Comet, the AI-powered web browser developed by Perplexity AI, can now place food orders directly from restaurants bypassing delivery aggregators altogether according to the company’s cofounder Aravind Srinivas.
In a post on X, Srinivas highlighted the feature as a user-discovered use case, saying it eliminates friction from intermediary websites and reduces costs. “Use Comet to order food directly from the restaurant (e.g., Chipotle) instead of an aggregator delivery app. Cheaper. Friction of having to deal with random websites gone. And you still get the same meal delivered,” Srinivas wrote.
He also shared that Comet can automate professional networking tasks on LinkedIn — from sending personalised messages to generating posts and searching for people.
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How Comet works
Comet is designed to replace conventional web browsing with “agentic AI”, software that can think, act, and make decisions on behalf of the user. Unlike traditional browsers that rely on passive tabbed navigation, Comet acts as an AI assistant built into the browsing experience.
Users can prompt Comet to summarise webpages, compare products, translate content, or perform follow-up actions all within a single interface, without switching between tabs or tools.
Srinivas said he envisions Comet becoming an “AI operating system” that executes everyday tasks in the background through natural language commands, minimising the need for manual input.
The launch of Comet comes as competition in AI-powered browsers heats up. A Reuters report on July 9 said OpenAI is also working on an AI browser product, aiming to challenge Google’s dominance in search and advertising.
Despite this, Srinivas said he’s not concerned about Big Tech rivals like OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic copying Comet. “It takes time to build something like this. They can’t win in every sector,” he said.
Backed by Nvidia, Perplexity launched Comet earlier this month as part of its push to challenge Alphabet’s Chrome. The browser is currently in invite-only beta for premium users, though free user invites are also rolling out, with some features expected to remain behind a paywall.
In a post on X, Srinivas highlighted the feature as a user-discovered use case, saying it eliminates friction from intermediary websites and reduces costs. “Use Comet to order food directly from the restaurant (e.g., Chipotle) instead of an aggregator delivery app. Cheaper. Friction of having to deal with random websites gone. And you still get the same meal delivered,” Srinivas wrote.
He also shared that Comet can automate professional networking tasks on LinkedIn — from sending personalised messages to generating posts and searching for people.
Read post
How Comet works
Comet is designed to replace conventional web browsing with “agentic AI”, software that can think, act, and make decisions on behalf of the user. Unlike traditional browsers that rely on passive tabbed navigation, Comet acts as an AI assistant built into the browsing experience.
Users can prompt Comet to summarise webpages, compare products, translate content, or perform follow-up actions all within a single interface, without switching between tabs or tools.
Srinivas said he envisions Comet becoming an “AI operating system” that executes everyday tasks in the background through natural language commands, minimising the need for manual input.
The launch of Comet comes as competition in AI-powered browsers heats up. A Reuters report on July 9 said OpenAI is also working on an AI browser product, aiming to challenge Google’s dominance in search and advertising.
Despite this, Srinivas said he’s not concerned about Big Tech rivals like OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic copying Comet. “It takes time to build something like this. They can’t win in every sector,” he said.
Backed by Nvidia, Perplexity launched Comet earlier this month as part of its push to challenge Alphabet’s Chrome. The browser is currently in invite-only beta for premium users, though free user invites are also rolling out, with some features expected to remain behind a paywall.
