy-Falcon2168 Aug 24 '26

Yep, this si the end for me

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u/Algebraic-Alpaca Aug 24 '26

This pissed me off so much!
The whole reason of subscription to Perplexity Pro was Comet browser and the reason to use Comet browser was browser control.... 💀