Early Access to the AI Future: PayPal & Venmo Unlock Comet Browser for Users

The race to redefine the browser experience is on—and PayPal and Venmo just made a bold move. As TechCrunch reports, eligible users can now skip the Comet waitlist and get early access to Perplexity’s AI-powered browser, plus a free year of Perplexity Pro.

Why This Matters

Comet is more than a browser. Designed around AI-first browsing, Comet puts answer-focused results and a built-in assistant front and center—features first highlighted in TechCrunch’s Comet launch coverage.

A smart distribution play for PayPal & Venmo. This offer doubles as a showcase for PayPal’s new subscriptions hub and Venmo’s growing perks ecosystem; the companies’ move is detailed in the TechCrunch announcement.

Big exposure for Perplexity. By partnering with mainstream finance apps, Perplexity gets massive reach and a shot at long-term subscriber growth—context that echo’s industry coverage like this Reuters brief.

What You Get

• Comet early access delivered through PayPal/Venmo, per the TechCrunch news.

• Perplexity Pro for a year to try advanced AI features without the upfront cost.

• Unified subscription management inside PayPal’s hub—summarized in PayPal’s own newsroom post.

How to Claim It

Look for a prompt in the PayPal app (as outlined in the PayPal newsroom announcement) or inside Venmo; some users may also see email or landing-page prompts referenced in the original TechCrunch piece.

What to Watch Next

Comet’s roadmap includes streamlined “task” flows for everyday work—an idea Perplexity previewed earlier and that outlets like TechCrunch have tracked. As with any AI-forward browser, there are trade-offs in data collection and personalization; prior reporting, including this TechCrunch analysis, is a good primer on what that could look like.

Bottom Line

For users, this is a low-friction way to try an AI-native browser workflow. For PayPal and Venmo, it’s a perk that keeps people inside their ecosystems. And for Perplexity, it’s a distribution win that could reshape how we search, research, and get things done online.