Perplexity vs. Comet: What’s the Real Difference?
Written by Fred Ferguson – GeezerWise on Substack at www.geezerwise.com #Perplexity
If you’ve played around with Perplexity, you already know it feels like a search engine that actually listens.
You ask a question, it hunts across the web, and hands you back tidy summaries with the receipts (citations included).
That alone makes it a big step up from Google’s usual swamp of ads, SEO spam, and “10 reasons why you should buy this thing” listicles.
But here’s the catch: Perplexity—standard Perplexity—is still just that.
A smarter, friendlier way to fetch answers. The real heavy lifting? Still on you.
You’re the one copying facts into a draft.
You’re the one organizing quotes into something coherent.
You’re the one formatting, posting, and re-posting across different platforms.
Enter Comet—Perplexity’s beefed-up big brother.
This isn’t just “faster search.” It’s workflow automation baked right into your browser.
With Comet, you don’t just ask questions—you give commands. “Draft a blog post comparing the top AI browsers.” Boom: research pulled, sources cited, sections outlined, draft stitched together. You can even say, “Publish to LinkedIn and Medium,” and Comet does the clicking for you.
Think of it this way: Standard Perplexity is a smart encyclopedia.
Comet is the intern you wish you had—one who works fast, doesn’t argue, and knows how to publish without wrecking your schedule.
For solo creators, that difference isn’t small. It’s the line between “I’m drowning” and “I’m shipping.”
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