Alphabet Stock Drops as Perplexity Makes $200 AI Browser Free, Challenging Google Chrome
Summary
Alphabet stock drops 0.6% as AI startup Perplexity makes its premium $200-per-month AI browser Comet completely free, directly challenging Google Chrome's dominance with features that summarize webpages and extract key information while promising to combat low-quality online content.
Key Points
- Alphabet stock falls 0.6% as AI startup Perplexity makes its $200-per-month AI browser Comet free for all users with rate limits
- Perplexity CEO announces the move to build a 'better internet' accessible to everyone, positioning Comet as a solution to combat low-quality online content
- The free AI-native browser can summarize webpages and extract key information, potentially challenging Google Chrome's dominant market position